Modded Fords

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reddiesel

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2,705 posts

60 months

Saturday 7th September 2024
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266981694971?itmmeta=01...


I never tire of seeing a modded Ford , growing up in the Seventies they were part of the landscape and my old man tells me long before that . This will please a few Ford Enthusiasts , the wheels look similar to a popular brand back then Cosmic . Hopefully it finds a good home .

4rephill

5,087 posts

191 months

Sunday 8th September 2024
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reddiesel said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266981694971?itmmeta=01...


I never tire of seeing a modded Ford , growing up in the Seventies they were part of the landscape and my old man tells me long before that . This will please a few Ford Enthusiasts , the wheels look similar to a popular brand back then Cosmic . Hopefully it finds a good home .
This might test your love of modded Fords: https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1769421


ttthilvester

147 posts

163 months

Monday 9th September 2024
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4rephill said:
This might test your love of modded Fords: https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1769421
'Doctor! My eyes!'

wjs1968

154 posts

21 months

Monday 9th September 2024
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ttthilvester said:
'Doctor! My eyes!'
never mind the eyes - that's making my teeth ache!

ttthilvester

147 posts

163 months

Monday 9th September 2024
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wjs1968 said:
never mind the eyes - that's making my teeth ache!
Yes - those too. biggrin

Turbobanana

7,071 posts

214 months

Monday 9th September 2024
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Car and Classic ad said:
Can be put back to original.
yikes

sortedcossie

784 posts

141 months

Monday 9th September 2024
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That's horrific.

aeropilot

37,721 posts

240 months

Monday 9th September 2024
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The Anglia in the OP looks nicer on the period Cosmic's rather than the stupid Carlo Fandango rims and tyres....

I'd personally rather have more period looking seats and certainly not a heavy old Pinto over the front axle, but......I just prefer more period looking modded cars.

The Cortina Mk.1 in the other link made me laugh, remembering some of the monstrosities often seen back in the 70's in the 'good old days' laugh


clubsport

7,356 posts

271 months

Monday 9th September 2024
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I bet that Anglia is a handful!

ref the peiod Cosmic wheels, they look very much like Dunlop D1 alloys to me?

I had a set on a Mini once with the bespoke wheelnuts that never fitted anything else. confused

aeropilot

37,721 posts

240 months

Monday 9th September 2024
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clubsport said:
I bet that Anglia is a handful!

ref the peiod Cosmic wheels, they look very much like Dunlop D1 alloys to me?

I had a set on a Mini once with the bespoke wheelnuts that never fitted anything else. confused
Aah could be?
I remember my best mate who used work for Ripspeed back in the 80's talking about those rims/nuts and the problems they created.

I'm sure if I text him mentioning Dunlop alloys, I know what his response might be....and likely include the letters F and O laugh



reddiesel

Original Poster:

2,705 posts

60 months

Monday 9th September 2024
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aeropilot said:
The Anglia in the OP looks nicer on the period Cosmic's rather than the stupid Carlo Fandango rims and tyres....

I'd personally rather have more period looking seats and certainly not a heavy old Pinto over the front axle, but......I just prefer more period looking modded cars.

The Cortina Mk.1 in the other link made me laugh, remembering some of the monstrosities often seen back in the 70's in the 'good old days' laugh
I was tempted to say they were Cosmics but wasn't 100% sure

Mark A S

1,958 posts

201 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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aeropilot said:
The Anglia in the OP looks nicer on the period Cosmic's rather than the stupid Carlo Fandango rims and tyres....

I'd personally rather have more period looking seats and certainly not a heavy old Pinto over the front axle, but......I just prefer more period looking modded cars.

The Cortina Mk.1 in the other link made me laugh, remembering some of the monstrosities often seen back in the 70's in the 'good old days' laugh
Totally agree, a nice little Twin cam in there would be Perfick, and also ditch that silly exhaust tailpipe!

As for the Cortina,,,,,,,,,,,,pffffffffffff,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

markymarkthree

2,878 posts

184 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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clubsport said:
I bet that Anglia is a handful!

ref the peiod Cosmic wheels, they look very much like Dunlop D1 alloys to me?

I had a set on a Mini once with the bespoke wheelnuts that never fitted anything else. confused
Probably D1 copy's from JBW.

Retro_Jim

482 posts

64 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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They're D1's and looking at the centre caps they could be original . It's a cool Anglia but the Pinto is a bit weighty for the front end of an Anglia.

reddiesel

Original Poster:

2,705 posts

60 months

Monday 7th October 2024
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126694530488?itmmeta=01...


The Mk3 brings back some memories especially body roll in the corners when you were having a "sporting drive". A Cosworth lump under the bonnet and it looks a nice installation should guarantee some memories .

aeropilot

37,721 posts

240 months

Monday 7th October 2024
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reddiesel said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126694530488?itmmeta=01...


The Mk3 brings back some memories especially body roll in the corners when you were having a "sporting drive". A Cosworth lump under the bonnet and it looks a nice installation should guarantee some memories .
None of the memories I have of my 12 months ownership of a Mk.3 2.0GT can be considered pleasant laugh

Horrible bloody thing.
Still have no idea to this day why I bought it rolleyes




daqinggregg

4,086 posts

142 months

Monday 7th October 2024
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My father’s company cars, were all Fords, Anglia’s, Zephyr’s and Corsair’s. Then a MK3 Ford Cortina 2000 GT, twin headlights, rev counter, and four central gauges, angled towards the driver; I thought it was, “the dogs Jackson’s”.

Fond memories of being allowed to drive the NC500, before it was named that, I was fairly tall for a young teen.

Father, secured a big contract with BL, his reward a Triumph Dolomite 1850, to replace the 2000GT

It was his last car, he died shortly afterwards; he hated it; if only they’d ponied up for a Sprint, his last driving memories, may have been a very different story.

Keep it stiff

1,812 posts

186 months

Monday 7th October 2024
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If I remember correctly the 105e was the original Fandango car!

ttthilvester

147 posts

163 months

Sardonicus

19,170 posts

234 months

Tuesday 8th October 2024
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reddiesel said:
aeropilot said:
The Anglia in the OP looks nicer on the period Cosmic's rather than the stupid Carlo Fandango rims and tyres....

I'd personally rather have more period looking seats and certainly not a heavy old Pinto over the front axle, but......I just prefer more period looking modded cars.

The Cortina Mk.1 in the other link made me laugh, remembering some of the monstrosities often seen back in the 70's in the 'good old days' laugh
I was tempted to say they were Cosmics but wasn't 100% sure
Dunlop alloys biggrin