Mk2 Cortina Savage

[3528]

Legacywr said:

Took the Savage to a local beach yesterday.



As I was leaving, I was flagged down by a guy, who turned out to be, the man who owned it when this photo was taken!



Small world!

Wow, this takes me back! I remember that car, as pictured at the bottom, when I used to buy MkII Cortina parts from a bloke who lived near the Little Chef on the A31, just west of Stoney Cross (I had a 1600 Super at the time). I think the house was called 'Manor House' or something similar, and it was his dad's house.

If I remember correctly he wanted £1500 for the car, and this must have been in 1989 - give or take a few months! I really wanted that car, but I couldn't afford it. The bloke also had a very nice original condition Ermine White 1600E without (I think) its vinyl roof.

It's fantastic to see the car restored as I have often wondered what happened to it. It looks great in that colour scheme.

[3528]

Actually, now that I think of it, he wanted £1200 for the Savage and it was the 1600E that was £1500.

[Legacywr]

3528 said:

Actually, now that I think of it, he wanted £1200 for the Savage and it was the 1600E that was £1500.

That guy now runs the car sales in Ashurst, if you know it?

He has a small collection of immaculate Fast Fords, including a 3 door Cosworth, and a Mk2 Mexico. I haven't seen them though!

[3528]

Legacywr said:

That guy now runs the car sales in Ashurst, if you know it?

He has a small collection of immaculate Fast Fords, including a 3 door Cosworth, and a Mk2 Mexico. I haven't seen them though!

I didn't know that (I've just looked them up online). Good to see that he appears to be doing well though. He was a decent bloke to deal with.

[lowdrag]

I haven't replied because I can't find the damned review of the car. Can someone tell me when they were launched and I'll work from there. I know I've read it, but I have 30 years of Autocat here from the 1950's on, and that is a hell of a lot of magazines! I guess about 1966/7, but confirmation would enable me to be more precise. Ta.

[S0 What]

June 17th 1971 is a used car reveiw of a 67 savage, that's the only autocar one i have ?

[final_edition]

Found some pics of my aubergine mk2 Savage. Sold it in late'02/early'03 for £350. All it needed was the exhaust repairing.

Checked on askmid and it's still insured.

Who's got NRX 290F now?

[lowdrag]

S0 What said:

June 17th 1971 is a used car reveiw of a 67 savage, that's the only autocar one i have ?

Curioser. There was no 17/7/71 magazine, only 8/15/22 and it isn't in any of those.

[lowdrag]

Gentlemen, from the Autocar Motor Show edition of 24/10/1968 I give you the Savage road test:-









However, in the opening words it says that this is the Savage II, so there must have been an earlier version and I guess it too was road tested.

Edited by lowdrag on Wednesday 9th April 17:39

[daveenty]

lowdrag said:

Gentlemen, from the Autocar Motor Show edition of 24/10/1968 I give you the Savage road test:-

<snipped pics>

However, in the opening words it says that this is the Savage II, so there must have been an earlier version and I guess it too was road tested.

Thanks so much for this article, takes me back to my youth.

With regard to the Savage II, was there an original done with a Mk I Cortina? Just a thought as I genuinely can't remember...

[S0 What]

lowdrag said:

Curioser. There was no 17/7/71 magazine, only 8/15/22 and it isn't in any of those.

17 of the 6th IE JUNE not july

[carinaman]

anglebox said:

carinaman said:

Did the Ford heads hear Saturday Live on Radio 4 on Saturday? It featured a retired police officer reunited with his former police car, a four door Lotus Cortina?

Did it sound ok? . . . . I was in it!

As far as I can remember. I was on R4 about 3-4 years ago, sadly not talking about cars. You must have sounded better than I did!

[nicknoo]

daveenty said:

lowdrag said:

Gentlemen, from the Autocar Motor Show edition of 24/10/1968 I give you the Savage road test:-

<snipped pics>

However, in the opening words it says that this is the Savage II, so there must have been an earlier version and I guess it too was road tested.

Thanks so much for this article, takes me back to my youth.

With regard to the Savage II, was there an original done with a Mk I Cortina? Just a thought as I genuinely can't remember...

If I recall right the Savage II was a change from using the 128bhp Zodiac Essex over to the Capri 138bhp Essex. Unfortunately the Savage never got the Capri 3.09 back end!

[Legacywr]

Well I never! hahaha

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-CORTINA-SAVAGE-mk2-...

[stuttgartmetal]

Legacywr said:

Well I never! hahaha

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-CORTINA-SAVAGE-mk2-...

Race Proven

Shirley

LOL

[final_edition]

MK3 Savage for sale.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C522202

[Adrian E]

That looks nice - sounds like it's been re-shelled which makes harping on about the racing background a bit of a moot point though?

Still a rare old thing - wonder what they're after for it?

[Legacywr]

Has it been reshelled? If it has, they are having a laugh at 20k+!

[StonetheCrows]

Think its the number plate that has the history.

[stuttgartmetal]

£2995 surely.