1984 Ford Capri | Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire

A 1984 Ford Capri, from the Mk3 generation of Ford's rear-wheel-drive fastback coupé. The Mk3 is known for its quad headlamps, slatted black grille and long bonnet, and for the V6 performance models at the top of the range. It also appeared on screen as Bodie and Doyle's car in The Professionals. This car is black with a grey interior, a sober pairing that lets the car's lines do the work. It has a 2.8-litre engine and is in excellent condition. The low nose with its four headlamps reads clearly in a frame, and the long bonnet and sloping tail give a strong side profile. That shape suits period film and TV, music videos and photography set in the late 1970s or 1980s. Advertising and fashion shoots can use the dark paintwork as a clean backdrop for styling, and events can use it as a period arrival car. Weddings and birthdays suit its black paintwork and grey interior too.