picked up nice capri want to see if special or plane jane

[rcoupe93]

i picked up a nice 79/80 capri with rs interior badges and v8 factory silver car. i checked through fep decoding to find out options. it has 82 Gt style hood scoop and aluminum bumpers and i was checking to see if it was anything special or just Rs capri. vin is 9f14f677560 thanks for the help.

[FoxChassis]

Can't tell by the VIN if it's an RS or not, although with the interior badges it most likely is. The VIN indicates model year, assembly plant, bodystyle, engine, and production sequence number. That's it. For other options you have to get the codes from the Body/Buck Tag and the Vehicle Certification Label.

9F14F677560

9 = 1979 model year
F = Dearborn, MI assembly plant (DAP)
14 = base model (non-Ghia) three-door hatchback Capri
F = 5.0L V8 engine
677560 = 77,560th 1979 Capri assigned a VIN at DAP

[rcoupe93]

i have the buc tag right here what do i need to look for on it. it has lots of numbers

[FoxChassis]

Just post everything.

[rcoupe93]

i thought you wouls say that. here goes
capri
677560 61D F MR 0771
1GG A DF M
AC HB DRM S
CRS WQM 4

ALSO HAS BIG D UPSIDE DOWN AG 3 4 BID C BIG G AND AH

[FoxChassis]

CAPRI = model line
61D = base model three-door hatchback
F = 5.0L V8
MR = moonroof
0771
1GG = Silver Metallic exterior paint
A
DF
M
AC = air conditioning
HB = rear defrost
DRM = dual remote mirrors
S = cruise control
CRS = RS model/trim level
WQM
4

Don't understand your interpretation of the last line.

[negusm]

1979 Mustang Production 369,936

Compare to

1979 Capri Production - 110,144

Hence the saying "all Capris are rare".

Also supposedly only qabout 14,000 RS Capris were made in 1979. This does not include RS capris with engines OTHER than a v8....of which there were many as the RS could be had with any engine that year. So maybe you have a 1 of 7000 or 5000 car? just based on trim and engine?

So what you have is something fairly special. It is NOT just a "run of the mill" car.

-Mike

[rcoupe93]

1979 Mustang Production 369,936

Compare to

1979 Capri Production - 110,144

Hence the saying "all Capris are rare".

Also supposedly only qabout 14,000 RS Capris were made in 1979. This does not include RS capris with engines OTHER than a v8....of which there were many as the RS could be had with any engine that year. So maybe you have a 1 of 7000 or 5000 car? just based on trim and engine?

So what you have is something fairly special. It is NOT just a "run of the mill" car.

-Mike

cooll thanks

[SchoolBoy]

Almost all capri's are special, and unique in one way or another over the mustang counter part. My dad stole the show a few months ago with his capri.

[rcoupe93]

i agree they are special i just know more about mustangs than capris and didnt know if was a limited model like crimson cat or the special black ones cant remember what its called

[83rsturbo]

Black magic

[Capriman86]

Almost all capri's are special, and unique in one way or another over the mustang counter part. My dad stole the show a few months ago with his capri.

and in this rare case, the owner is just as "special"

[FoxChassis]

It's neither a Black Magic nor a Crimson Cat. If it were there would have been a "CAT" on the Body/Buck Tag. Plus, neither were available in '79.

Black Magic = '81-mid '83
Crimson Cat = late '83