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Title: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Entwood on 24 September 2007, 19:24:22
This brought back a few memories .......  the days when you could work in an engine bay comfortably being one ... 4 th picture down on the left ...  :)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-LOTUS-CORTINA-MK2-SERIES-1_W0QQitemZ320161270604QQihZ011QQcategoryZ29755QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: TheBoy on 24 September 2007, 19:33:59
One of my brothers had a Mk1 Lotus Cortina briefly (parked in tha canal first time he took it to work in the ice)
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Entwood on 24 September 2007, 19:44:10
I badly bent my Mk1 Lotus Cortina rallying in the Forest of Dean ... halfshaft snapped in a corner and spun me out .. wrapped it around a tree .. literally !! Full impact at around 60 mph taken by pasenger door !! ... total write off .. the car made a banana look like a straight edge.

Replaced that with the Mk2 but it never ever handled as well as the Mk1 and I couldn't afford to bend another so had to stop being a hooligan rallying, missed it badly for several years, then got the MGB and started to have fun again .. until SWMBO announced the impending arrival of sprog #1 ... had to grow up and get sensible .. :(
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: miggy on 24 September 2007, 20:27:21
Ford Cortinas, I grew up with my father owning several over the years, I even had a few myself.
Ford Cortina will always have a place in my heart

 :y :y :y
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 24 September 2007, 20:32:18
Bring back the Robin Reliant i say   ;D ;D
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: wizzy_michael on 24 September 2007, 20:42:47
my second car was a mk 1 cortina, reg 489 fgk, it was painted black with a yellow stripe(dulux), cost me twenty quid.ahhhh those were the days
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: geoff on 24 September 2007, 21:05:36
very nice classic :y :y :y
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 September 2007, 21:10:48
On the way out to Calais for our holidays we came across some guys on the "Cortinas to Cortina" rally. Had a good look over their motors whilst waiting for the ferry. There was at least one of each variant right up to a tidy Mk5 which I followed into Dover.

Favourite was a lovely white Mk II Crayford GT convertible  :-*

Kevin
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: geoff on 24 September 2007, 21:15:22
i really love the cortina mk 3 like the one in a bbc tv show "life on mars" would love one to restore but you can not find the dam things anywhere,oh well i'll have to keep looking won't i ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Golfbuddy on 24 September 2007, 21:21:20
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i really love the cortina mk 3 like the one in a bbc tv show "life on mars" would love one to restore but you can not find the dam things anywhere,oh well i'll have to keep looking won't i ;) ;) ;)

Here's one. click (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CORTINA-MKIII-2-0-GT_W0QQitemZ280154567339QQihZ018QQcategoryZ29755QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).

And another. click (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-CORTINA-MK3-1600XL-AUTOMATIC-1972_W0QQitemZ200153094161QQihZ010QQcategoryZ29755QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).

Oh, and one just for luck. click (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1975-MK3-FORD-CORTINA-1600-XL-SUNBURST-RED_W0QQitemZ320158923765QQihZ011QQcategoryZ29755QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).

Enjoy.  :y :y
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: geoff on 24 September 2007, 21:28:18
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i really love the cortina mk 3 like the one in a bbc tv show "life on mars" would love one to restore but you can not find the dam things anywhere,oh well i'll have to keep looking won't i ;) ;) ;)

Here's one. click (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CORTINA-MKIII-2-0-GT_W0QQitemZ280154567339QQihZ018QQcategoryZ29755QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).

And another. click (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-CORTINA-MK3-1600XL-AUTOMATIC-1972_W0QQitemZ200153094161QQihZ010QQcategoryZ29755QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).

Oh, and one just for luck. click (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1975-MK3-FORD-CORTINA-1600-XL-SUNBURST-RED_W0QQitemZ320158923765QQihZ011QQcategoryZ29755QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).

Enjoy.  :y :y
thanks very much  :o :o :o 8-) 8-) 8-)
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Andy B on 24 September 2007, 21:47:18
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Bring back the Robin Reliant i say   ;D ;D

  >:( [size=14]It's Reliant Robin!![/size]  >:(
You wouldn't say Omega Vauxhall or Cortina Ford!  :y  :y
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 24 September 2007, 21:49:09
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Bring back the Robin Reliant i say   ;D ;D

  >:( [size=14]It's Reliant Robin!![/size]  >:(
You wouldn't say Omega Vauxhall or Cortina Ford!  :y  :y

Touchy   ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: TheBoy on 24 September 2007, 22:11:53
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Bring back the Robin Reliant i say   ;D ;D

  >:( [size=14]It's Reliant Robin!![/size]  >:(
You wouldn't say Omega Vauxhall or Cortina Ford!  :y  :y
A secret Reliant fan methinks ;D

Bet you had a Kitten once?
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Andy B on 24 September 2007, 22:19:20
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Bring back the Robin Reliant i say   ;D ;D

  >:( [size=14]It's Reliant Robin!![/size]  >:(
You wouldn't say Omega Vauxhall or Cortina Ford!  :y  :y
A secret Reliant fan methinks ;D

Bet you had a Kitten once?

 Err? No!  ;D :-[  :-[ Tom Karen designed the orange vehicle i have in my garage & shed & various other places. One day it might see the road again
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 September 2007, 22:25:23
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Err? No!  Grin embarrassed  embarrassed Tom Karen designed the orange vehicle i have in my garage & shed & various other places. One day it might see the road again

A Bond Bug?

Excellent ;D

So, just awaiting the X30XE engine transplant and it's a go-er?  :o

Kevin
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Entwood on 24 September 2007, 22:28:55
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Err? No!  Grin embarrassed  embarrassed Tom Karen designed the orange vehicle i have in my garage & shed & various other places. One day it might see the road again

A Bond Bug?

Excellent ;D

So, just awaiting the X30XE engine transplant and it's a go-er?  :o

Kevin

Perhaps he should join this forum ??  :)

http://www.bondbug.com/
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Andy B on 24 September 2007, 23:03:46
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Err? No!  Grin embarrassed  embarrassed Tom Karen designed the orange vehicle i have in my garage & shed & various other places. One day it might see the road again

A Bond Bug?

Excellent ;D

So, just awaiting the X30XE engine transplant and it's a go-er?  :o

Kevin

The chassis is!  ::) That's about it!  :-[  :-[
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Andy B on 24 September 2007, 23:06:14
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Err? No!  Grin embarrassed  embarrassed Tom Karen designed the orange vehicle i have in my garage & shed & various other places. One day it might see the road again

A Bond Bug?

Excellent ;D

So, just awaiting the X30XE engine transplant and it's a go-er?  :o

Kevin

Perhaps he should join this forum ??  :)

http://www.bondbug.com/

Already there!  ;)  ;)

This one (http://www.bondbug.com/register/present_detail.asp?CarsRegistration=LTF%20531%20K)
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Martin_1962 on 24 September 2007, 23:16:19
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Bring back the Robin Reliant i say   ;D ;D

  >:( [size=14]It's Reliant Robin!![/size]  >:(
You wouldn't say Omega Vauxhall or Cortina Ford!  :y  :y
A secret Reliant fan methinks ;D

Bet you had a Kitten once?

 Err? No!  ;D :-[  :-[ Tom Karen designed the orange vehicle i have in my garage & shed & various other places. One day it might see the road again

Oh the Reliant sports car - the Bond Bug!
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 25 September 2007, 09:34:22
Robin of course being the engine manufacturer......

Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: TheBoy on 25 September 2007, 18:12:54
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Robin of course being the engine manufacturer......

You really do need to get out a bit more ;D
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Paul M on 25 September 2007, 18:45:24
My dad had one back in the day, dunno if it was a Mk1 or Mk2 though, waaaaaaaaaaaaay before my time :y
Title: Re: Went all nostalgic ...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 25 September 2007, 20:10:19
A colleague of mine used to have one. He was driving down the M3 one day (allegedly at 90 MPH  :o) when he had to swerve to avoid something.

It rolled onto its' roof, tried life as a toboggan for a hundred yards or so before ending up in the ditch :'(

Kevin