Whats going on in my garage ,,,,,

[cortinacrazy]

Heres whats going on in my garage ....a 1971 Ford cortina Mk3..

 

[sasquach]

Hey the steeringwheel is on the wrong side . LOL

 

[ZRX61]

How about some pics of the yelllow one?

 

[cortinacrazy]

Heres some pics of the yellow one. A 1975 fort cortina mk3...

 

[uniongoon]

Mad max called, he wants his car back

 

[ZRX61]

I remember em new


...actually I remember the Mk1's also

 

[chevazon]

"Ello John got a new moter ?"

 

[35mastr]

You got some work cut out for you on the project car. That thing looks like it was at the bottom of the ocean for a bit.

The yellow one is a cool car for a Mordoor.

 

[61scout80]

I love older european cars! hell, i love newer ones too. I'm sure you'll all laugh at the fat American smiling ear to ear standing next to a citreon C4 when i finally do make it that way.

Looks good. Tell me about the lighting requirements. The yellow mark 3 looks like it has composite bulbs and "city lights" (i know the term is ricer like, but i don't know the real term). Is that true? composite lights didn't hit the US until the late 80's...

Also your trailer looks to have a rear fog. I didn't realize they were mandatory on everything.

What engine is in the cortina? I don't think we got an equivalent to that over here.

Looks like you have a nice license plate collection on the wall, and a route 66 sign. ever been state side?

 

[ZRX61]

What engine is in the cortina? I don't think we got an equivalent to that over here.

IIRC they were available with a 1300, 1600 or 2liter engine

They can actually get out of their own way if you drop a 351 in em tho

 

[Rolling_Thunder]

Kinda cool! Never seen one before! Front end kinda reminds me of the old Mercury Capri's from the late 70's! Have fun rebuilding your new one!!

 

[Warg]

IIRC they were available with a 1300, 1600 or 2liter engine

They can actually get out of their own way if you drop a 351 in em tho

IIRC they were also available as a "Lotus Cortina" with a hopped up engine and suspension. Or was that only the Mk I ?
Friend of mine had one of those, years ago so my memory might slip a bit, and I seem to recall that it got out of its way quite well.

 

[cortinacrazy]

Thanks for the comments chaps , not sure if the mk3 cortina was available in the states, but i think the mk1s and mk2s where , there was a californian mk2 on ebay not so long ago....

Yea i have a bit of a thing for garage ornaments, including licence plates , iv beet to the states a couple of times , and intend to do route 66 next year....

 

[e-tek]

Great work! Bet that was easier to take apart than it will be to put er back! What's the plan - full restore or racer?

 

[tstang90]

very cool. I have never seen nor heard of that car before. Where are you located?

There sure is a lot of sheet metal work needed on that one. Is the car worth $$?

Or do you just love the car and put a nice challenge in your lap?

 

[cortinacrazy]

The car is kinda a rare car here in ireland as it was a very popular car in the 70s and the fact its a one owner car , and a two door , and an irish car make it rare , but wouldnt be worth mega $$ but i just love it and wand to see it live on.....PS im in Dublin Ireland ..

 

[HOTFR8]

We never got a two door model here so I can say I am impressed by that project. We did get the two door Escorts and my Mum has one that has been in the family since new although it is a four door.

 

[galwaytt]

The car is kinda a rare car here in ireland as it was a very popular car in the 70s and the fact its a one owner car , and a two door , and an irish car make it rare , but wouldnt be worth mega $$ but i just love it and wand to see it live on.....PS im in Dublin Ireland ..

howdy from ......well, down the road ! Do you know 'Corktina', btw ?

 

[cortinacrazy]

howdy from ......well, down the road ! Do you know 'Corktina', btw ?

Corktina ?? yes i know richard very well......you know him ??

 

[cortinacrazy]

We never got a two door model here so I can say I am impressed by that project. We did get the two door Escorts and my Mum has one that has been in the family since new although it is a four door.

Didnt get the two door ? heres another mk3 two door i recently bought as a spares car , but have since decided it is a shame to break it so it will be a future restoration project ..