1980 Ford Cortina 2.0 GL MkV

1980 Ford Cortina MkV in Shoot to Kill, Movie made for TV, 1990

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Kooshmeister ◊ 2015-04-29 13:33
Kooshmeister ◊ 2015-04-29 13:34	Says 2.0 GL on the trunk.
Kooshmeister ◊ 2015-04-29 13:35	It's supposed to be a police car, but has nothing on it identifying it as such. Although the officers inside are in full uniform (!).
dsl ◊ 2015-04-29 13:37	Police spec Cortinas were basic trim (L) but often had uprated oily bits (suspension etc). A GL would have been far too luxurious.
Kooshmeister ◊ 2015-04-29 13:49	Well at any rate it gets blown to bits.
Kooshmeister ◊ 2015-04-29 15:20	** -- Last edit: 2015-05-01 10:35:13
Kooshmeister ◊ 2015-05-01 10:43	This Cortina getting destroyed is one of the stranger aspects of the film. As I said it gets blown up. Not only does this leave a gigantic hole in the ground like in a cartoon, but the car flies up and lands perfectly upright on all four wheels (!!!).
dsl ◊ 2015-05-01 13:30	Kooshmeister wrote ... the car flies up and lands perfectly upright on all four wheels (!!!). Cortinas were always well engineered. Until they started rusting.