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[Andy B]

..... first car was a Mk3 Cortina with a good old Pinto ohc in it,  ... and a Janspeed 4 in to 2 in to 1 exhaust  .....

I had one of them too ....... with a GT head 

[Andy B]

Have never owned on of them horrid blue oval badged things.
repaired a few tho,and done the 1300 to 1600 swaps and gearboxes etc.

You missed out then  My Mk5 Cortina was a rust bucket and broke down every other week but i loved it  Got me to Skeggy once 

What was the difference between the Mk4 and the Mk5......Not much I think.

Was the Mk5 the run-out model before the original Sierra took over?

To be pedantic ....... 

the 'MKV' was actually a MKIV1980 ........ there was no such thing as a MKV

the V had different bigger tail lights including rear fogs and err..... that's all I can think of 

[Ever Ready]

..... first car was a Mk3 Cortina with a good old Pinto ohc in it,  ... and a Janspeed 4 in to 2 in to 1 exhaust  .....

I had one of them too ....... with a GT head 

I never got a GT but bought a Rocket box although I never got the bellhousing to suit the pinto engine

I do love a dog leg first gear, much more sensible than the conventional H pattern....IMO

[05omegav6]

Have never owned on of them horrid blue oval badged things.
repaired a few tho,and done the 1300 to 1600 swaps and gearboxes etc.

You missed out then  My Mk5 Cortina was a rust bucket and broke down every other week but i loved it  Got me to Skeggy once 

What was the difference between the Mk4 and the Mk5......Not much I think.

Was the Mk5 the run-out model before the original Sierra took over?

To be pedantic ....... 

the 'MKV' was actually a MKIV1980 ........ there was no such thing as a MKV

the V had different bigger tail lights including rear fogs and err..... that's all I can think of 

Different Headlights/front indicators, door mirrors in the front corner of the window aperature rather than bolted to the door skin below the window line, different bumpers and upgraded interior trim, with the clock being moved and the radio being mounted differently. Apart from that, not much

Oh, nearly forgot, auto choke on the V6 and possibly a five speed manual option...

[Andy B]

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Different Headlights/front indicators, door mirrors in the front corner of the window aperature rather than bolted to the door skin below the window line, different bumpers and upgraded interior trim, with the clock being moved and the radio being mounted differently. Apart from that, not much

Oh, nearly forgot, auto choke on the V6 and possibly a five speed manual option...

Now you mention the headlights ...... I remember, MKIV had indicators at the side of the headlights and the MKV had a kinda wrap round indicator that was visible from the side.
Not sure the MKV ever had the option of the 5 speed manual ........    Sierras became donors or theirs

[Vamps]

Have never owned on of them horrid blue oval badged things.
repaired a few tho,and done the 1300 to 1600 swaps and gearboxes etc.

You missed out then  My Mk5 Cortina was a rust bucket and broke down every other week but i loved it  Got me to Skeggy once 

What was the difference between the Mk4 and the Mk5......Not much I think.

Was the Mk5 the run-out model before the original Sierra took over?

To be pedantic ....... 

the 'MKV' was actually a MKIV1980 ........ there was no such thing as a MKV

the V had different bigger tail lights including rear fogs and err..... that's all I can think of 

I will have you know my V reg MKV was much nicer than my colleagues MKIV T Reg and I was younger than him, oh the days of company cars.........

[Ever Ready]

Not forgetting the class struggle between different managers

''He has the L''

''You have the GL''

''I have the Ghia''

In my dads day it was L, XL, GXL & E 

[Vamps]

Not forgetting the class struggle between different managers

''He has the L''

''You have the GL''

''I have the Ghia''

In my dads day it was L, XL, GXL & E

V6 the managers, but I was lucky, he had a saloon my company car was an estate which we would often swop at the weekend........

[Nick W]

Mk5 Cortina has a roofline 1.5" higher than a mk4 which is a pretty major change! Although estates are the same. Mechanically they're the same, as is the mk3. They didn't come with a 5speed, although it's easy to do. Sort the rear axle bushes and they handle pretty well.

[Andy B]

Mk5 Cortina has a roofline 1.5" higher than a mk4 which is a pretty major change! Although estates are the same.  ....

You sure?  years ago, a neighbour bought a saloon door for his MK4/5 Cortina estate. Fitted great at the bottom but was short in the glass! 

[05omegav6]

You might be right about the 5 speed, only standard on the Granada from '84... optional prior except for the 2.8i Sport

[Ever Ready]

Mk5 Cortina has a roofline 1.5" higher than a mk4 which is a pretty major change! Although estates are the same. Mechanically they're the same, as is the mk3. They didn't come with a 5speed, although it's easy to do. Sort the rear axle bushes and they handle pretty well.

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Void bushes were a real pain to many motorists, but were cheap to buy and not overly difficult to fit

[Vamps]

My 1.6 Cortina used to use more fuel than the Jeep, this may possibly have been down the the fact that; I was young, fuel was free and so was the car........

[Ever Ready]

Always a good combination as I remember

[05omegav6]

Perspective is a wonderful thing