Le Mans 1988 - 2003 Silk Cut Cortina

Le Mans 1988 - 2003 Silk Cut Cortina

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missingbadly999

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348 posts

114 months

Sunday 11th January 2015
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Does anyone remember the fans based in Garage Vert with the Cortina Estate painted in Silk Cut livery, which ultimately ended up over the years as a Jag XJ6 and Volvo 240 also fully loaded and looking like team cars (ahem) ?
The Cortina (Bertha) died and the XJ6 rolled during some of the many antics I (err) believe.
Any photos anyone?

gt6

1,422 posts

184 months

Monday 12th January 2015
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I certainly remember them especially the cortina which we saw for many years, i saw a volvo in silk cut livery a couple of years ago in tonbridge but never saw it at le mans

missingbadly999

Original Poster:

348 posts

114 months

Monday 12th January 2015
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gt6 said:
I certainly remember them especially the cortina which we saw for many years, i saw a volvo in silk cut livery a couple of years ago in tonbridge but never saw it at le mans
Tonbridge? I thought it was scrapped. The theme came from a 'Silk Cut Spitfire' which in about 1988 was parked outside the cafe on the Mulsanne straight in full livery and no windscreen, and it sparked a tradition that lasted 15 years.

a.christie

262 posts

275 months

Monday 12th January 2015
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missingbadly999 said:
Does anyone remember the fans based in Garage Vert with the Cortina Estate painted in Silk Cut livery, which ultimately ended up over the years as a Jag XJ6 and Volvo 240 also fully loaded and looking like team cars (ahem) ?
The Cortina (Bertha) died and the XJ6 rolled during some of the many antics I (err) believe.
Any photos anyone?
Think they were in Houx in2002- 2004 and rolled that Jag on the dirt track inside campsite.Volvo appeared the next year. Everyone of them absolutely bladdered for the whole week/end.Their camp was unbelievable.

missingbadly999

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348 posts

114 months

Tuesday 13th January 2015
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Yep rolled good and proper - it was the Cortina though and apart from some stitches and a couple of dents all was ok thank God. Don't go on an abandoned Karting track after Pernod and wine I think was the lesson learnt.

LoudV8

880 posts

262 months

Tuesday 20th January 2015
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Yes I remember it. It was slalom-ing around the Camping Houx oil-drum rubbish bins last time I saw it. Hit most of them.

Missingbadly

198 posts

110 months

Tuesday 27th January 2015
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LoudV8 said:
Yes I remember it. It was slalom-ing around the Camping Houx oil-drum rubbish bins last time I saw it. Hit most of them.
It was called 'binning' and the front bumper had a chrome Austin overrider fitted for the purpose. The XJ6 had furniture castors screwed to the roof the year after the Cortina rolled - just in case.

Slomo_uk

150 posts

224 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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I remember this one in 2011? this was on the m20 on way home.. smile

Pickled

2,051 posts

142 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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Slomo_uk said:


I remember this one in 2011? this was on the m20 on way home.. smile
Seen that parked up at Leatherhead B&Q loads of times.

Slomo_uk

150 posts

224 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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good to know its still around. was amusing to see for sure smile

Missingbadly

198 posts

110 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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The 'original' was a Silk Cut Spitfire circa 1989 - this was hand painted and the car didnt have a windscreen. Looked really great.

This idea was copied for the Mk2 Cortina Estate (Bertha), then a Volvo 240 Estate and then ultimately a Jag XJ6. These did over 25 car-years at Le Mans between them and I wonder if the Spitfire lads ever knew what they had unleashed.

I'll see if I can find some photos.

Missingbadly

198 posts

110 months

Thursday 29th January 2015
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Here is the Spit. Had a windscreen after all - well it was a long time ago!

Missingbadly

198 posts

110 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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Berthas 2 to 4. the first photo just before the Cortina rolled.

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