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In 1983 Australian racing stalwart Mr Laurie Hazelton, was racing his Group C Capri at the prestigious Bathurst 1000 Enduro' and stuffed it into the wall, just between Skyline and the Dipper, in a most glorious fashion.

The poor Capri was deemed too damaged to be repaired and a new bodyshell was sourced from the Cologne factory, via the UK’s Stuart Turner, head of Ford Motorsport no less. Laurie was then under pressure to get the car ready for its debut race, at the 1984 Bathurst 1000. An easy decision was made to get the car prepared and log-booked as a Group A car, with it’s suspension freedoms and Ford’s homologations, along with the much publicised demise of Group C (RIP Australia’s greatest racing era.) and Australia's Touring Car Championship becoming an FIA Group A series in 1985.

Laurie’s first adventure of note with his Capri, involved pre-Bathurst 1000 scrutineering, where he was startled to be found 50Kg underweight, despite being a similar specification to his old road-car converted Group C car. Laurie competed in his Group A Capri incident free, until circa 1990 when he sold the car to his neighbour, who other than one test day, never raced the car.

It was then sold in circa 2004 to Brisbane’s Harris Collection, who also maintained the car and only used it on a few test days. The car was then sold to the current owner circa 2023 who has undertaken a mechanical and cosmetic restoration, with the original paint kept intact. Most of the work was undertaken by historic specialists HCR Motorsport of Brisbane Australia. The Capri’s original paint being retained is worth noting, as it speaks of the excellent condition of the pristine bodyshell.

The current owner has enjoyed recommissioning the car and has decided to sell, while it is all ‘fresh’ and ready for its next track day. This is a great opportunity to purchase a mint 1982 Capri Motorsport bodyshell and take it back in time to Group 2, or the BTCC’s famous Group 1.5 or leave it in current Group A guise. It comes with its original 1984 Group A logbook plus has it’s modern CAMS / Motorsport Australia historic logbook and Certificate of Description too.

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