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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Ford never marketed a Mk V Cortina,for reasons best known to themselves they called it Cortina 80 and was an exercise in extending the life of the range until the Sierra could be brought on line.

You'll never hear anyone call it a Cortina 80. They would have done the work anyway, as it was due a facelift.
In much the same way, a mk3 Capri ought to be referred to as a mk2 facelift.

If the differences between the Mk4 and Mk5 where so small, then there was no Mk5.

[Nick W]

Ford never marketed a Mk V Cortina,for reasons best known to themselves they called it Cortina 80 and was an exercise in extending the life of the range until the Sierra could be brought on line.

You'll never hear anyone call it a Cortina 80. They would have done the work anyway, as it was due a facelift.
In much the same way, a mk3 Capri ought to be referred to as a mk2 facelift.

 

If the differences between the Mk4 and Mk5 where so small, then there was no Mk5.

Well it did get a roof about 30mm higher, which meant all new roof pillars, glass, door frames and trim. Bigger changes than a lot of facelifts. Plus the usual stuff like sheetmetal, lights, bumpers and interior trim

[ronnyd]

Saw a Marina pickup when out on a bike ride this afternoon. Was in the fetching shade of diarrhea. Apart from that, it looked very clean.

[Nick W]

Saw a Marina pickup when out on a bike ride this afternoon. Was in the fetching shade of diarrhea. Apart from that, it looked very clean.

There's one the next street over from me. I think he bought it new, because I remember seeing it in the mid eighties. Blue, with lots of extra shiny custom stainless bits. It's his work truck.

[Doctor Gollum]

There's a chap around the corner from me who has a Maestro van. Looks very well kept, and although I suspect that he is semi retired, it gets used as a mobile worshop.

[Lizzie Zoom]

Ford never marketed a Mk V Cortina,for reasons best known to themselves they called it Cortina 80 and was an exercise in extending the life of the range until the Sierra could be brought on line.

You'll never hear anyone call it a Cortina 80. They would have done the work anyway, as it was due a facelift.
In much the same way, a mk3 Capri ought to be referred to as a mk2 facelift.

If the differences between the Mk4 and Mk5 where so small, then there was no Mk5.

No, believe me, when you drove a MkV, officially known as that by the main dealers at the time as it was launched to the press as such, it gave a feeling of greater comfort (for it's day) and better performance than my previous MkIV, let alone MkIII.  The Mk2 was of course a different car altogether, and although, very regrettably, I never got my hands on a 1600E, it was not a bad car for it's time, just basic in trim and no extras!

[cam.in.head]

apart from learning to drive in my dads hillman hunter the first car i actually owned was a mk1 granada .3.0 gxl.it was arguably comfier than even an omega but had 100 times the rust and was only a few years old.(7).
the era of great cars is sadly over especially comfort wise.nowadays its all speed and gadjets and no comfort. my mate just bought himself a brand new superb and was raving on about how comfy it was.he took me for a drive. the first generation superbs may well have been comfy cars but the current one certainly isnt.if you sat and closed your eyes you could be in anything !
cars,like music,like people had character back then and im proud to have been born in the mid sixties and grown up with the next 2 decades firmly stuck in me.

[Lizzie Zoom]

apart from learning to drive in my dads hillman hunter the first car i actually owned was a mk1 granada .3.0 gxl.it was arguably comfier than even an omega but had 100 times the rust and was only a few years old.(7).
the era of great cars is sadly over especially comfort wise.nowadays its all speed and gadjets and no comfort. my mate just bought himself a brand new superb and was raving on about how comfy it was.he took me for a drive. the first generation superbs may well have been comfy cars but the current one certainly isnt.if you sat and closed your eyes you could be in anything !
cars,like music,like people had character back then and im proud to have been born in the mid sixties and grown up with the next 2 decades firmly stuck in me.

I think you are right.

Back in the day my father-in-law to be used to buy big, originally grand cars, for the likes of £50 and ran them until they dropped.  I had the pleasure, whilst learning to drive, of taking the wheel of both a 1958 Humber Snipe, then a 1964 Austin Westminster.  Both were so comfortable, with full leather seats, real wood trim and a lovely smooth ride with an amazingly quiet engine.  In the Westminster in particular it was luxury, with fold down tables for the rear seats, excellent interior lights for the real executive feel, amongst other higher end trims for the age (1970) we were in - the age of the Cortina and other “cheap finished”, plastic cars.

Only having to double de-clutch in the Humber spoilt the driving experience, but everything else was spot on.

Big, heavy cars, that gave you luxury;  now it is all plastic without the luxury feel, unless you buy a Bentley or Rolls!

[Sir Tigger KC]

Would love a triumph stag & jenson interseptor in my collection.

Nah.....the Moskvitch was more of a 'bird puller' back in 1973.....

It was the time of the rise of the Marina Coupes greatness I do believe

Yep...the Morris Marina coupe is responsible for most of the wet pussy in the seventies. 

Yes, from many young women like me wetting themselves with mocking laughter at that old persons car.......very uncool!!

Sir Tigger had his best moments in a Marina coupe......

A pretty girl draped across the bonnet of a Marina Coupe 1800TC was just the icing on the cake! 

[Nick W]

A pretty girl draped across the bonnet of a Marina Coupe 1800TC was just the icing on the cake! 

Running the poor cow down with a Marina was really taking the piss.

[BazaJT]

A '58 Super Snipe Lizzie? Would that have been one of the "Mk" models[rounder shape particularly the boot lid or a "series" model[squarer shape}? I can't recall change date.Dad ran Super Snipes from mid '50s through to '67 when they stopped making them.They were all company cars and when the last Super Snipe went dad wanted a P5 to replace it but his dad[who owned the company] wouldn't allow it and dad finished up with a Mk IV Zodiac Executive instead

[henryd]

Saw a Marina pickup when out on a bike ride this afternoon. Was in the fetching shade of diarrhea. Apart from that, it looked very clean.

There's one the next street over from me. I think he bought it new, because I remember seeing it in the mid eighties. Blue, with lots of extra shiny custom stainless bits. It's his work truck.

A garage here in Cornwall (long gone now) used to buy Marina pick up shells new then add parts from donor cars  for the running gear,an elderly neighbour ended up with the 1.8TC lump in one which given the weight of a pick-up made for an interesting drive

[Nick W]

Saw a Marina pickup when out on a bike ride this afternoon. Was in the fetching shade of diarrhea. Apart from that, it looked very clean.

There's one the next street over from me. I think he bought it new, because I remember seeing it in the mid eighties. Blue, with lots of extra shiny custom stainless bits. It's his work truck.

A garage here in Cornwall (long gone now) used to buy Marina pick up shells new then add parts from donor cars  for the running gear,an elderly neighbour ended up with the 1.8TC lump in one which given the weight of a pick-up made for an interesting drive

although I've seen the car since the 80s, and known the owner for twenty years, I've always just assumed  it's an 1800. Rob always has something much more interesting to talk about than his work truck! His cars with 70s style murals are legendary round here

[Lizzie Zoom]

A '58 Super Snipe Lizzie? Would that have been one of the "Mk" models[rounder shape particularly the boot lid or a "series" model[squarer shape}? I can't recall change date.Dad ran Super Snipes from mid '50s through to '67 when they stopped making them.They were all company cars and when the last Super Snipe went dad wanted a P5 to replace it but his dad[who owned the company] wouldn't allow it and dad finished up with a Mk IV Zodiac Executive instead

I believe it was just a "Snipe", as my father-in-law to be at the time was always going on about getting a Super Snipe next, which at the time I was looking forward to.  He never did, and instead went onto the glorious, for me, Austin Westminster, the car of government ministers and like!  To think later the Omega did the job!!

I love the Omega, but if I had to choose a 'ministerial' car between the Westminster or the Omega I have now, I know the Westminster would win.   PS I reckon petrol consumption is/was about the same for both cars!!