Mk2 Cortina Savage

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restoman said:

Forget it - the car isn't original and quite simply isn't worth that sort of cash - listen to your head man, not your heart!!!

I think this would be a sensible buy myself, it is an original Savage after all.

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Hi Graeme, I'm good thanks! You?

That was the Parana Capri, they were from SA IIRC?

Black1, the 1600E wheels were just painted silver and black, the chrome ones are after market, but oh so nice!

The Superlites that are on it now would look ok to period if they were painted silver like the Minilites they are copys of.

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black1 said:

ok leg are you still talking to to th man ?

Yes.

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Theoldfm said:

The car is for sale elsewhere - but these pictures show it with the correct (?) wheels and bonnet at £12k!!

http://www.mk2cortina-1600e.co.uk/classified.htm



It does look lovely...

Have just agreed to buy this car for 7k, which I think is a very good buy!

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Yes, I will have to bring it up. It wont be coming with the chrome rostyle wheels though unfortunately, well, unless I pay extra for them. He wants £750 for them though!

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I haven't gone and got it yet.. a touch of cold feet, but I would be silly to pass it up as it will never be worth less than it is now!

Still not sure wether to put money in to the chrome rostyles, he is talking £900, but as has been said before, they make quite a bit on Ebay!

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Well, I have been and had a second look, and left a deposit!

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Picking it up this evening.

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Picked it up at last. I will try and get some photo on during the week!

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Just a few photos of the car. I will start a 'readers car' thread when I have some better ones!

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Now, that's some spoiler!

What sort of money is it up for then?

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black1 said:

nice very nice,now has it still got the standard carb on it ?

It's a 3.0 Capri carb. When the last owner got it it had a 4 barrel Holley fitted!

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v46m4n said:

As for identifying a 'real one' who knows, they had unique bits such as footrest next to clutch pedal. but as the cars were all purchased from fords then converted so i doubt any records exist for them.

Lukily I have copies of all the original orders, invoices and letters for this car. I believe Jeff Uren kept very good records!

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Yes, I saw Gary the other night and he told me how you drive.... lol

Picked up my chrome rostyles tonight, maybe I will change them over at the weekend.

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I drove it to work this morning.. in the rain.. that was scary!! lol

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Got the car on the Rostyles now.

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I like your white Capri!

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I fooking love this car. I have been using it as my daily for a couple of days, it's a hoot, and it gets so many thumbs up where ever I go.

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I started to take some of the tacky badges off tonight.

Here are some photos from the cars life.

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black1 said:

yea bit over the top all them badges
have you got any real savege badges ?

No, I am hoping to get some replica badges that were going around a few years ago.

I'm still to pick up some original seats that I have been offered for it too.