PERANA MORE THAN JUST A CAPRI

Capri Perana V8 - Photo: perana.org

Most of the younger generation racing and motoring enthusiast will see a Ford Capri Perana at one point or another and like most I know will probably want to own one of these iconic South African built car or rather South African tuned car. But the man behind it Basil Green did not actually master
mind only the V8 Capri

The following Perana's were also built, Note that all is Ford, and in alphabetical order

Cortina MK2 Perana V6
Cortina MK3 Perana V6
Capri Mk1 Perana V6
Capri Mk1 Perana V8
Escort Mk1 Perana 2 Litre
Escort XR3 Perana 1600
Granada Perana V8
Saphire Perana 3.0
Saphire Perana 3.4

Escort Mk1 Perana 2 Litre
Photo: perana.org

So if all these models received the Perana treatment from Basil Green why do we not hear much about them? Well the answer is simple, production numbers, meaning how many were manufactured. and in the case of the V8 Capri Basil Green manufactured between 500 and 550.

In a recent discussion I had with a friend he actually said that he thinks Basil Green is the South African Carol Shelby. What do you think?

To read more about the Perana's visit perana.org

I Missed Alot!

Ok so as you might or might not know, I have been out of the Scene for about 6 years, apart from watching a motoring program or two and playing Need for Speed. Well the time for me has come to get back into the game. The only difference, i am no longer doing street racing. It is cool but it is dangerous not only for yourself but the onlookers and sometime the innocent, you never know when something can go wrong.

So it seems I really missed a lot, there has been so much changes in the whole racing scene and many racers has left and new racers appeared. Some of the legendary cars are gone and new legends are made. And even some has returned.

For the first time in many years I purchased the famous Performance Magazine and for me personally I was really disappointed. The magazine that I have come to love has lost a little of its touch. It seems they have lost touch with their roots. And is concentrating a bit much on the guys that has money to spend on cars and forgetting a bit about the normal guys building bad ass cars in their garages and back yards.

Well join me in my journey to catch up on the News and Views,

Ry