Ford Capri Aston Martin Tickford

Recall letter sent to the supplying dealer of build 004.

Ford capri aston martin tickford.

The first handful of tickford capris were actually built by aston martin themselves. 1984 ford capri by tickford 2 8 litre for sale by auction. The tickford capri arrived at the very end of the iconic ford s production in fact the final capri ever registered was a tickford. He soon moved aston martin onto the site at tickford street where it remained until ford moved db7 production to bloxham and then to gaydon for the db9 and dbs.

Thousands of capri fans wanted a tickford but few could afford one. Aston martin issued a recall notice. Aston martin created an engineering service subsidiary choosing the name aston martin tickford rekindling the specialist service available to all vehicle makers which had been the tickford philosophy for the first half of the century. This 1985 ford capri is one of approximately 100 turbocharged examples built by tickford which at the time was owned by aston martin.

An initial build run of 250 cars was later revised down to. There were only ever 100 built and it s not surprising considering the 1986 cost was over 17 200. From special order a brand new 2 8 injection special was delivered to aston martin tickford where it. Built around an upmarket fuel injected v6 model these tickford turbos were extensively modified from exterior and cabin styling to suspension and of course forced induction.

What can you say about this amazing car. The tickford capri was a successful project. There appears to have been a safety issue with the wheel studs and in april 1984. In late 1955 tickford limited was bought by david brown owner of aston martin since 1947 and lagonda since 1948 both always fitted with tickford bodies.

As the bedworth tickford factory had yet to be created. Tickford were coachbuilders owned by aston martin and in 1981 aston martin created an engineering service subsidiary choosing the name aston martin tickford rekindling the specialist service available to all vehicle makers which had been the tickford philosophy for the first half of the century.