I've owned a lot of cars and bikes in the past. Some of them I wish I had kept, some I was glad to see the back of. Here's pictures and details of some of the vehicles I used to own. Most of these pictures are scans of pics from my photo albums, so the quality is not so great.

Here's a picture of my very first Capri, the one that started it all. It's a 1979 2.0S. Pic taken in 1989. Sadly I crashed this car.. It was entirely my fault too.

Here's a couple of pics of my 2.8 Injection Capri (HER 950Y) in England, taken around 1991. This car was a 1982 model. It was one of the last 4 speed 2.8 Injections built prior to going to the "T-9" 5 speed (Special) cars. This car was purchased for 1850 pounds from a dealer. I later found out that the car was a stolen recovery, hence the addition of the Special wheels. It was generally in decent shape. I drove this car to the bitter end, and only sold it when moving to the States. I often wonder what happenend to it.

Here's a nice little Capri I picked up in '91. This car is a 1981 1.3 Cameo. Very few were made.. It was painfully slow, but neat to own. I bought it from a young man who was being made to sell it by his parents because he ran someone over with it (by accident... I think.).

MEX 228V started out as a brown 2.0 GL that I bought right after crashing LFM 694T. I used all the "S" trim, interior and wheels to sport it up a little, then repainted it white. It was a nice car, but no substitute for the the "S". I didn't keep it long before replacing it with the 2.8 Injection (HER 950Y).

This is my very first car. It is a '66 VW Type 1 (Beetle). My Grandfather bought this car way back in the '60's, then gave it to me in the late '80's in very poor condition. I spent every penny I had making it as nice as possible. I sold it to buy LFM 694T, my first Capri. It was hard for me to sell, because my parents borrowed this exact car from my Grandfather to drive me home from the hospital in after I was born. I sold it to a guy who was a real VW fanatic and said he would make a show car out of it. Hopefully he was true to his word, and the car still survives.

This is the first car I bought in America. It is a 1986 Chevrolet Camaro Z28. It was a 5.0 TPI car with TH700R4 Transmission. It was completely stock when I bought it, but later added the silly wheels and huge tires. I owned this car for close to five years before getting rid of it to buy the White Escort GT. In reflection, this was a aweful car. Poor performance, bad handling, loads of shakes and rattles. One for the "glad I don't own that anymore" books.

Below are a few pics of the first Capri I owned in America. It started as a base model Federal '77 Mk2. I ordered a bunch of parts from Autocross in England and built it up as a Mk3 X-Pack in the mid 90's. The first pic of the car as I bought it, and then the rest as some random pics during the build. This was a good learning experience for me. I made a few mistakes on this car, hopefully the guy who bought it in 2001 forgives me. Originally I built a high compression, twin DCOE 40 carb'ed, 2300 OHC for it. It ran strong for a while, but I got a little too throttle happy with it once and that was the end of that engine. I replaced it was a 2300 Turbo from a Merkur after that, but lost interest and sold it needing only a few minor electrical and fuel connections to complete. To my knowledge the car is in upstate New York in a privately owned Capri collection.

This Capri I bought at an estate sale in Winston-Salem North Carolina for $80. The first pic is as I bought it, the second one was after a good clean-up and a little touch-up paint. I drove it for a few months, then sold it to a guy in Florida. Interestingly, I ended up buying the car back from him when I moved to Florida in the late 90's. I drove it for a year or so as my primary vehicle then sold it to a guy who later I found out was homeless. He in turn crashed it.. Shame.

Here's my Esocrt GT that I had in the mid/late 90's. Great car, I wish I still had it. I was stupid and traded it in on a 1997 Acura Integra GS-R that I bought new. This Escort was a 1992 GT, with a 1.8 litre Mazda engine and 5 speed. To me, this Escort was one of the best looking Federal Escorts. It's not overdone with spoilers or scoops, for a very clean but sporty look. I would really like to find another white Escort GT of similar year in excellent condition.

Here's a Capri I picked up from a junkyard for parts in the Mid '90's. It was a '76 2.8 Auto. Too far gone to save, but great for parts. The windshield ended up in the X-Pack car. See "The collection" button. This is the car I thought was the one I chased down in 1992, glad it wasn't...