Cortina project

Yeah, I had a fastback Rapier. One of my favourite cars. OLE 521L, where are you now?
The Peugeot 205GTI was indeed a game changer. Someone in that organisation really knew how to tune suspension for a fun drive - what went wrong in the subsequent years?
 
I work at a Tyre House/General garage in Lincoln for a few more weeks mate. I worked at Central Garage in Gainsborough from 1977 until 1986 which closed after the owner Fred Sharpe died. He was a very nice guy to work for, his son, not so much. He closed the place a few days after his dad's funeral.

Tony.
 
My dad had a Cortina Mk2 1600E in a China Blue colour...i loved that car, looked great and it was fast too (in its day)

Ive only ever owned 1 Ford and that was the Mk5 Cortina with the 'wonderful' VV carb....my least favourite car & I sold it inside 6 months.
 
My lad worked out the other day that the 7 or so Mk 1/2 Escorts I owned in the 80s, had I kept them all, would have given me enough to retire at 50. Thanks James!
 
Had a Corsair 2000E for 8 yrs It was mint and I wish I still had it, rare car these days as they weren't that popular in the 60s. 1600E would have been nice though.
 
Nodzed said:
Had a Corsair 2000E for 8 yrs It was mint and I wish I still had it, rare car these days as they weren't that popular in the 60s. 1600E would have been nice though.
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Blimey are you that old Niall =))
 
My old Consul had the same V4 engine which looked absolutely lost under that big bonnet.

Tony.
 
I had loads of Ford's. Some rare ones too. Cocked up there didn't I!! :arghh:
 
Grumps said:
I had loads of Ford's. Some rare ones too. Cocked up there didn't I!! :arghh:
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Yep, I know exactly what you mean. The old Fords I've owned down the years:
2 x 1966 Cortina Mk1 1500GTs
3 x 1970 Cortina 1600Es
1 x 1972 Escort Mk1 1300GT
1 x 1976 Cortina Mk3 2000E
1 x 1976 Granada Mk1 3.0GL
2 x 1980 Mk5 Cortina 2.0 GLs
1 x 1990 Escort Cabriolet All Blue Limited Edition

Oh how I wish I still had them..... :arghh:
 
My late brother Martin's first car was Mk.1 Cortina GT 4 dr.in Monaco Red. It had recently had a 1200 lump dropped in as the original 1500 had expired. Our Dad spotted it one day for sale at the Black Bull at Welton near Scampton for £50. The reg. no. was 8910 VT. Both would be worth a few quid today.

Tony.
 
I've never owned a Ford. I had a Ford Sierra as a company car, and a Fiesta Van and currently have a Ford Courier Van but never owned one. In fact I passed my driving test in 1977 and in all the years since have only had the following cars.
Viva HB
Fiat 128
Chevette L
Volvo 244
Volvo 245
Volvo 360
Golf Mk2 1.8
Golf Mk3 GTi
Merc 200E
Merc 300ce
Merc 230ce ……. still got it
Saab 9.3
Zed 2.8 auto ……. still got it
Zed 2.8 manual ……. still got it

I like to keep my cars for a long time

Since we got married in 1983 Jills had
Skoda Estelle
Peugeot 405
Audi 80
Peugeot 306.. wrote it off.. overturned on a country road, skidded on a bend, went up a bank and tipped over. Fire Brigade cut the top off
Peugeot 306 ... wrote it off …. bus hit it up the arse end and bent the car, the roof had a hump
Peugeot 306 … wrote it off ……. tranny van rear ended it on the nearside rear corner and bent it
Volvo 440
Polo 1.4 ……. still got it …. used mainly to take our dog to the woods
Peugeot 307 …… her daily driver
 
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Jack Ratt said:
I've never owned a Ford. I had a Ford Sierra as a company car, and a Fiesta Van and currently have a Ford Courier Van but never owned one. In fact I passed my driving test in 1977 and in all the years since have only had the following cars.
Viva HB
Fiat 128
Chevette L
Volvo 244
Volvo 245
Volvo 360
Golf Mk2 1.8
Golf Mk3 GTi
Merc 230ce ……. still got it
Saab 9.3
Zed 2.8 auto ……. still got it
Zed 2.8 manual ……. still got it

I like to keep my cars for a long time

Since we got married in 1983 Jills had
Skoda Estelle
Peugeot 405
Audi 80
Peugeot 306.. wrote it off.. overturned on a country road, skidded on a bend, went up a bank and tipped over. Fire Brigade cut the top off
Peugeot 306 ... wrote it off …. bus hit it up the arse end and bent the car, the roof had a hump
Peugeot 306 … wrote it off ……. tranny van rear ended it on the nearside rear corner and bent it
Volvo 440
Polo 1.4 ……. still got it …. used mainly to take our dog to the woods
Peugeot 307 …… her daily driver
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21 cars between you and your good lady seems remarkably restrained to me. I did a count up the other day. With the cars I've owned, plus the company cars I had and the wife's cars, we're on 63 since 1976. Madam keeps telling me that if I hadn't wasted so much money on cars we'd be living in Barbados by now. Don't think so - I don't like rum....:D
 
Robert Wiles said:
21 cars between you and your good lady seems remarkably restrained to me. I did a count up the other day. With the cars I've owned, plus the company cars I had and the wife's cars, we're on 63 since 1976. Madam keeps telling me that if I hadn't wasted so much money on cars we'd be living in Barbados by now. Don't think so - I don't like rum....:D
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I've only included the cars we've owned. I had company cars for many years while the kids were young but even if I included them I'm nowhere near your total, probably only about half if my memory serves me correctly.
 
An old Flight Sergeant of mine in the early 80's had a lovely brown/bronze coloured 1600e .......... sold it and got a Volvo 340, in yellow :arghh: We all just sat there numb :(
 
Had loads of fords over the years mainly xrs but I always remember ford cortnal mk11s going through our local car auctions for £15 nobody wanted them and most ended there days on the local banger racing circuit along with vax hall vivas magnums etc you couldn't give them away
 
D R Oldfield said:
Had loads of fords over the years mainly xrs but I always remember ford cortnal mk11s going through our local car auctions for £15 nobody wanted them and most ended there days on the local banger racing circuit along with vax hall vivas magnums etc you couldn't give them away
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Ain't hindsight a wonderful thing? Foresight even better :thumbsup:

Tony.
 
Robert Wiles said:
Yep, I know exactly what you mean. The old Fords I've owned down the years:
2 x 1966 Cortina Mk1 1500GTs
3 x 1970 Cortina 1600Es
1 x 1972 Escort Mk1 1300GT
1 x 1976 Cortina Mk3 2000E
1 x 1976 Granada Mk1 3.0GL
2 x 1980 Mk5 Cortina 2.0 GLs
1 x 1990 Escort Cabriolet All Blue Limited Edition

Oh how I wish I still had them..... :arghh:
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Nice selection.

Escort MK1 1300 GT 1973
Escort MK2 1.1 pop plus 1977
Cortina MK4 2.0 GL 1977
Cortina MK4 2.3 Ghia X 1978
Capri 3.0 Ghia 1975
Capri 3.0 S 1978
Granada 2.0 LX 1981
Granada 2.8i Ghia X 1983
Fiesta XR2i 1993
 
Grumps said:
Nice selection.

Escort MK1 1300 GT 1973
Escort MK2 1.1 pop plus 1977
Cortina MK4 2.0 GL 1977
Cortina MK4 2.3 Ghia X 1978
Capri 3.0 Ghia 1975
Capri 3.0 S 1978
Granada 2.0 LX 1981
Granada 2.8i Ghia X 1983
Fiesta XR2i 1993
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Was the 1300 GT Orange by any chance??
 
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