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Title: Cortina replacement.
Post by: Amigo on 14 November 2009, 21:51:04
Not to eveyones taste i know but i love my classics as much as love the Beastie & i attend classic shows as well as OOF meets. 3 speed colunm change, no synchro on 1st, real old timer. Repaint soon.
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Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: The Red Baron on 14 November 2009, 21:52:59
very nice guy. a proper motor. :y
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: PhilRich on 14 November 2009, 21:53:15
Anyone who drove one of them when I was a nipper was akin to Royalty ;) :y
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: STMO999 on 14 November 2009, 21:53:26
I crashed a 3.3 litre Vesta trying to work out that rather column change malarky ;D
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: Omegatoy on 14 November 2009, 22:12:17
sure you dont mean Cresta?????
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: STMO999 on 14 November 2009, 22:12:52
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sure you dont mean Cresta?????

Senility :-[
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: Debs. on 14 November 2009, 22:17:09
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I crashed a 3.3 litre Vesta trying to work out that rather column change malarky ;D

Matchless performance! ;D
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: STMO999 on 14 November 2009, 22:19:59
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I crashed a 3.3 litre Vesta trying to work out that rather column change malarky ;D

Matchless performance! ;D


It's not nice to pick on defenceless old people :'( :'(
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: Omegatoy on 14 November 2009, 22:21:25
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sure you dont mean Cresta?????

Senility :-[

wow your good at it!!!! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: tunnie on 14 November 2009, 22:21:28
where do i plug in my iPod  :-/

Seriously though, nice looking classic  :y
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: Debs. on 14 November 2009, 22:24:17
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It's not nice to pick on defenceless old people :'( :'(

 :-/ Who, where, when. :D


 
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Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: Andy B on 14 November 2009, 22:33:44
Why did I think you'd boughtt a Classic Capri?  :-?  :-?  :-/
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: STMO999 on 14 November 2009, 22:44:52
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Why did I think you'd boughtt a Classic Capri?  :-?  :-?  :-/


Senility.
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: CaptainZok on 15 November 2009, 03:26:38
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Why did I think you'd boughtt a Classic Capri?  :-?  :-?  :-/
Cos most cortina owners really wanted to swap for a capri. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 15 November 2009, 09:47:20
I always wanted my dad to learn to drive and but what was then one of these new Ford Consuls.

But out of the two, give me a Cortina (of any mark) any day 8-) 8-) ;) ;)
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: Andy B on 15 November 2009, 17:35:50
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Why did I think you'd boughtt a Classic Capri?  :-?  :-?  :-/


Senility.

Possibly Probably!  :y
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: Andy B on 15 November 2009, 17:38:50
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Why did I think you'd boughtt a Classic Capri?  :-?  :-?  :-/
Cos most cortina owners really wanted to swap for a capri. ;D ;D

A Classic Capri John .... not a Capri!  ;)  ;)  ;) Nothing like each other.  :y

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Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: Lazydocker on 15 November 2009, 17:44:54
Looks nice Guy... Bit of a winter project?
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Post by: KillerWatt on 16 November 2009, 10:03:53
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But out of the two, give me a Cortina (of any mark) any day 8-) 8-) ;) ;)
Same here, and if I had to choose one then I doubt I could call it.......and that's 25+ years on.

If you wanna see a fast 'Tina, check out Ron Haslett's strip & street legal MK III Estate.
He was in the low 9's a few years ago, and at the rate he was managing to find horses then, I would fully expect it to be in the low to mid 8's by now.
Title: Re: Cortina replacement.
Post by: Amigo on 16 November 2009, 23:23:57
Hi Paul (LD) yes mate she'll be in the workshop for a few weeks, new MOT & taxed but plenty of bodywork to play with. Got a chance of 4 NEW doors, runs fine, taking her to work tomorrow & the vacuum wipers are a riot!!! Still she'll be out looking pretty in the spring ready for the shows/runs & i'll post pics as we go. Nice to own a car that's older than i am!
   Lizzie, ironically i was looking for a pre facelift slopey dash Mk3 'Tina to replace the Mk5 when i stumbled on this & could'nt resist her, maybe next time!
    K Watt.Being something of a luddite i'm not really into the modded classic scene but at least money, time & love has gone into said projects so fair go. If it keeps a classic from the scrappy or the banger track...(Guilty of both in the past) then that's the lesser of two evils, at least they're still loved & still running in whatever form. :y