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3532 units built (RS2600)
500 units built (Perana V8)
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| Model | Ford Capri 2000 | Ford Capri RS2600 LW | Ford Capri RS2600 |
| Homologation number | 1567 | 1609 | 1627 |
| Homologation start | 1/7/1969 | 1/1/1971 | 1/10/1971 |
Ford Cologne 2600RS, V6 (60o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine. Click here. Click here for restoration
2637cc, 90.0 x 69.0 mm
cast iron block and heads
single camshaft with overhead valves (OHV), located between banks, 2 valves / cyl - 12 valves total
water cooled
1972
Ford Cologne, V6 (60o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
2940cc, 95.0 x 69.0 mm
11.0:1
285-290bhp @ 7500rpm
cast iron block, aluminium alloy Weslake heads
single camshaft with overhead valves (OHV), located between banks, 2 valves / cyl - 12 valves total
aspiration, natural with Bosch Kugelfischer mechanical Fuel Injection
water cooled
1973
Ford Cologne, V6 (60o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
2994cc, 96.0 x 69.0 mm
11.3:1
320-325bhp @ 7600rpm
cast iron block, aluminium alloy Weslake heads
single camshaft with overhead valves (OHV), located between banks, 2 valves / cyl - 12 valves total
Firing order : 1-4-2-5-3-6 (Even Firing)
water cooled
RS3000
Ford Essex 3.0, V6 (60o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
2994cc, 93.67 x 72.42 mm
cast iron block, aluminium alloy Weslake heads
single camshaft with overhead valves (OHV), located between banks, 2 valves / cyl - 12 valves total. 41.1mm inlet valve diameter, 37mm exhaust valve diameter
Firing order : 1-4-2-5-3-6 (Even Firing)
water cooled
wet sump
Ford Small Block Boss 302, V8 (90o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
4942cc, 101.6 x 76.2 mm
9.3:1
281bhp @ 5800rpm
300 lb ft (43.1kgm) @ 3500rpm
single camshaft with overhead valves (OHV), located between banks, 2 valves / cyl - 16 valves total
aspiration, natural with 1 x four-barrel Holley 460 CFM carburettor
water cooled
ZF or Getrag 5 speed Manual gearbox
4 speed manual for Perana V8:
1st: 2.32/1
2nd: 1.69/1
3rd: 1.29/1
4th: 1.00/1
R: 3.35/1
Final drive, 3.08/1, Atlas heavy duty rear axle
Borg Warner (with Small Block 302 engine) or ZF limited slip rear differential
steel monocoque chassis, Strengthened steel RS bodyshell with front & rear wings replaced by fibreglass extensions flared & rivetted into body
Front suspension McPherson struts, lower wishbones, Bilstein shock absorbers
Rear suspension live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, Bilstein shock absorbers
rack-and-pinion steering
discs, all-round
Length 4,250 mm (167.3 in)
Width 1,640 mm (64.6 in)
Height 1,263 mm (49.7 in)
Wheelbase 2,560 mm (100.8 in)
Track (fr/r) 1,327 mm (52.2 in) / 1,352 mm (53.2 in)
wheels, 1971: front 10x13", rear 11.5x13". 1972: front 10-11x13", rear 12-14x13".
1000kg
Results in WSCC
Group 2 classification is noted in brackets
RS2600
| Car entry, chassis number | Car number/ result | ||||||||||
| Buenos Ayres | Dayt | Sebring | Brands Hatch | Monza | Spa | Targa Florio | Nurb | Le Man | Zeltweg | Watkins Glen | |
| Team | 1000km | 6h | 12h | 1000km | 1000km | 1000km | 1000km | 24h | 1000km | 6h | |
| Ford Deutschland (2940cc) | #90, 7th (1st) | #52, 11th (2nd) | |||||||||
| Ford Deutschland (2940cc) | #91, 8th (2nd) | #53, oil pump | |||||||||
| Ford Deutschland (2940cc) | #92, in entry list | #54, 10th (1st) | |||||||||
| Joel Bonnemaison | #61, in entry list | #82, dnt qualify | |||||||||
| Waltraud Odenthal/ Klaus Fritzinger | #89, dnf | ||||||||||
| Shark Team (2940cc) | #84, oil pressure | ||||||||||
| Total points 8 |
7 | 1 | |||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||
| Works Starts/finishes 8/4 | 3/2 | 5/2 | |||||||||
| Driver | Team entries and car number | ||||||||||
| Ford Deutschland | |||||||||||
| Dieter Glemser | 90 | 52 | |||||||||
| Jochen Mass | 90 | 53 | |||||||||
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | 91 | 53 | |||||||||
| Alex Soler-Roig | 91 | 52 | |||||||||
| Gerry Birrell | 54 | ||||||||||
| Claude Bourgoignie | 54 | ||||||||||
| Joel Bonnemaison | |||||||||||
| Joel Bonnemaison | 61 | 82 | |||||||||
| Marcel Grue | 61 | ||||||||||
| Claude Buchet | 82 | ||||||||||
| Shark Team | |||||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Rouget | 84 | ||||||||||
| Jean-Claude Guérie | 84 | ||||||||||
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