Mk2 Cortina Savage
Discussion
graemel said:
Hello mate. I hope you're keeping well. Great pictures and looking good. It is from another era and should remain so. I might not be a fan of the apparent mis match of badges, or the white wall band on the tyres or even the pinstripes. But it is an original savage and looks bloody great 
Hi Graeme! Yes the last owner did like to mess about with it a bit, and I have already removed quite a few badges. The only badge that shouldn't be there(as far as I know?)is the V6 on the boot as I have said before. I'm in the process of changing the seats back to original, and I also have the standard spec 1600E wood to go in the car.
That will just leave the pinstripes, bumpers and white walls! I don't think I can remove the stripes without having to repaint the bonnet. I could, if I wanted, just swap the tyres around as the white is only on one side of the tyre!
I get as much enjoyment out of this car as I do in any of my other cars! It's such a hoot!
There should be nothing across the leading edge of the bonnet. Nothing on the front wings, nothing on the rear wings, and just the Cortina script on the right hand side of the boot with a square (like the 1600E badge) badge underneath reading SAVAGE and the wings on the 'C' pillars.
No other badges, one colour and no pinstripes or white walls!
It does look to be in amazing condition. Well done for keeping a rarity on the road. Value can only go one way.
No other badges, one colour and no pinstripes or white walls!
It does look to be in amazing condition. Well done for keeping a rarity on the road. Value can only go one way.
Here are the correct badges in their correct positions.
The original Savage dadge.
Savage badge at the bottom of the front wings, and V6 on the hind quaters.
And another.
I really need a set of those Savage badges if anyone ever spots some?
Oh.. and the guy with the Magenta car in the photos has spent around 30k restoring it!!
The original Savage dadge.
Savage badge at the bottom of the front wings, and V6 on the hind quaters.
And another.
I really need a set of those Savage badges if anyone ever spots some?
Oh.. and the guy with the Magenta car in the photos has spent around 30k restoring it!!
You should bring it to this event , you can still pre-book
http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/event/old-f...
even better do the Siverstone Classic on the Saturday then onto this one as it's just up the road.
http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/event/old-f...
even better do the Siverstone Classic on the Saturday then onto this one as it's just up the road.
Legacywr said:
Indeed, but if I'm honest I prefer the chrome rostyles.Legacywr said:
Mmmmm D1s are sweet 
Years ago around 1975 I worked for a car hire company called Smiths Self Drive in rotherham. One of the office staff Stuart Daglishe bought a genuine low mileage Savage which was based on the 1600e. No one wanted to buy a thirsty car so he bought it cheap then had us convert it back to 1600e spec with bits from a write off. I drove the car as a 18 year old motor mechanic and for its day it was very fast indeed. From the same company we used to supply Broadspeed with 3 ltr capris to convert to bullit spec which in my opinion were much faster. My boss had one which I drove and again it was for the time fantastically fast.
Some years later a pal bought a genuine Bullit but unfortunatly on the way home he rolled it and wrote the car off. To pour even more misery on his lot the insurance refused to pay out as he had insured it as a 3ltr Capri not thinking it made any differance. I bought the lot off him for IIRC £600, which was a lot of money and put it into my own Capri. It had triple webbers and would do 12-15mpg normally, when being enthusiastic, which was most of the time it was in single figures. I loved that car but it had to go as I could not afford to run it.
Some years later a pal bought a genuine Bullit but unfortunatly on the way home he rolled it and wrote the car off. To pour even more misery on his lot the insurance refused to pay out as he had insured it as a 3ltr Capri not thinking it made any differance. I bought the lot off him for IIRC £600, which was a lot of money and put it into my own Capri. It had triple webbers and would do 12-15mpg normally, when being enthusiastic, which was most of the time it was in single figures. I loved that car but it had to go as I could not afford to run it.
quiraing said:
Have heard there were some 4-door Cortina Mk2 Twin-Cams built for police use. Anyone know anything?
Also, years ago, heard of 1600Es with Twin-Cam conversions. I remember seeing magazine ad for them but were any cars actually made?? Think the period magazine ad may be on Flickr photosharing.
Edit - and does anyone know anything about the 2-door 1600Es? Saw a French lhd 1600E 2-door on E-bay earlier this year. Sorry to the OP for temporarily hijacking your post mate but it's all relevant, your Savage is looking good.
Theres a thread on here about lotus 4 door mk2's about 5 built in all. As for 1600e twin cams, they were built by tricentrol cars (rs dealers) in luton not sure as to how many, but various specAlso, years ago, heard of 1600Es with Twin-Cam conversions. I remember seeing magazine ad for them but were any cars actually made?? Think the period magazine ad may be on Flickr photosharing.
Edit - and does anyone know anything about the 2-door 1600Es? Saw a French lhd 1600E 2-door on E-bay earlier this year. Sorry to the OP for temporarily hijacking your post mate but it's all relevant, your Savage is looking good.
Edited by quiraing on Thursday 11th October 18:11
quiraing said:
Anyone have info / pics of their Mk3 or Mk4 Savage saloon or (even better?!) estate? Don't think any Mk5 Savages were built but would like to be proved wrong.
Here is the ad' from when I sold my 3 litre Cortina MK3.It was based on a 2000GXL.
I put in a Capri MK2 3 litre engine (138bhp) and matching gearbox, also using the tubular Capri manifolds, plus radiator.
I first restored the whole car though, and fitted polybushes, adjustable shocks and uprated springs.To lower the engine I used the front subframe from a MK4 Cortina. (Yes, it is slightly different). The axle was already a 3.44:1, which was fine. I used a 2.3 V6 exhaust system, less middle boxes, with adapters made up to link to the tubular manis. All work done by myself at home.
It made a really nice car which I used trouble-free for 20,000 miles. The insurance company just charged me the same as for a Capri 3 litre.
Previously I'd done a similar conversion, but with a MK3 Estate.
Sadly I have no other photos of the cars as I didn't even own a camera then.
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