Sunday 15th September 2002
Cortina
40 years of the Ford classic
Discussion
They are a rare sight nowadays, but they were a cracking motor in their day.
My Dad had a much cherished 2.0 GL as a company hack. Kept it clean, always checked the oil etc. - very dilligent considering it wasn't his own motor - then a year or so after he got rid of it, we saw it being pranged by Pete Beal on Eastenders. We were gutted.
>>> Edited by DIGGA on Tuesday 17th September 17:02
My Dad had a much cherished 2.0 GL as a company hack. Kept it clean, always checked the oil etc. - very dilligent considering it wasn't his own motor - then a year or so after he got rid of it, we saw it being pranged by Pete Beal on Eastenders. We were gutted.
>>> Edited by DIGGA on Tuesday 17th September 17:02
Okay, so they weren't generally paragons of reliability (although our 'tina, admittedly new at the time, ran faultlessly) but you kind of wonder how kids will get on with the current generation of cars in 10 years time, with all the elecrtickery they have.
My mates first car was a hand-me-down 'tina from his Dad (via his mother too), and it was great. Easy & cheap to fix, and with the multi-coloured panells it would cut a swathe through any BMW and Mercedes populated rush hour. No one wanted to trade paint with that thing!
My mates first car was a hand-me-down 'tina from his Dad (via his mother too), and it was great. Easy & cheap to fix, and with the multi-coloured panells it would cut a swathe through any BMW and Mercedes populated rush hour. No one wanted to trade paint with that thing!
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