Aston Martin Capri Tickford

The images below show a tickford lagonda hat was offered at the 2014 bonhams aston martin auction.

Aston martin capri tickford.

This 1985 ford capri is one of approximately 100 turbocharged examples built by tickford which at the time was owned by aston martin. Aston martin tickford turbo capri. What can you say about this amazing car. My own car build 002 is registered with the dvla as a make of tickford rather than ford.

Has all the other standard tickford items. 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. There were only ever 100 built and it s not surprising considering the 1986 cost was over 17 200. 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.

From special order a brand new 2 8 injection special was delivered to aston martin tickford where it. 15 inch alloys and stainless steel exhausts. 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. The tickford capri arrived at the very end of the iconic ford s production in fact the final capri ever registered was a tickford.

I have owned this car since 2003 purchasing from the first owner. Full ox blood leather interior. The aston martin tickford capri. 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.

An initial build run of 250 cars was later revised down to. 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. This rare car came with a host of extras.