madmatt01 107 #1 Posted June 22, 2016 Both mk5 Saloon is a 1600 crusader fitted with a 2l pinto. Standard box. Estate is a 1600l fitted with 2l pinto and 5 speed box and lowed 1" all round on gaz shocks I have just sold the saloon about 2 weeks ago, but at the time I originally started this thread before I became a paid up member I still owned it 3 Ian, pmackellow and Alan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 4,458 #2 Posted June 22, 2016 Nice cars. I've had three Cortinas in the past. 1971 2 ltr estate. 1973 2 ltr saloon and a 1974 2 ltr GT. Nice to drive, comfortable and easy to work on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 2,417 #3 Posted June 22, 2016 Nice cars Matt, great condition.. Shame you sold the saloon.. Sooo, when's the 2.9 Cossie V6 going in the estate? My dad had a Mk3 Cortina estate years ago, 1.6L auto which was so slow!! I was also my dad's first automatic, it took him quite a while to remember not to push the clutch pedal down Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moogie 372 #4 Posted June 22, 2016 My father had a pale blue 1976 16L mk3 Cortina with a mk4 interior. It was supposed to have been an end of line car and Ford ran out of mk3 interiors so used the new mk4. Whether or not that is true i dont know, but thats the story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,728 #5 Posted June 22, 2016 My dad had a Cortina 2 litre Ghia Mark 5 as a company car in 1982, lovely car, as he worked for a Ford dealer he got rid of it and turned up one night in a Sierra !! 2 litre GL auto, went like the clappers but bloody ugly !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madmatt01 107 #6 Posted June 22, 2016 Have always been my favourite classic car. Sold the saloon to a friend local, and is now being used as a daily driver. I was going to put it into storage for a few years and tart it up a bit but decided just to concentrate on the estate... Plus the small fact the wife wanted a ride on! Can't have it all unfortunately but there we go Matt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madmatt01 107 #7 Posted June 22, 2016 Took the estate to work today Gran prix day at the special needs school I work out. Couldn't believe it when this pulled up next to it 1 pmackellow reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,728 #8 Posted June 22, 2016 Rather have the Cortina... (and the money that the Lambo cost !!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-101plowerpower 548 #9 Posted June 22, 2016 1 hour ago, pmackellow said: Rather have the Cortina... (and the money that the Lambo cost !!) i'll take the lambo then, 4x4 makes a nice start for a offroader Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
