The Ford Capri (SA30) is an automobile which was produced by Ford Australia from 1989 to 1994. The launch of the car marked a revival of the Ford Capri name, previously used by Ford of Europe from 1969 to 1986 and Ford USAs, Mercury Division, on their Fox-bodied, Mercury Capri, from 1979 to 1986.
1989–1992 Ford Capri (SA) convertible, (pre-facelift)
1989-1992 Ford Capri (SA) convertible (pre-facelift)
1992-1994 Ford Capri (SE), (facelift)
Image: 1989 Ford Capri (SA) Turbo convertible (21263643993) (cropped)
Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited is the Australian subsidiary of United States-based automaker Ford Motor Company. It was founded in Geelong, Victoria, in 1925 as an outpost of Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. At that time, Ford Canada was a separate company from Ford USA. Henry Ford had granted the manufacturing rights of Ford motor vehicles in the British Empire, to Canadian investors.
Ford Model T parked outside the Geelong Library at its launch in Australia in 1925.
Ford Australia plant under construction in Geelong in 1926.
Ford Australia stamping plant in Geelong was closed in 2016.
Ford Capri (Australian developed model)