May have found an 81 BM?

[Greg D]

Has the correct stripes, tan/black interior, etc.
Has T Tops I think (OK this was 2 months ago and I have looked at a bunch of other cars since).
If it is the TRX wheels are gone - has the cheapy one piece CL look-a-likes on it.
Need to go back and get some info off of the door tag.
Has a later Ranger 2.3 in it - non Turbo, 4 speed car.
Would a N/A 2.3 have come in one?
Would the tranny behind the 2.3 be an SROD or a non OD 4 speed?
Car doesn't run - he says no spark.
Going to try to stop and check it again this week.

[mustangxtreme]

Check the buck tag. If it is a BM, there will be CAT stamped on it.

[FoxChassis]

All engines available in the '81 Capri (2.3L, 2.3T in Canada, 3.3L, 4.2L) were available in the BM. The standard engine was the non-turbo 2.3L.

Post the VIN and the codes from the VC Label (door sticker) and Buck Tag and I can tell you what it was originally built with.

[79 caprirs]

could you please do the same for my car. the woman who sold it to me seemed to think it was a rare and special car. i said lady at this point they are all rare and special. but yes i am wondering if i didn't wind up buying an 81 black magic.When i see your reply i'll be more than happy to post anything you want-although i dont have much i'll give you whatever info i can *that i know to be authentic*. the buck tag up front is not valid . the consec. unit number must be from whatever car the person(s) did the butchered front clip off another capri. they didn't know or care (probably by their workmanship the latter) .
Anyhow vin matches title(DELAWARE CAR) & suprisingly the orig. veci lable is in tack and matches also. passenger pillar series number dosen't jive though - again this could have been part of the altering THEY did. the gold TRX rims and gold striping wrapped around black 1 C paint looks blistered and orig. However the tell tale cats heads are gone again because of the obvious altering that took place . my guess yes it was struck but wasn't "creamed" up front. Gold faded emblems all there too. AT is there/i beleive with id. tag.prob. orig from the 4cyl. 3 spke fixed column. thanks my name is matt just joined the site and like what i seen so far . ~~pennsylvania

[79Coupe]

Yeah, everyone thinks thier car is *Rare* like T-Top coupes. But in the last month there must have been 5 or more of them posted here (FYI ads) for sale.

I would wait for production numbers before I shelled out extra cash for the priviledge of owning a "rare" car.

that's my 2 cents.... which in the current economy is worth about 3 pesos....