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    Default Has anyone seen this wild Capri? RETROFOX by SINIS Built - 1983 Mercury Capri

    Saw this a few days ago and thought to share out of general interest. I don't think I've seen it posted on FEP yet

    Between Late Model Restoration's "Project Mercury Rising" retro-mod 1986 ASC McLaren Capri and cars like this one - it looks like "Capri" is starting to get recognition & a bit more popular whether you agree with what they're doing to them or not (resto-mod vs restoration etc)

    It's a kind of slick albeit custom black & orange 1983 Mercury Capri

    I see he cloned some of the "Laser" stripes from the 1980's Ford/Mercury/Motorcraft SCCA race cars - and particularly from the 1985 Mercury Capri Motorsport Grand Prix IV cars

    I put a couple photos below and also a couple of links. And you can websearch "RETROFOX" and "SINIS Built" (aka "Tom Clark") to see ongoing photos etc on the reveal and/or build etc - I see he's mainly on Facebook & Instagram. Evidently this guy & his shop does custom car work and I see LMR did a video on his heavily modded 1979 Mustang Pace Car too

    sinisbuilt - Sinis Built by Tom Clark
    https://www.instagram.com/sinisbuilt/?hl=en

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    SINIS Built Mustang: 79 Pace Car (LMR)
    https://lmr.com/products/SINIS-Built...ng-79-Pace-Car

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    I don't think Tom would call his home garage a "shop" necessarily (like a true commercial entity), but he does some great work. I follow him on Instagram and saw it when he started showing the build concept. He has an account on FEP, but I don't think he's very active anymore. It's a build for his wife and being done before Mustang Week last I saw. It should be nice, although the white interior would be hard for me to keep clean.
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    Ah yes I see now FEP member 69clark - Looking at the "before" photos of this Capri - the car did in fact look pretty nice before he even started. I loved the black exterior & white interior - I think that looked amazing.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzyj3pwns1F/

    Wow what a car for the wife (and probably for that little dog of hers too lol)

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    It looks freakin KILLER! What I like is the fact that it still looks like an 1983 Capri!

    Top notch work as usual!

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    thanks for sharing. Looks like a nice car.

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    That came up earlier on my google news.lol

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    And here it is (from one day ago) on Hot Rod news . . .

    https://www.hotrod.com/articles/thro...into-retrofox/
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    Quote Originally Posted by MERCURY MOTORSPORT View Post
    And here it is (from one day ago) on Hot Rod news . . .

    https://www.hotrod.com/articles/thro...into-retrofox/
    Yeah thats the one I saw..very nice, I saw u got a very rare one, thats awesome!!

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    Thank you!
    #1) 1985 Mercury Capri 5.0L 4V 5-Speed T-Roof Motorsport Grand Prix IV
    #2) 1985 Mercury Capri 5.0L 4V 5-Speed T-Roof

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    Thanks for the kind words guys. Yes, I'm a member on this site, but don't get here often anymore. When we were looking for a capri to buy/build I was hunting on here and actually reached out to some old contacts. Then my wife stumbled on this car. But I found this post searching for the Hot Rod article online. But just wanted to say, thanks for the kind words.
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    Very cool and unique build!
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    this just STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it
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    I dig your build style too. I can find the ability to break away from norms on the old cars but have a had time on the foxes.
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