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[scimmy_man]

first car I ever drove on the motorway, ( I was 16 ) 

was offered it for £800 when I was 18, I actually went to get an insurance quote

[Lizzie_Zoom]

This is a nice car, but personally I would be more impressed by a Cortina Mk2 1600E. 

That is THE Ford car to have from the 1960s and wouldn't cost £80K!

PS  .....and here is one for sale in the colour I love for these cars:

http://cars-vehicles.wiju.co.uk/r?q=ford%20cortina%201600e%20for%20sale%20uk&id=21115184&s=115&p=2&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carandclassic.co.uk%2Fcar%2FC529996&rnd=0.24220802844502032

 

[4x4]

Women are never easily pleased lol

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Women are never easily pleased lol

  No we are not and long may it be so!

[henryd]

This is a nice car, but personally I would be more impressed by a Cortina Mk2 1600E. 

That is THE Ford car to have from the 1960s and wouldn't cost £80K!

PS  .....and here is one for sale in the colour I love for these cars:

http://cars-vehicles.wiju.co.uk/r?q=ford%20cortina%201600e%20for%20sale%20uk&id=21115184&s=115&p=2&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carandclassic.co.uk%2Fcar%2FC529996&rnd=0.24220802844502032

 

Or if it has to be a mk1,what about this and save 70 grand

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1965-FORD-CORTINA-MK1-GT-/301287153309?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

[Olympia5776]

Or if it has to be a mk1,what about this and save 70 grand

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1965-FORD-CORTINA-MK1-GT-/301287153309?_trksid=p2054897.l4275
[/quote]

I think the Alan Mann racing colours are stunning.
I was in speaking to the owner of our only paint / body shop recently and spied a really forlorn early mk1 pre airflow 2 door GT Cortina sitting in his workshop. He told me he had bought it and was going to restore it . It was really period right down to the Karobes contoured seat covers ........The car was intact and quite solid but had been sitting in a dry barn or shed for decades.
Later I was talking to a friend who told me that the car had been bought for €6000 from the estate of a farmer who had passed away. I baulked at the sum of €6K and said he was mad , until I looked at the market prices for them . This is one of the very earliest GT's with the rev counter off the steering column .

[2boxerdogs]

Nice car, but OTT on the price imo, however, as we know, the value of a car is what ever someone is prepared to pay.......

If I had the money I would be buying a MK2 Savage Estate for sale for £25k, and about 60 Migs with the change........ A friend of mine had a MK 2 Savage saloon back in 1970 talking with him the other night about it ,when we got in from the pub we put the reg number HTF 12F into the DVLA site & to our suprise it is still around, lovely car it was would be great to see it again.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Think I would rather spend that sort of money on a modern day Aston

[Vamps]

This is a nice car, but personally I would be more impressed by a Cortina Mk2 1600E. 

That is THE Ford car to have from the 1960s and wouldn't cost £80K!

PS  .....and here is one for sale in the colour I love for these cars:

http://cars-vehicles.wiju.co.uk/r?q=ford%20cortina%201600e%20for%20sale%20uk&id=21115184&s=115&p=2&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carandclassic.co.uk%2Fcar%2FC529996&rnd=0.24220802844502032

 

Or if it has to be a mk1,what about this and save 70 grand

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1965-FORD-CORTINA-MK1-GT-/301287153309?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

Very nice, but what about this one?...................

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cortina-mk1-1966-2-door-with-1-6-kent-GT/171431656245?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107083358%26meid%3D7018fbcfd159413eb7f2a8ffa76afa5a%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D20140107083358%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D301287153309

[henryd]

This is a nice car, but personally I would be more impressed by a Cortina Mk2 1600E. 

That is THE Ford car to have from the 1960s and wouldn't cost £80K!

PS  .....and here is one for sale in the colour I love for these cars:

http://cars-vehicles.wiju.co.uk/r?q=ford%20cortina%201600e%20for%20sale%20uk&id=21115184&s=115&p=2&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carandclassic.co.uk%2Fcar%2FC529996&rnd=0.24220802844502032

 

Or if it has to be a mk1,what about this and save 70 grand

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1965-FORD-CORTINA-MK1-GT-/301287153309?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

Very nice, but what about this one?...................

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cortina-mk1-1966-2-door-with-1-6-kent-GT/171431656245?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107083358%26meid%3D7018fbcfd159413eb7f2a8ffa76afa5a%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D20140107083358%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D301287153309

That's nice too

[Broomies Mate]

Think I would rather spend that sort of money on a modern day Aston

^^ This.

I appreciate old cars.  I appreciate old cars in Museums.  I appreciate old cars on the road.

Real world [for what I want]......... Compared to modern cars, the old stuff is rubbish.

[Kevin Wood]

Think I would rather spend that sort of money on a modern day Aston

^^ This.

I appreciate old cars.  I appreciate old cars in Museums.  I appreciate old cars on the road.

Real world [for what I want]......... Compared to modern cars, the old stuff is rubbish.

Yes, that's the thing. They evoke lots of nostalgia, and we all like to see them around, but cars of that era really were a load of old cr@p, especially Fords, and especially in original roadgoing spec. In some respects, it would be nice to have one that'd been properly "tricked up" but still had the classic looks, but when their value is so high, do you really want to start modifying it? Only other option is to buy one that's already in a more interesting spec., but that'll probably have racing heritage and be even more valuable.

[omega3000]

Think I would rather spend that sort of money on a modern day Aston

^^ This.

I appreciate old cars.  I appreciate old cars in Museums.  I appreciate old cars on the road.

Real world [for what I want]......... Compared to modern cars, the old stuff is rubbish.

Yes, that's the thing. They evoke lots of nostalgia, and we all like to see them around, but cars of that era really were a load of old cr@p, especially Fords, and especially in original roadgoing spec. In some respects, it would be nice to have one that'd been properly "tricked up" but still had the classic looks, but when their value is so high, do you really want to start modifying it? Only other option is to buy one that's already in a more interesting spec., but that'll probably have racing heritage and be even more valuable.

And made of cardboard  owning  Mk2 van for my first car i was cutting out rust on a weekly basis and the car would always struggle to start after a frost