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« Reply #15 on: 01 September 2008, 22:05:08 »
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Bit OT but I thought you guys and gals would like some Cortina pics to go with the thread, (some of which may be bordering on Cortina P0rn  :) :) :) )







Cortina Heaven, i love 'em...just off to the bathroom!!!!!!!!!! ::)
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« Reply #16 on: 01 September 2008, 22:10:53 »
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Nice choice. I never did get to find out what the difference was between  mk4 and mk5.
Friend of mine had a mk3 2 litre GXL white with a black vinyl roof.
It was M reg 1973.quick car for it's day. :y :y
Mk5 was no more than a Mk4 facelift really. Bigger bumpers/lights, few interior changes but you can't swap front wings due to indicator lens shape. :y


Windscreen rake is different too
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« Reply #17 on: 01 September 2008, 22:14:48 »
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The second pic, is that a lotus cortina

Oh yes indeedy!
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« Reply #18 on: 01 September 2008, 22:28:43 »
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Nice choice. I never did get to find out what the difference was between  mk4 and mk5........

If you go to anorak mode you'll find that there is no such thing as a Mk V Cortina!  :o The Cortina to which you are refering is really a MkIV 1980 series!  :y  :y ;)

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« Reply #19 on: 01 September 2008, 22:31:05 »
I think the MK1 Lotus Cortina was built on the same production line as the original Elan.
MK2 went along the Ford production line. And was called Cortina Lotus.Correct me if i am wrong.
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« Reply #20 on: 01 September 2008, 22:34:38 »
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Windscreen rake is different too

Windsreen rake being different? I wouldn't thinks so.  :-/
I do know that a Cortina III estate car is taller in the body than a saloon, so that would make the estate & saloon screens different from each other ie an estate's is deeper from the scuttle to the roof.
I learnt this from a neighbour years ago who bought a saloon's front door for his estate. They both looked identical to each other, and the saloon door did fit to estate. It was just as he closed the door when he'd finished!  :-? There was a 2" gap between the top of the window frame and the roof line.  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D
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« Reply #21 on: 01 September 2008, 22:43:20 »
Driven many a mile in the estate version, nice car, now if I get to Bishop Auckland before you!!!!!!!!!!!! :y
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« Reply #22 on: 01 September 2008, 23:01:42 »
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Driven many a mile in the estate version, nice car, now if I get to
Bishop Auckland before you!!!!!!!!!!!! :y
  You can pay the man & deliver the 'Tina to my overcrowded driveway. You're a star, Thankyou!!! :y
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« Reply #23 on: 01 September 2008, 23:04:35 »
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Driven many a mile in the estate version, nice car, now if I get to
Bishop Auckland before you!!!!!!!!!!!! :y
  You can pay the man & deliver the 'Tina to my overcrowded driveway. You're a star, Thankyou!!! :y

I would do ;D ;D ;D but we will be at the Caravan............ :y
Looks nice though, I need a toy!!!! ::) ::) ::)
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« Reply #24 on: 01 September 2008, 23:14:13 »
Ooh! :-* Look at all the room in that engine bay! Crying out for a Zetec / C20XE / Lotus twin cam / Cossie YB for some proper live axle sideways roundabout action. :D

I'll go and wash my mouth out with soapy water... :(

 ;)

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« Reply #25 on: 01 September 2008, 23:21:02 »
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Ooh! :-* Look at all the room in that engine bay! Crying out for a Zetec / C20XE / Lotus twin cam / Cossie YB for some proper live axle sideways roundabout action. :D

I'll go and wash my mouth out with soapy water... :(

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At the end of (what we laughingly called) last summer I stopped on my way home from work, to offer a helping hand to a broken down Lotus Elan + 2  In the snug engine bay sat a Zetec complete with a couple of side drought Webbers. Fortuantely he didn't need any help!
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« Reply #26 on: 01 September 2008, 23:23:31 »
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Driven many a mile in the estate version, nice car, now if I get to Bishop Auckland before you!!!!!!!!!!!! :y

My dad had the Mk4 Estate... used to eat Void Bushes!
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« Reply #27 on: 01 September 2008, 23:30:26 »
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Driven many a mile in the estate version, nice car, now if I get to Bishop Auckland before you!!!!!!!!!!!! :y

My dad had the Mk4 Estate... used to eat Void Bushes!

Mine, a Mk5 was thrashed for 96K and never missed a beat, company car regularly serviced, do seem to remember a choke problem? auto choke? but that was about all.
And it used to do a lot of towing of works trailers. ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #28 on: 01 September 2008, 23:34:42 »
Yes - void bushes were a pain, Used to last 3 months if you did the bolts up before letting it off the jacks.

Miggy wishbone bushes are no better.
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« Reply #29 on: 01 September 2008, 23:37:55 »
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Ooh! :-* Look at all the room in that engine bay! Crying out for a Zetec / C20XE / Lotus twin cam / Cossie YB for some proper live axle sideways roundabout action. :D

I'll go and wash my mouth out with soapy water... :(

 ;)

Kevin

At the end of (what we laughingly called) last summer I stopped on my way home from work, to offer a helping hand to a broken down Lotus Elan + 2  In the snug engine bay sat a Zetec complete with a couple of side drought Webbers. Fortuantely he didn't need any help!
 ;D  ;D  ;D

Maybe one of these... http://www.spydercars.co.uk/  :-* :P druel.

.. and you can see the chassis has the traditional Lotus side impact protection system. ;D

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