One For Classic Car Fans.....

[Pinno718]

...with a Vodka Martini and an exotic woman waiting for you.

 

[biggs682]

Been trying to get a picture of this Cortina for a while as it's normally partially hidden by a caravan.

 

[Drago]

Been trying to get a picture of this Cortina for a while as it's normally partially hidden by a caravan.

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Ooh, I had a mk4. A 1.6 GL no less. Utter piece of sheet but I loved it.

 

[biggs682]

Ooh, I had a mk4. A 1.6 GL no less. Utter piece of sheet but I loved it.

Furry dice as well ?

 

[Drago]

Furry seat covers.

 

[Pinno718]

We had a Cortina Estate MK4 in fading red. 1600cc! It was crap.

Body shop mate got a 2 door Taunus (1.3L) from Germany and converted it to RHD. He did an amazing paint job and threw a decent cross flow engine in it. Well, 'threw' is not quite the word but the cross flow and Pinto engines were available as a complete engine, direct from Ford. (as a direct result of the then Formula Ford and other classes). My mate put a 1600 cross flow into his Dutton. 4 Webber carbs. Went like stink.
That thing was one of the fastest things I have even been in to this day. Frightening though: so low to the ground and those fibre glass panels would flap about at 45mph. There was no point having a stereo.

 

[DRM]

Many years ago, first job I had from school had 2x Cortina’s on T plates, so 1978 or 79 vintage iirc, a 2 liter GL estate & a 2.3 liter V6 saloon, which went like poop off a shovel, was a pretty good car really, quite a sleeper

 

[mistyoptic]

Been trying to get a picture of this Cortina for a while as it's normally partially hidden by a caravan.

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If I had a Cortina that colour, I’d hide it behind a caravan too

 

[tyred]

A 1980 MkV Cortina 2.0 was the first car I ever drove (in a field).

 

[Profpointy]

A 1980 MkV Cortina 2.0 was the first car I ever drove (in a field).

My Maestro van was the first car I drove into a field !

(and only one thankfully)

 

[Pinno718]

My Maestro van was the first car I drove into a field !

(and only one thankfully)

They should have all been driven into a field.
BL - the pinnacle of British engineering. A wonderful conglomeration of no less than 12 different car manufacturers bringing together a wealth of experience and expertise. Guaranteed to deliver world class vehicles. What a wonderful legacy of magical cars. It's magical that they ran at all:
The Mini Metro
The Rover SD1 (innovative thermo plastic paint process... that failed to allow the paint to adhere)
The land crab
The Austin Princess/Ambassador
The Allaggro
The Morris Marina
The Montego
The Maxi
The Sterling (800 series) I was there on a visit and they were boasting about all 27 sensors to keep the engine managed. Yeah - those sensors that packed up all the time).

British Leyland - Thanklessly and very thoughtfully providing car DIY enthusiasts everywhere no end of things to keep themselves busy.

 

[BrumJim]

A 1980 MkV Cortina 2.0 was the first car I ever drove (in a field).

Likewise, only mine was in a car park, and it was an estate. Company car. My mum's car was automatic, so the only car I could practice clutch control on outside lessons, but since it was a company car, wasn't allowed to drive it on the road.

 

[Profpointy]

They should have all been driven into a field.
BL - the pinnacle of British engineering. A wonderful conglomeration of no less than 12 different car manufacturers bringing together a wealth of experience and expertise. Guaranteed to deliver world class vehicles. What a wonderful legacy of magical cars. It's magical that they ran at all:
The Mini Metro
The Rover SD1 (lets reverse the polarity of the shell in the electrolysis vat 'cos we reckon the anode and the cathode is the wrong way round)
The land crab
The Austin Princess/Ambassador
The Allagro
The Morris Marina
The Montego
The Maxi
The Sterling (800 series) I was there on a visit and they were boasting about all 27 sensors to keep the engine managed. Yeah - those sensors that packed up all the time).

British Leyland - Thanklessly and very thoughtfully providing car DIY enthusiasts everywhere no end of things to keep themselves busy.

My Maestro diesel van was a genuinely superb vehicle, despite BL's poor rep by that time.

 

[Pinno718]

My Maestro diesel van was a genuinely superb vehicle, despite BL's poor rep by that time.

In the eighties, Ford admitted to 1 in 1000 cars being a lemon.
BL admitted to 1 in 1000 cars being pretty good.

 

[Mark Grant]

Skoda estate I spotted on a recent ride.