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[amigov6]

No, not the Beastie, she's safe 'til Feb. But the Cortina went through yesterday. Advised on play in the steering rack, split joint at the top strut mount, & 2 bits of welding, one on a bottom leg mount & one between the rear of the sill & rear wheel arch, both tiny.
   Not bad for a £595 30 year old motor that i enjoy driving & show at local events.

[Dishevelled Den]

Not bad indeed Amigo

[JWDF]

No, not the Beastie, she's safe 'til Feb. But the Cortina went through yesterday. Advised on play in the steering rack, split joint at the top strut mount, & 2 bits of welding, one on a bottom leg mount & one between the rear of the sill & rear wheel arch, both tiny.
   Not bad for a £595 30 year old motor that i enjoy driving & show at local events.

Well done Amigo 
braught back memories there first car i owned was  2.0ltr gl Roman Bronze black vynil roof green window tints and goodyear tyres with goodyear painted white extra spots and fogs was 19 years old at the time   still remember the reg AGA 86S 
cheers Amigo
rgds Jim-F
ps forgot remember those wheel rim inserts jist klicked on  8-)

[p j morgan]

what cortina is it guy?i had a l reg 20.ltr gxl it was a fantastic motor silver with a black vinyl roof and black leather interior. pete

[amigov6]

what cortina is it guy?i had a l reg 20.ltr gxl it was a fantastic motor silver with a black vinyl roof and black leather interior. pete

That would be a Mk3 Pete, I had a few of those but they fetch some coin now!

[amigov6]

No, not the Beastie, she's safe 'til Feb. But the Cortina went through yesterday. Advised on play in the steering rack, split joint at the top strut mount, & 2 bits of welding, one on a bottom leg mount & one between the rear of the sill & rear wheel arch, both tiny.
   Not bad for a £595 30 year old motor that i enjoy driving & show at local events.

Well done Amigo 
braught back memories there first car i owned was  2.0ltr gl Roman Bronze black vynil roof green window tints and goodyear tyres with goodyear painted white extra spots and fogs was 19 years old at the time   still remember the reg AGA 86S 
cheers Amigo
rgds Jim-F
ps forgot remember those wheel rim inserts jist klicked on  8-)

Yes i do remember the chome wheel inserts but this one's got pukka wolfies which suit her. She's a 1.6 GL but has the twin choke carb & 4 branch manifold fitted to wake her up a bit. Never been a rep car, 53,000 miles & no diff whine!!!
    I'd only let her go to finance a Mk3...mmm   8-)

[JWDF]

No, not the Beastie, she's safe 'til Feb. But the Cortina went through yesterday. Advised on play in the steering rack, split joint at the top strut mount, & 2 bits of welding, one on a bottom leg mount & one between the rear of the sill & rear wheel arch, both tiny.
   Not bad for a £595 30 year old motor that i enjoy driving & show at local events.

Well done Amigo 
braught back memories there first car i owned was  2.0ltr gl Roman Bronze black vynil roof green window tints and goodyear tyres with goodyear painted white extra spots and fogs was 19 years old at the time   still remember the reg AGA 86S 
cheers Amigo
rgds Jim-F
ps forgot remember those wheel rim inserts jist klicked on  8-)

Yes i do remember the chome wheel inserts but this one's got pukka wolfies which suit her. She's a 1.6 GL but has the twin choke carb & 4 branch manifold fitted to wake her up a bit. Never been a rep car, 53,000 miles & no diff whine!!!
    I'd only let her go to finance a Mk3...mmm   8-)

Car looks Fantastic  mate 

30 years old "Wow" 8-) great to see its being looked after

a Mk3  ---2000E 8-)------

Cheers Jim-F

[Lizzie_Zoom]

No, not the Beastie, she's safe 'til Feb. But the Cortina went through yesterday. Advised on play in the steering rack, split joint at the top strut mount, & 2 bits of welding, one on a bottom leg mount & one between the rear of the sill & rear wheel arch, both tiny.
   Not bad for a £595 30 year old motor that i enjoy driving & show at local events.

Well done Amigo 
braught back memories there first car i owned was  2.0ltr gl Roman Bronze black vynil roof green window tints and goodyear tyres with goodyear painted white extra spots and fogs was 19 years old at the time   still remember the reg AGA 86S 
cheers Amigo
rgds Jim-F
ps forgot remember those wheel rim inserts jist klicked on  8-)

Yes i do remember the chome wheel inserts but this one's got pukka wolfies which suit her. She's a 1.6 GL but has the twin choke carb & 4 branch manifold fitted to wake her up a bit. Never been a rep car, 53,000 miles & no diff whine!!!
    I'd only let her go to finance a Mk3...mmm   8-)

That Mk4 looks superb Amigo .  I had a 1.6L Estate in that colour, which if I recall correctly was Sahara Beige 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Del Boy]

Good stuff mate 

What a lovely looking example 

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Mate of mine had one of those kicking about his workshop with a 2.9 Cossie V6... looked far sheddier than yours though

[Del Boy]

Mate of mine had one of those kicking about his workshop with a 2.9 Cossie V6... looked far sheddier than yours though

I remember you saying.
I bet that dun half shift 

[mars]

I had a 1981 X Reg Mk5 2.3 Ghia V6 (manual) for 3 and a half years from 1991 to 1994 in Crystal Green metallic. Hardly spent any money on it and it looked mint. Finally sold it my brother in law and bought a 1982 Y Reg Capri 2.8 Injection which I also had for over 3 years and spent very little money on. Fond memories of both cars

[p j morgan]

nice looking motor guy !mine was the mark 3 with the leather seats and alloys it was the 20.ltr  silver with the black  vynl roof it was a fast motor .yours is a mk 4 or 5 isnt it mate ?what has she got on the clock mate

[Vamps]

No, not the Beastie, she's safe 'til Feb. But the Cortina went through yesterday. Advised on play in the steering rack, split joint at the top strut mount, & 2 bits of welding, one on a bottom leg mount & one between the rear of the sill & rear wheel arch, both tiny.
   Not bad for a £595 30 year old motor that i enjoy driving & show at local events.

Well done Amigo 
braught back memories there first car i owned was  2.0ltr gl Roman Bronze black vynil roof green window tints and goodyear tyres with goodyear painted white extra spots and fogs was 19 years old at the time   still remember the reg AGA 86S 
cheers Amigo
rgds Jim-F
ps forgot remember those wheel rim inserts jist klicked on  8-)

I have 2 of those which could be for sale, off MK1 Cortina GT.  Had 4 but 2 were stolen on a trailer I had them on

[amigov6]

 A few more piccies. She's a 1980 Mk5. I've tidied the wire hanging down the transmission tunnel, fitted a period radio cassette (would love an original Ford push button as fitted to the GL) Look closely at the first pic & you'll see a poor paint match on the front end compared to the rest of the car which is original not just new paint but a bad match. Yes Lizzie i think it is sahara  but you need paint codes nowadays. She's not concourse, had new front wings, sills, front valance & rear wheel arch sections welded in before i bought her & still has a solid boot floor (rare thing with Tinas) I pamper my cars, can't help it, maybe i love them too much but it's worth it in my book. 8-)