Mk1 Cortina (the 5th family member

[fiestachaser 7]

Hi all,

 

I'm posting this for my dad as his account still hasn't been validated,

 

His car is a 1965 mk1 Cortina,

He has owned this car for over 25 years so I can always remember this car being around and my earliest memories of working on cars were on this very car.

 

The car itself started life as a 1200 auto deluxe , after sitting in a garage for 10 years my dad bought it,

since then it has had a few changes made , it now runs a 1500 gt pre crossflow engine with a high lift cam and a manual box.

It has been lowered two inches all round and sitting on genuine lotus steels.

It has a stamped main dealer service history to 48,000 miles and now has 57k on the clock.

Never been welded other than top plates some 20 years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[the-ford-cortina.com 225]

:thumbup:

[Ady 28]

Very nice

[Bronxglenn 10]

EXCELLENT CORTINA!

[teletubby 7]

Super car, love it

[The Big 'Un 8]

Very nice

[myle087 2]

Lovely car

[pancakedan 0]

That is one very nice car! Owning a Mk1 is on my bucket list.

[Danish 294]

:thumbup: Nice looking car and a lovely shade of blue.

[Pete-H 66]

Very nice Car

 

 

Who put the dents in the bonnet?

[fiestachaser 7]

Hi, When i bought the car the widow of the owner used to stack all her garden tools and chairs on top of the car! Thus the dented bonnet.

Keep on popping the dents out and as soon as the temperature changes they dent again.

Bonnet is mint no rust so have lived with the dents......i'm told its patina!

[Pete-H 66]

Well that's a pity about the bonnet but livable it add some patina a very nice car.

[btboy 31]

Handsome car. That colour really suits. Can you post an interior view, please?

[littlenewt2067 33]

I agree, great colour and very good looking motor :thumbup:

[Cortymk2 0]

Hi all,

 

I'm posting this for my dad as his account still hasn't been validated,

 

His car is a 1965 mk1 Cortina,

He has owned this car for over 25 years so I can always remember this car being around and my earliest memories of working on cars were on this very car.

 

The car itself started life as a 1200 auto deluxe , after sitting in a garage for 10 years my dad bought it,

since then it has had a few changes made , it now runs a 1500 gt pre crossflow engine with a high lift cam and a manual box.

It has been lowered two inches all round and sitting on genuine lotus steels.

It has a stamped main dealer service history to 48,000 miles and now has 57k on the clock.

Never been welded other than top plates some 20 years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great car I should never got rid of mine but I'm happy with my mk2