Ford Laser TX3/Capri
Back when Australia’s carmakers believed in being creative, Ford had a go at building an affordable sports car and nearly succeeded.
Quality glitches blighted early versions of the open-top Capri but late-series XR2s and the scarce Clubsprint are good cars and generate strong money.
An early Capri at under $4000 offers interesting basic transport but buyers are understandably sceptical of Turbos. Not so the all-wheel drive KF-KH Laser TX3 Turbo which is scarce but hovers around the $7000 mark and should if life were fair bring more than $10,000.
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Front-wheel drive TX3s are good for a laugh and worth $4500-6000. Older KA-KE Lasers are disappearing fast however scarcity still isn’t helping survivors gain in value.
Laser GL/Ghia KA-KE $1990 [15]
Laser TX3 KF-KH $4900 [3]
Laser TX3 4WD KF-KH $7000 [2]
Capri SA/SB $3645 [38]
Capri Turbo/XR2 $4775 [31]
Capri Clubsprint $8465 [8]
[*] = number of recorded sales
(Note: concours & special cars may demand more.)
Numbers from our 2019 Aussie Family Car Market Value Guide.
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