My Cortina 2.0s

[32evo]

16000 miles from new, cant be many like it left. First three pics are the way it was with the original wheels fitted, i changed the wheels due to not trusting the original 38 year old Michelin tyres, i do chop and change when the mood takes me and go from one look to another.

[PeterGadsby]

That looks very cool. My mates dad had a Cortina in the 70s I loved being driven around in it with my mate

[dufusmuppet]

Not keen on the ghia wheels but it looks great on the black rs2000s......

Edited by dufusmuppet on Sunday 10th January 17:41

[olds_cool]

That is an absolute beauty. Prefer the original wheels though. Any pics of the interior?

[32evo]

[clarki]

That's mega.

[LanceRS]

Absolutely stunning, love it.

[Shadow R1]

Looks great.

[PlayersNo6]

Wow. Lovely car OP.

[kingkongsfinger]

Love it, used to rag to death my Dad's Mk5 Estate when I first past my test!

I know its not period correct but would like to see it lowered by at least 100 mm

[chris333]

Fabulous! I dreamed of 2.0S Cortinas...my dad was stuck with 1.6L 's as company cars. I doubt XVM 281S has survived as well...

[32evo]

kingkongsfinger said:

Love it, used to rag to death my Dad's Mk5 Estate when I first past my test!

I know its not period correct but would like to see it lowered by at least 100 mm

It probably would look good lowered but i want to keep it standard in every way once the wheels and louvre are removed.

[killysprint]

Absolutely love it. Looks great in white. Have you got the original ford steel "rostyle" wheels??

Was this the one that for sale on ebay a couple of months ago??? that one was at (went for) really strong money.

Have a thing for Mk4 cortinas probably going back to when My old man had 2 Mk4's during the late 70's as his company cars. Seem to recall the launch was around at the end of september 1976 (29th I think - my bday is the 30th) My dad picked up a gold 2 litre GL mid October, then the next one was a 2 litre ghia auto that peaked with a seized engine at 125000 miles and 3 years old - the day the Sierra was launched in 1982. Remember him coming home in a red Sierra 1.6 L five speed!!!!!!! that night - had it a couple of months and he hated It.

Would love a 2.3 'S' manual - guess they're like gold hens teeth though now!

[32evo]

These are the original wheels, they were an option on UK s models,I think there are two 2.3s's left on the road and only a handful of 2.0s's

I had it on Ebay last July but decided to hold on to it until i find a good 1600E or mk3 GXL/GT

Edited by 32evo on Sunday 10th January 20:31

[lyricalgangster]

That is uber cool.

Love it!

[darrenw]

That's fantastic! I have an idle obsession with the S model because as a kid I had brochures with them in (still do...) but never actually saw one on the roads in real life. To date I think I've only actually seen one in the metal and that was only a fleeting glimpse so I couldn't be sure!

[32evo]

I bought the car from its original owner and in 1977 there was a 6 month waiting list for a 2.0s, so they were quite rare back then

[eskidavies]

that's class that is,had a few of These after passing my test ,started with a beige mk4 ,then a green mk 5 with the obligatory different colour boot ,I then bought my mates champagne gold mk5 1.6 l in good nick ,I put ghia interior and trim ,2.0 engine and rostyle wheels .then on a visit to scrap yard I saw these yellow shocks on a cortina on closer inspection they were spax adjustables ,I asked owner how much for cortina shocks ,didn't tell him what they were "tenner" bit of spannering later happy days ,it was like driving a go cart with them cranked up full,,anyway sorry for the hijack that is a smart car ,seeing this has brought a lot of memories back,cheers thanks for sharing

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Awesome! I always wonder what makes some individual cars live when their brothers are long gone.

[paulshears]

I'd forgotten they did an S

My Dad & my uncle both had 2.3 Ghia's & my grandad had a 2.0 GL