mk1GTstu

probably this one you saw, which is also owned by Graeme Farrar, just been restored, a lotus replica, running a 1600 xflow

heres a few before & after engine bay & interior shots of my GT, it was 1st registered on July 13th 1965. If you need any more pics of it let me know :thumbup:

Nice to see another red GT, lovely car you've got there! :thumbup: Here's the resto thread i did on mine if your interested http://www.buysellcortina.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/3813-my-mk1-gt-project/

I've had a batch of these hessian jack bags made up for my cars (mk1 escort & mk1 cortina), they are made of heavy duty fawn coloured hessian, copied off an original Ford Escort mk1 jack bag & just wondered if anyone on here was interested in them, might be suitable for cortina's & other 60's & 70's Fords. I now have a batch of 22 of these jack bags ready, they are £25 each including post & packing if anyone is interested. cheers, Stu.

your doing a superb job of that! :thumbup: you may have already seen it but heres a link to mine, http://www.buysellcortina.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/3813-my-mk1-gt-project/

got mine from here, its a good match for the original ford stuff. http://www.autosparks.co.uk/index.php?cPath=125

I used these connectors from halfords for the grey front connector block at the slam panel,take the new metal sleeves out of these new connectors & push them into the original grey connector block, saves trying to clean up the old connectors. http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_196283_langId_-1_categoryId_255229

my GT is a July 65 car & still had traces of the original green paint on the engine & gearbox

block, head, gearbox should be all dark green, smoothrite dark green is a close match to the original colour, thats what i used on my mk1 GT. :thumbup:

NOW SOLD!

Thankyou! Yes I've done most of the hard work & spent a lot of time & money on it, I hope it goes to a good home, I'll be sorry to see it go but with my other cars needing work somethings got to go. :tears:

Advertising it on here first before it goes on ebay. Reluctantly selling my April 1963 mk1 cortina super 2-door strip speedo model due to to many projects & not enough space. Its a rolling shell, all welding is done apart from fitting a new passenger side front wing. My rebuild thread can be found here. http://www.buysellcortina.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/19990-my-new-project/ Shell Has been bare metalled all over top & underside, etched & primered, has new strut top mounts welded in, new N/S sill,boot floor section, outriggers & jacking points, 2 new door skins fitted which cost over £120 each, comes with a new old stock front wing which has been soda blasted & primed which cost £700. Excellent bonnet & bootlid. All suspension & axle has been shotblasted & painted, polybushed, all new shock absorbers, new track rod ends & ball joints , new copper brake lines. Reconditioned steering box. Propshaft with new U.J's. It comes with all glass, useable black front & rear seats & doorcards, dash top, strip speedo & alloy dash trims. I have new front & rear screen seals, door seals, pair of NOS sidelight lenses & gaskets, 1 NOS sidelight unit & 1 secondhand, NOS wiper switch, new chassis plate for stamping. Pair brand new headlamp trims. Pair of brand new stainless quarter bumpers with brand new bumper irons & good S/H rear bumper. Brand new pair of headlamps & new spotlamp type reverse lamp. Good straight S/H front grill, good solid fuel tank, baremetalled & painted. Have the original headlining & bars but it will need a new one, no carpet. No engine or gearbox with the car. Comes with used rear lights, & various used trim, clips & bits etc, too much to list (can be seen in photos) Lots of bits & pieces have been shotblasted & painted. All of this is to go with the car. I've probably forgotten to list a few things (please see photos). More pics can be found here; http://s733.photobucket.com/albums/ww334/raxmk1/1963%20mk1%20cortina/ As you can see this has cost a lot of money in parts & panels. It has a current V5 in my name. I'm looking for £3,750 or nearest offer for the lot, car will obviously need trailering & the car is situated on the Isle of Wight.

i was thinking of having my mk1 escort shell dipped & coated & i did some searching about it on internet, it costs £4-5k to have done & there have been a few reports about the acid staying trapped between the seams & eating its way through the metal & also bleeding through & damaging the new paintwork a few months after it had beeen done so that put me right off!! Ended up having my shell soda blasted & shot blasted underneath & it came out well.

you have PM.

count me to the last group, Mark! :thumbup: i hope i will meet you one day in person! cheers Hans me too! all interesting stuff! cheers, Stu.

cheers! yeah i'm lucky my GT has a reg number that close to a works car, maybe in a few years when its due a respray i may have to do it red all over!

excellent pics! cheers! Stu.

Hi, i've not seen that pic before, very interesting & great pic!! I've seen a black & white photo of MNO 761C in a book but you can only just make out the reg & i found it not long after my GT was painted in Alan Mann Racing colours. I've found a bit of history on my GT, first registered to a R.W SANDER, South St in Dagenham which is just outside the factory, not sure if that was a dealer or private owner,it then spent the rest of the 60's up to the mid 70's in the Rainham & Barking area of Essex. Anyway my restoration thread for it is on here somewhere but i cant find it at the moment. cheers, Stu.

ok, yes will do, cheers, Stu.

hello there how much you looking for please if the other person does not have it thanks Hi, not sure yet, i need to have a count up & see what it owes me, the only welding left to do is a front wing putting on which i've got & its a NOS ford one which cost me £600 alone, its had 2 new door skins which were £200 & lots of repair panels that i,ve welded in. I've got new front & rear screen seals for,it new stainless quarter bumpers & new brackets & various other new parts,its got all new shocks, balljoints & been polybushed. It still needs a few parts like headlining & a few bits & pieces. I really need to make a list of everything to go with the car & I'm keeping the 1500 engine though as a spare for my gt. Cheers, Stu.

I'll be putting my '63 2-door project up for sale sometime this winter due to too many projects, its dry stored in a barn at the moment & i can't get to it easily but when i'm ready to sell i will put up some new pics, most of the welding is done, its in primer & has loads of new spares to go with it. Here's my restoration thread but a lot more has been done since i last updated it. http://www.buysellcortina.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/19990-my-new-project/

keep it & get it back on the road Hans! It will look like mine when its back together!

Hi, i've got a set of 4 good secondhand mk1 4-door fixed quarterlight rubbers & glass, PM me if your interested. Stu