Photos: The John Judson Collection

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steve, or anyone else,
did this capri come to nz with the 2600cc cologne engine? if so, when was the cosworth GAA fitted and what happened to the original engine? many thanks

[Steve Holmes]

steve, or anyone else,
did this capri come to nz with the 2600cc cologne engine? if so, when was the cosworth GAA fitted and what happened to the original engine? many thanks

Yep, it arrived in NZ fitted with the Weslake built pushrod Cologne V6, bored to 2900cc and fitted with Kugelfischer fuel-injection as raced in the 1973 ETCC. The Cosworth GAA was based on the Essex engine block, and used for the 1974 ETCC in the Capri RS3100. In racing trim it was out to 3400cc, and featured four camshafts and Lucas fuel-injection.

Fahey purchased one of these engines in late 1974 to replace the Cologne based engine, although there was talk he planned to switch between the two. But he eventually settled on the GAA. Don Halliday also purchased a Cosworth GAA for the Capri he and brother Rob were building as a replica RS3100.

Roger Townshend, who has owned the Fahey Capri since the 1980s, tracked down both the Cologne V6 and the Cosworth GAA, and will use the Cosworth in the car once the restoration is complete.