About Project "My Generation"

The 1974 Ford Mk1 Capri, Remade in Canada, and retrimmed in the UK. This car has been a long-term project for the guys at JH Restorations, starting way back in 2023 when we first met the team at SEMA that year.

The Capri started out as a well-kept original example, with little corrosion, making for a perfect base for a project of this calibre. The team at JH Restorations knew from the start that the vehicle would be painted in Papaya Spark, a McLaren pearlescent paint. From there, the engine, wheels, and interior came after. This is where our part of the journey begins...

Photos courtesy of Larry Chen @larry_chen_foto

The biggest task was finding a way to be different, yet timeless.

Jesse, Glen, and the team entrusted us with the interior design and spec, so we set out to plan a unique interior. We wanted something uncommon to the states, as sometimes interiors can be overlooked in a world of wicked paint and engine swaps. As the Capri is a 70s car, and was known to being painted orange, we wanted something very retro, well executed, and new to the audiences of America. Bringing a little bit of UK charm to Las Vegas, we achieved this with orange Harris tweed and chocolate brown Buckingham leather.

Class of 2026

We started by creating paint samples of McLaren Papaya Spark, which allowed us to explore our existing stock of materials and identify any additional materials we needed to order.

After a few attempts, we arrived at what you see above: a warm, tactile Harris Tweed featuring subtle elements of brown and beige throughout. Using this as our starting point, we knew the direction we wanted to take with the leather, settling on a chocolate brown, grained Buckingham leather with a beautiful sheen. We liked this combination as it had a distinctly retro feel that suited the project perfectly.

The headliner material appeared to be an identical style of tweed, but was actually a soft, lightweight cloth featuring orange and brown speckles throughout.

Once everything had been selected, we created some photo renders to preview what we had in mind, then a sample pack was put together and sent it to the team at JH Restorations for their feedback.

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