In the late Sixties, tuning specialist Basil Green, based in South Africa, decided Ford’s Capri deserved more horses than ... The car was called the Perana. The 400-hp Gunston Perana V8 racing car won ...

Even more interesting, perhaps, is an extremely rare 1972 Capri Perana V8. It’s one of only around ... with a rear axle from an Australian Ford Falcon and was available through South African ...

where the Perana was, and where, incidentally, some Noble models are, as well. The numeric nameplate is taken from the cubic-inch displacement of the 6.2-liter V8 engine. That's not where the ...