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Ford Cortina

Ford Cortina
Vehicle information
ManufacturerFord of Britain
Also calledFord Consul Cortina
Production1962 1982
AssemblyDagenham
Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho)
Amsterdam Netherlands 1962-1975
Australia
PredecessorFord Consul Classic
SuccessorFord Sierra
Ford Orion
Hyundai Stellar
ClassLarge family car
RelatedFord Capri

Ford Cortina

Vehicle information
Production1962-1966
933,143 units
Body style2-door saloon
4-door saloon
5-door estate
2-door convertible (conversion)
Engine1.2L OHV "Kent" Straight-4
1.5L OHV "Kent" Straight-4
Transmission4-speed manual all-symchromesh
Wheelbase98 in (2489.2 mm)
Length168.25 in (4273.6 mm) (saloon)
168.5 in (4279.9 mm) (estate)
Width62.5 in (1587.5 mm)
Height56.5 in (1435.1 mm) (saloon)
57.75 in (1466.9 mm) (estate)
Weight1736 lb (787.4 kg) (De Luxe)
2072 lb (939.8 kg) (Estate)
Fuel capacity8 impgal (36.4 L ; 9.6 usgal)
RelatedLotus Cortina

Ford Cortina

Vehicle information
Production1966-1970
1,159,389 units (UK)
Body style2-door saloon
4-door saloon
5-door estate
2-door convertible (conversion)
Engine1.2L OHV "Kent" Straight-4
1.3L OHV "Kent" Straight-4
1.5L OHV "Kent" Straight-4
1.6L OHV "Kent" Straight-4
3.0L OHV "Essex" V6 (Savage conversion)
Wheelbase98 in (2489.2 mm)
Length168 in (4267.2 mm) (saloon)
Width64.9 in (1648.5 mm)
Height55.7 in (1414.8 mm)
Weight1890 lb (857.3 kg) (De Luxe)
2032 lb (921.7 kg) (1600E)
Fuel capacity10.0 impgal (45.5 L ; 12 usgal)
DesignerRoy Haynes

Ford Cortina

Vehicle information
Production1970-1976
1,126,559 units
AssemblyTaiwan (Ford Lio Ho)
Body style2-door saloon
4-door saloon
5-door estate
2-door convertible (conversion)
2-door pickup (P100)
Engine1.3L OHV "Kent" Straight-4
1.6L OHV "Kent" Straight-4
1.6L OHC "Pinto" Straight-4
2.0L OHC "Pinto" Straight-4
2.0L OHV "Essex" V4 (South Africa)
2.5 L OHV "Essex" V6 (South Africa)
3.0L OHV "Essex" V6 (South Africa)
3.3L OHV Straight-6 (Australia)
4.1L OHV Straight-6 (Australia)
Wheelbase101 inches (2578 mm)
Length167.75 inches (4260 mm) (saloon)
171.5 inches (4360 mm) (estate)
Width67 inches (1714 mm)
Height52 inches (1320 mm)
Fuel capacity54.5 L (14.4 usgal ; 12 impgal)

Ford Cortina

Vehicle information
Production1976-1979
1,131,850 units (including Mk V)
Body style2-door saloon
4-door saloon
5-door estate
2-door convertible (conversion)
2-door pickup (P100)
Engine1.3L OHV "Kent" Straight-4
1.6L OHV "Kent" Straight-4 (South Africa)
1.6L OHC "Pinto" Straight-4
2.0L OHC "Pinto" Straight-4
2.0L OHV "Cologne" V6
2.3L OHV "Cologne" V6
3.0L OHV "Essex" V6 (South Africa)
3.3L OHV Straight-6 (Australia)
4.1L OHV Straight-6 (Australia)
DesignerUwe Bahnsen

Ford Cortina

Vehicle information
Production1979-1982
production — see Mark IV
Body style2-door saloon
4-door saloon
5-door estate
2-door convertible (conversion)
2-door pickup (P100)
Engine1.3L OHV "Kent" Straight-4
1.6L OHC "Pinto" Straight-4
1.6L OHV "Kent" Straight-4 (South Africa)
2.0L OHC "Pinto" Straight-4
2.3L OHV "Cologne" V6
3.0L OHV "Essex" V6 (South Africa)
3.3L OHV Straight-6 (Australia)
4.1L OHV Straight-6 (Australia)

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The Ford Cortina is a mid-sized family car built by Ford of Britain in various guises from 1962 to 1982.

The Cortina was Ford's mass-market mid-sized car and sold extremely well, making it very common on British roads. It was also Britain's best-selling car of the 1970s. It was eventually replaced in 1982 by the Ford Sierra. In other markets, particularly Asia and Australasia, it was replaced by the Mazda 626-based Ford Telstar, though Ford New Zealand did import British-made CKD kits of the Ford Sierra estate for local assembly from 1984.

The Cortina was produced in five generations (Mark I through to Mark V, although officially the last one was called the Cortina 80) from 1962 until 1982. From 1970 onward, it was almost identical to the German-market Ford Taunus (being built on the same platform) which was originally a different car model. This was part of a Ford attempt to unify its European operations. By 1976, when the revised Taunus was launched, the Cortina was identical. In fact, this new Taunus Cortina used the doors and some panels from the 1970 Taunus.

All variants of the Cortina sold over one million, with each successive model proving more popular than its predecessor. Such was its fame in the UK that the BBC Two documentary series Arena once devoted an edition to the car and its enthusiasts.

The model's name was inspired by the name of the Italian ski resort Cortina d'Ampezzo, site of the 1956 Winter Olympics. As a publicity stunt, several Cortinas were driven down the bobsled run at the resort which was called Cortina Auto-Bobbing.

Ford Cortina Video

Some classic commercials for the popular range of Australian Ford Vehicles of the sixties and seventies, including the Falcon, Cortina and Escort.
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Perennial favourite of dodgy minicab drivers, it's the Ford Cortina. As, according to this advert, it's also the second coming of Christ himself.
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A Ford Cortina introduced by the then owner, Brian Harding. Life on Mars anyone...?
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Caught this skid on camera at Springnats 2008 at DECA in Shepparton. Orange Ford Cortina with big block V8 caught fire during the burnout!
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fj20 turbo powered tc cortina coming soon...
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Toyo Tarmac series Autocross 2007. What a blast from the past. very entertaining.
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Quality rumble
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Recorded many years ago at Sydneys Oran Park Raceway. This is the well known WOG007 V8 Powered Orange Ford cortina pulling a massive wheelstand.
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Review of the 1993 Ford Mondeo.
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Just another movie of my car.Enjoy.
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Why fuel bills for cars have barely risen since heyday of the Cortina - Scotsman Tweet this news
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Times LIVE--Over the last two decades, Kistensamy has built an impressive collection of five vintage cars - a 1956 Studebaker truck, 1939 Chevy, 1970 Ford Capri, 1974 -Ford Cortina- XLE and 1977 Cortina LDV. Five years ago, Kistensamy bought his tangerine - Date : Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:19:44 GMT+00:00
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Fleet News Online--In 1980 the family favourite -Ford Cortina- 2.0 petrol averaged 27 miles per gallon (mpg). Fuel cost 28p a litre, which when adjusted for inflation would give an annual fuel bill of £1889 (based on the UK average of 12000 miles a year) - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:42:30 GMT+00:00
Social mobility: other side of fairer society - Financial Times Tweet this news
Financial Times--Back in the 1980s, if you had told Gary and Sharon, their names emblazoned across the windscreen of their tarted-up -Ford Cortina-, that they were working-class, you might have got a fist in your face. Everyone aspired to be in the middle - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:50:43 GMT+00:00
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Easier (press release)---...- -Ford- vehicles including a Model T from the early 1900s, a 1940s/50s Prefect, a -Cortina- Mk lll from the 1970s, right up to the present with a Focus RS. ... - Date : Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:10:45 GMT+00:00
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Women Killed as Car Hits Tree - The Spoof (satire) Tweet this news
The Spoof (satire)--Whilst the murder investigation continues, Mrs.Handlebar-Smyths -Ford Cortina- is being held in police custody having been charged with affray and denied bail ... - Date : Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:40:56 GMT+00:00

Type 1960s 1970s 1980s
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5
Supermini Fiesta I Fiesta II
Small family car Anglia 105E / Super Anglia 123E Escort I Escort II Escort III
Large family car Consul II Cortina I Cortina II Cortina III / Taunus TC Cortina IV / Taunus III Cortina V / Taunus III Sierra
Taunus G13 Taunus P4 Taunus P6
Classic Corsair
Executive car Taunus P3 Taunus P5 Taunus P7 Taunus P7.2 Granada I Granada II
Zephyr II Zephyr 4/6 III Zephyr 4/6 IV
Zodiac II Zodiac III Zodiac IV
Coupé Consul Capri Capri Mk1 Capri Mk2 Capri Mk3

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