of the Ford Mustang. Technically the Capri Perana was a mix of the Australian Ford Falcon (XW) and the American Ford Mustang. It was sold with a 4 speed Ford Toploader transmission and the 3 speed C4 automatic transmission. In the beginning the price for this car was 4,450 Rand. Top speed was 228 km/h, acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h was possible in 6.7 seconds (automatic version 7.0 sec). Officially the Capri Perana was only sold in "Bright Yellow" and "Piri Piri Red", but some cars were painted in different colours, for example Basil Green's Perana naturally was green. The cars were manufactured by Ford of South Africa (a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company of Canada). Production ended in 1973. Racing Based on the Capri Perana V8 racing cars were built for the South African Saloon Car Championship. The Z 181 was the only Group 5 car and won 13 of 14 races in the 1970 season and topped the lap records on every course. After a change of the rules to stop this dominance, Basil Green built 6 cars for the Group 2. One of these cars won the championship in 1971, the A2 in 1972. Z 181 and A2 were sponsored by the Gunston Cigarette Company, while the others were driven by private drivers. Technical modifications were made especially to the engine. It got 4x48 down draft twin choke Weber carburetors and had about 400 hp. Top speed was higher than 250 km/h. Brakes stayed the same as in V6 Capris, except that racing pads were built in. C-shaped single leaf springs were used at the rear axle to allow room for the 14.5" rims. z181 is owned by the scribante family in RSA. A2 was found in Rhodesia and rebuilt by a collector near Cape Town. One of the other cars had an accident at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit with Basil Green at the wheel and were never rebuilt. What happened to the other cars is not known. Cortina Mk III When the Cortina Mk III came out Basil Green brought the second generation of the Cortina Perana V6 on the South-African market in 1972. These models, also known as Cortina Big Six, got the same engines as their predecessors. Granada Mk I Introduced in 1973 the Ford Granada V8 has been the only model by Basil Green Motors not getting the name Perana.