"GREAT EXPECTATIONS !"

Pictured above is Ian Wattam's magnificent black MKIII 3.0'S' outside the gates of Thoresby Hall, Notts. in August last year. Did you watch Dicken's 'Great Expectations' on TV between Christmas & New Year ? ... did you know that they filmed 'Great Expectations' at Thoresby Hall - and these very  gates (above) were featured on many of the sequences ! Miss Haversham would have been very impressed at being picked up by a bloke in a Capri from her front gates !

CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW ~ NEC November 11/12/13

Our stand looked superb and was featured in the following week's edition of Classic Car Weekly. Click HERE for the full NEC Classic motor Show gallery. The theme for the show was 'Running In The Family' and for this we had 3 parts to our display :

• 'Family Holiday' (beach scene with Simon's Orange 3.0S and Alan's yellow 2.8i MKII)
• 'Family Wedding' (Dave's white 2.0 Laser pictured above)
• 'Family Christmas' (Dave Hancy's Red MKI and Michael's 280 Brooklands on a snowy covering with a roaring fire effect and Christmas decorations in the background)

No trophy this year but a constant stream of great comments from all visitors to the stand. Thank you to all who helped build, run and dismantle the display - a great credit to us all !

  Pictured above is the 2.8i Capri of Chris Hayward who died in the early hours of Thursday morning November 3rd peacefully at home after a long battle against cancer. Our deepest sympathy goes to Helen, Dawn and the family. Chris was a member back in the late '80's and then rejoined us again after meeting us at the nearby Wonderland Show (the original venue) near to his home in Rainworth, Notts.

A convoy of 11 Capri's  followed the Ford  Pilot hearse and Capri hearse on Wednesday November 9th. An amazing number of people were at the crematorium in Ollerton - a mix of friends, family, work mates and many, many Capri Club members. We gave Chris the best possible tribute and thank you to all who made it possible.

Chris was the first face that greeted many new members at the club meetings. With a pint in one hand and a cigar in the other, his easy-going attitude made all new members feel instantly 'at home' - a great ambassador for this Club of ours.

Chris ~ You will be greatly missed by all of us at the Capri Club. Alan

Supercharged MKI Capri at Wonderland 2011

Click on the 'Wonderland' page tab for show results and photos, also check out the 'Gallery' for more pictures !