Length: mm. Wheelbase: mm. Width: mm. Height: mm. Weight: kgs. I used to take it to car rallies on the back of trailer puller by my other Cortina, which is actually older. More than 2,, Ford Cortinas were sold in Britain in the 20 years since its launch in , making it the third most popular car ever sold in the UK. The MkV easily stood out from the MkIV predecessor due to its larger lamp clusters, wraparound bumpers and newly-designed aeroflow radiator grille.
Build quality and rust resistance were also improved. It was immediately snapped up by Midlands millionaire TC Harrison, who had a number of Ford dealerships around the country and built up a celebrated collection of 'last ever' models. They said a multi-millionaire enthusiast called TC Harrison had kept it in his collection since buying it new. Apparently, he used to buy the last model made of different kinds of cars and he bought this one when Ford stopped making Cortinas and started the Sierra.
Up for auction: Frank Sheach will be hoping a keen Ford fan is taken with the Cortina. I am still considering my options for how best to auction it'. The plate just says Cortina. Anybody who buys it can choose their own number if they want to register it. They had never been asked about the first registration of such an old car before and it completely flummoxed them. Then, they said it could be given a number that would have been generated on the computer from , which would make it a Y-reg.
I am still considering my options for how best to auction it. Dave Richards, editor of Classic Car Weekly magazine, said: 'This is very exciting news to see a Ford from the Harrison collection come onto the market and still in such good condition, although anyone who wants to drive it will have to spend a bit of money making it road-worthy.
The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Argos AO. Privacy Policy Feedback. Ford was proud to defeat the small British carmaker that managed to stay ahead of them for a few years. But the second Corti The Cortina was one of the most important vehicles from the '60s British car industry. It was the car that paved the way to sport-compact coupe vehicles. Ford designed a concept-car in North America, named Cardinal.
But ultimately, it decided that it was too small for Americans taste. So, they asked the British arm if that car would fit into their pans. All models featured a downward sloping dashboard with deeply recessed dials and all coil suspension all round. The Cortina went on sale on 23 October , but sales got off to a particularly slow start because of production difficulties that culminated with a ten-week strike at Ford's plant between April and June , which was at the time reported to have cost production of , vehicles, equivalent to almost a quarter of the output for a full year.
During the spring rates and damper settings were altered along with the front suspension bushes which reduced the bounciness of the ride and low speed ride harshness which had generated press criticism at the time of the Cortina III's launch. In late following a facelift, the Cortina was redesignated TD. The 1. Whilst the TD Cortina still had double A-arm suspension with coils at the front and a four-link system at the rear, handling was improved.
Inside, the car received a neater dashboard that no longer sloped away from the driver's line of sight and upgraded trim. The E reverted to the classy treatment offered by the E and later Ghia models instead of the faux wood-grain trim offered by the GXL.
Like many other Cortinas, Mk. Because of their rarity and the fact that they are now seen as an iconic car of the mids, prices for MK.
There was also a pickup truck version available. Ford Australia built its own versions using both the UK four-cylinder engines 1. For Japan, the cars were literally narrowed by a few millimetres on arrival in the country in order that they fit into a lower tax bracket — this was done by bending the wheel arches inwards. Many parts were carried over, most notably the running gear. The raised driving position and the new instrument panel had, along with some of the suspension upgrades, already been introduced to the Cortina Mark III in , so that from the driving position the new car looked much more familiar to owners of recent existing Cortinas than from the outside.
The most obvious change was the new body, which achieved the marketing department objective of larger windows giving a better view out and a brighter feel to the cabin, but at the expense of body weight which was increased, albeit only marginally, by approximately 30 lb 14 kg.
Regardless of how these figures were computed, there must have been substantial weight-saving gains through reduced steel usage in the design, given the unavoidable extra weight of glass. This series spawned the first Ghia top-of-the-range model, which replaced the E. The 2. However, 2. The Cologne V6 was certainly a much smoother and more refined power unit than the Pinto, but the V6 models were more expensive to fuel and insure and were only slightly faster, being about 0.
Few cars were sold with the 1. Two-door and 4-door saloons and a five-door estate were offered with all other engines being carried over. However, at launch only 1. In practice, relatively few two-door Mark IV Cortinas were sold. Rostyle wheels were fitted as standard to all Mk.
The dashboard was carried over intact from the last of the Mark III Cortinas while the estate used the rear body pressings of the previous release Taunus.
Throughout its production life, the Mk. Despite this it is now the rarest of all Cortinas with only about examples left according to DVLA records. And as with other best-selling mass-produced cars of the time such as the Morris Marina and Vauxhall Viva, the Mk.
Both Mk. Any Mk4 2. The S models were discontinued when Mk. In their place, optional 'S' equipment packs were available as an upgrade for most Mk. Again, Ford Australia built its own versions with the 2. Interior door hardware and steering columns were shared with the Falcons and the Aussie versions also had their own instrument clusters, optional air conditioning and much larger bumpers. A considerable number were exported to New Zealand under a free trade agreement where they were sold alongside locally assembled models similar to those available in the UK.
The Mark V was announced on 24 August Officially it was known as "Cortina 80", although the Mark V tag was given to it immediately on release, by the press, insiders and the general public. A large update on the Mark IV, it was really a step between a facelift and a rebody.
The Mark V differentiated itself from the Mark IV by having revised headlights with larger turn indicators incorporated which now showed to the side too , a wider slatted grille said to be more aerodynamically efficient, a flattened roof, more glass area, slimmer C-pillars with revised vent covers, larger, slatted tail lights on saloon models and upgraded trim.
Improvements were also made to the engine range, with slight improvements to both fuel economy and power output compared to the Mk. For example, the 2. Ford also claimed improved corrosion protection on Mk. V models; as a result, more Mk. V's have survived; however, corrosion was still quite a problem. Cars that were rust-proofed from new with treatments such as Waxoyl or Ziebart have tended to fare a lot better than untreated cars with only factory rust-proofing.
By contrast, the estate models combined the Mk IV's bodyshell which was initially from the Ford Taunus with Mk V front body pressings. Variants included the Base, L, GL and Ghia variants all available in both saloon and estate forms , together with Base and L spec 2-door sedan versions this bodystyle was available up to Ghia V6 level on overseas markets. Various "special editions" were announced, including the Calypso and Carousel.
The final production model was the Crusader special edition which was available as a 1. The Crusader was a final run-out model which buyers clamoured for in , instead of buying a newly introduced Sierra. It was the best-specified Cortina produced to date and 30, were sold, which also made it Ford's best-selling special edition model.
Another much rarer special edition model was the Cortina Huntsman, of which were produced. By this time, the Cortina was starting to feel the competition from a rejuvenated and Opel influenced Vauxhall, which with the release Cavalier J-Car, was starting to make inroads on the Cortina's traditional fleet market, largely helped by the front wheel drive benefits of weight and grip.
Up to and including , the Cortina was the best selling car in Britain. Even during its final production year, , the Cortina was Britain's second best selling car and most popular large family car.
On the continent, the Taunus version was competing with more modern and practical designs like the Talbot Alpine, Volkswagen Passat and Opel Ascona, but the brand image of Ford's blue oval ensured the Cortina was a success in virtually every country where it was sold. The very last Cortina — a silver Crusader — rolled off the Dagenham production line in 22 July on the launch of the ultramodern Sierra, though there were still a few leaving the forecourt as late as , with one final unregistered Cortina GL leaving a Derbyshire dealership in The last Cortina built remains in existence to this day, and is now in the ownership of the Ford Heritage Centre in Dagenham, Essex, not far from the factory where it was assembled.
It was still selling well though, and the number one position had been taken by another Ford product: the Escort. From to , the Cortina enjoyed an unbroken run as Britain best selling car. At the end of its life it was facing competition from the more advanced and practical second generation Vauxhall Cavalier. The final incarnation of the Cortina was Britain's best selling car for the and calendar years, also topping the sales charts for when the range was making the transition from the fourth generation model to the fifth.
Even in , when during its final year of production it was pushed off the top of the charts by the Ford Escort. The Cortina was also a very popular selling car in New Zealand throughout its production and continued to be sold new until Although the last Cortina rolled off the production line in , thousands of them remained unsold. More than 11, were sold in , and the final six examples didn't find homes until A total of nearly 2,, Cortinas were sold in Britain, and in March it was revealed that the Cortina was still the third most popular car ever sold there, despite having been out of production for nearly three decades.
This car is, today, used for racing, because of its powerful cast iron engine. The car can have imported cylinder heads, with hydraulic valves, which give an enormous power boost. The Cortina was also a popular car in UK Banger racing in the late s and throughout the s proving to be a competitive car and also lasting it out in Demolition Derbys. The engines are also found in a number of British kit cars, and until recently was the basis of Formula Ford racing, until replaced by the "Zetec" engine.
The Kent engines were also used in several smaller Fords, most notably the Escort, lower end Capris and Fiesta. The Pinto overhead cam units used in the Mk.
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