Advertising Last completed movie pages 1963 Ford Consul Cortina MkI Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
|---|---|
|
◊ 2007-09-05 11:17 |
Ford Cortina Mk.I. |
|
◊ 2007-09-05 11:25 |
Which someone has tried to disguise as a Lotus Cortina, not very successfully. |
|
◊ 2007-09-05 14:11 |
Not Cortina, but Consul Cortina (till 1965) since it has the first type of grill |
|
◊ 2007-09-06 09:37 |
Well, yes ... but in fairness to Ben68 I've never heard anyone describe either Classic or Cortina <65 as Consuls. Even Ford had dropped it by 1965. The only model I've heard described that way is the Consul Capri 109E/116E, and that was only to distinguish it from the later Capris Mk.1,2 & 3. |
|
◊ 2007-09-06 09:56 |
Ford originally planned to call it the Consul 325 but decided on Consul Cortina instead. I'm not sure of the rules here but is the difference between the Consul Cortina and the Cortina just a marketing change or was there a definite model change, too? In other words, were the badges the only things that changed? |
|
◊ 2007-09-06 10:04 |
No, the grille was changed to incorporate the turn signals/sidelights, and (most significantly, imho) throughflow ventilation was added. The Consul Cortina didn't have extractor vents in the C-pillar; the Cortina did. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Cortina |
|
◊ 2007-09-06 10:27 |
...in which case sixcyl is right to distinguish between the two models, even though the prefix 'consul' is rarely used. Apparently the name 'Caprino' was also suugested. I guess our Italian speakers can explain why that wasn't a good idea! I wonder if the same man suggested Silver Mist to Rolls Royce?  |
|
◊ 2007-09-06 10:37 |
Or Pajero to Mitsubishi ...  |
|
◊ 2010-10-04 13:48 |
Also the bonnet badge changed from Consul to Cortina with the 1965my facelift. |
|
◊ 2011-11-27 15:00 |
The very first cars made didnt even have 'cortina' badge on the boot, it was a single piece consul 225 script that was changed to cortina just before lauch. Some of the first press photos show the car with the original 225 badge. |
Add a comment Advertising Advertising
![[*]](/res/star.png){kind=small}
