Ford Capri Aston Martin Tickford

My own car build 002 is registered with the dvla as a make of tickford rather than ford.

Ford capri aston martin tickford. What can you say about this amazing car. 1984 ford capri by tickford 2 8 litre for sale by auction. 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. The tickford capri is a type approved vehicle in its own right with a brass aston martin tickford vin plate under the bonnet showing the nta number 12101t.

As the bedworth tickford factory had yet to be created. The tickford capri was a successful project. This 1985 ford capri is one of approximately 100 turbocharged examples built by tickford which at the time was owned by aston martin. 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.

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. The tickford capri arrived at the very end of the iconic ford s production in fact the final capri ever registered was a tickford. Thousands of capri fans wanted a tickford but few could afford one.

Aston martin issued a recall notice. An initial build run of 250 cars was later revised down to. Recall letter sent to the supplying dealer of build 004. The first handful of tickford capris were actually built by aston martin themselves.

There appears to have been a safety issue with the wheel studs and in april 1984. The aston martin tickford capri.