MARK-H 21 Posted June 28, 2020 Well this is a funny one for me. This is a car I had around 6 years ago and had a lot of fun in. it was sold in 2015 with a new MOT and was not put on the road again. This is how it looked in 2014 at Cortina show. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARK-H 21 Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) Roll on 5 years to May 2020 and a breaking post appears on the facebook pages for a mk5 being broken for spares as it was being raced. Car was not for sale complete despite attempts by others to buy it. Story was the previous owner had sent it to have welding to the A panels and wing rails done and the "professional" who did it ruined the cars so it was given up on and changed owners into the hands of a banger racer. After contacting the now owner i explained about my history of the car and its value to me. and he agreed to let me buy it off him. So at great expense I ended up with a car I had never planned to buy back. I just couldnt let it go racing. It had already been partially stripped which included nothign under the bonnet. no engine no wiring harness etc but everything came with it. Here it is as it arrived. Edited June 28, 2020 by MARK-H 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARK-H 21 Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) 3 weeks later and its now complete with some of the worst welding bodges corrected. I just wanted to get it back together and useable for now while i find the panels I need to rectify the bad repairs. Engine is back in, panels are back on and its now a runner again another week or so and it will be back on the road it is now Tax and MOT exempt too. Edited June 28, 2020 by MARK-H . 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheffieldcortinacentre 523 Posted June 28, 2020 Great, this is why I won't sell any of mine. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIB3300 388 Posted June 29, 2020 Some things are just meant to go together Just like A,, Jam and salad cream sarny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Mack 242 Posted June 29, 2020 Well done, great effort Look forward to more on this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Walton 128 Posted June 29, 2020 Looking Good. Great to see another MK5 saved from the track !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhiaMk4/5 205 Posted June 29, 2020 Nice one, liking the interior, same as my old estate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V6Ghia 33 Posted June 29, 2020 Looking good Mark, it would be good to go out for a run in the cars when lockdown eventually ends. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V6Ghia 33 Posted June 29, 2020 17 hours ago, sheffieldcortinacentre said: Great, this is why I won't sell any of mine. Same here, I have too many cars but couldn’t bear to see them destroyed. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano66 205 Posted June 29, 2020 Nice one,great to hear it has been saved. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lobby 99 Posted June 29, 2020 What a great story 😊 happy for you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul B 22 Posted June 29, 2020 Yes, great story and I can't wait to see it come fully back to life. Well done! 😎 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites