I'm not new to the Capri at all.....but can some one explain what the badges stand for. The RS...the Ghia and so forth....
I'm not new to the Capri at all.....but can some one explain what the badges stand for. The RS...the Ghia and so forth....
"Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy Sir."
rs is rally sport, ghia dont know gs was gran sport i think
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1981 blackmagic capri 2.3 liter 5spd project car goin turbo , daily driver 2004 chevy silverado 4x4
Ford/Mercury never really used the Rally Sport/Gran Sport thing..
More of a Chevy or Buick trademark really.
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You won't Find "Rally Sport" in the Ford literature.
You will find: "Rally Suspension" or "Radial Sport" or "Radial Suspension". My guess it was a jab at the other guy's "Rally Sport".
Ghia is an Italian Auto design "term".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghia
In the 80's people wanted a little Euro flair with their American cars.
-Mike
So is that the final word on the meaning of the badges....
"Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy Sir."
Yep RS= Rally Sport or Rally Suspention, GS= Grand Sport, and Ghia is suposed to be more of a "luxury" model (hint of euro styling)
aka; crome trim package
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I have a few articals on the carpi but nothing mentions what the badges stand for....they just use them to describe the models
"Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy Sir."
If you're going to assign meanings to the acronyms, please explain the L model.
Then in the Mustang world explain the GL and GLX models.
Ford may assign certain levels of trim, colors, options, appearences, etc. to each model but the model acronyms are meaningless.
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Atleast, for the Capri 79-86 Fox body Capri's, the letters stood for:
C ... Classic
A ... American
P ... Performance
R ... Racing
I ... inspired
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Here is where I get RS = "Radial Sport Suspension":
http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/Liter...hure_06-07.jpg
-Mike
Nice break down of what C.A.P.R.I stands for.....
"Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy Sir."
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