1969 Ford Cortina 1600E MkII

1969 Ford Cortina 1600E MkII in Breakfast on Pluto, Movie, 2005

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Ingo ◊ 2011-11-13 01:18	Hillman Hunter? Singer Gazelle? Humber Sceptre?
dsl ◊ 2011-11-13 01:19	1969+ Ford Cortina 1600E Mk2.
dsl ◊ 2011-11-13 01:27	ingo wrote Hillman Hunter? Singer Gazelle? Humber Sceptre? Sadly no. But if it has to be a Cortina instead, at least it's one of the better ones
cortina.chris ◊ 2011-11-13 12:54	All cortinas are good arn't they?
dsl ◊ 2011-11-13 14:32	cortina.chris wrote All cortinas are good arn't they? Ummm .... er ... my loyalties are Rootes first but I like the Mk1 and 2 Cortinas for having a specific design philosophy and the Mk2 for its neat simple styling. Mk3 too bloated and started the decline into mid-market porridge, Mk4&5 a triumph for marketing over product - nothing wrong with them but nowt to shout about.
chris40 ◊ 2011-11-13 14:36	cortina.chris wrote All cortinas are good arn't they? The only problem with Mk.I and II 'Tinas (apart from thinnish metal and rattles) was that the small-engined ones (1200s and 1300s) were thirstier than the 15/1600s. I've driven both, owned a Mk.II 1300 ...