Mk 3 Cortina best looking Ford in the 70,s . I worked as a mechanic at Bristol Street Motors and this model sold like hot cakes , everbody wanted one , if your the same age as me ,you will remember the Reps with their jackets hung on a coat hanger cruising up and down the Motorways. Must have been glory days for Ford Motor Company in the UK.
Matter of opinion I personally think the mk 1 face lift capri was best looking then the mk 1 and 2 escorts the mk 2 cortina this was way down in my opinion and I had a few including gxl and a purple 200e but
The Capri was a step above thís car : thís to me also, in it's price category, gave you the most car for your money ánd A REAL MAN'S CAR too! We had so many Ford's in our family in the 70's & 80's growing up in South Africa. Great cars all of them!
@@AsinineComment : since when numb nuts. Just like the ¹st series of Nissan Micra (especially in cabriolet form) was a TOTAL CHIC CAR as well as something like the thén 'New Beetle', car's like the FORD CAPRI and later the FORD CORTINA XR6 as well as the JAG E-type, were REAL HAIRY CHESTED MAN'S CARS! END OF STORY!
Agreed! Had two new ones in quick succession - followed by a Mk IV... me no liked. I'd go get a replacement without hesitation now if I could. Mk III cost £1100 new in 1974... now in good nick... phooawh!
To me as an American, it looks like a big American four-door early-'70s Ford that got left in the dryer too long and shrunk. And that's not an insult, those Fords of that era were good-looking cars. Darn if the Mk III Cortina doesn't pull that look off beautifully.
I had a 2.0 XL estate and as usual the cam went. So off with the head Piper 270 cam , polish and ported,( Fords never cleaned up or took all the flashing off the ports ) , a Gt 4into 2 manifold and bigger jets for the twin choke Webber. Disillusioned lots of sporty cars but fuel consumption was frightening when used in anger. First passion wagon as well 😍. Happy memories of carefree era.
Great memories there, yeah, I had the 2 litre GT in red with black vinyl roof with the knocking Cam!, it was that feed pipe that ran along the side of the Head, the oil spray holes were too small. I fixed her up and she ran great until I knocked the void bushes out of the rear Axle!. Happy days.
In South Africa in the 1970's, we had the Mk III Cortina 3.0 XLE AND the Mk III Cortina 3.0 GT. The GT was radically different to the XLE, but VERY similar to this car, including the following: 1 - Double round headlamps 2 - Same tail lamps where the amber does not go all the way around to the side edge 3 - Similar black bonnet (hood), side and boot (trunk) lid stripes, but not exactly the same 4 - Similar high back front seats, but ever so slightly different to this 5 - Same 3 dial deep pot dashboard with extra gauges in the center console. The XLE was the more luxurious Cortina while the GT was it's rorty, go-like-hell cousin . Both were awesome cars, but very different in character. I liked both.
I visited Joburg in ‘79 and saw my first 3.0 Cortina (we were limited to 2.0 in the U.K.) and it blew my mind. Absolutely fabulous cars and also suffered far less from the demon rust than the U.K. models due to the much drier climate. 👍👍
@@friendlypiranha774 yes! (My Dad loved Granadas in the U.K. and had two lovely wagons, a 3.0 Essex V6 Ghia, and then the later 2.8 Cologne V6. He liked manual cars particularly for towing a Caravan. He always lent the Ghia wagon to me and my then girlfriend for holidays, (very) happy memories 🙏🥰 😁
Australia had an in a straight six. Crosflow 250 cubic inch. Or 4.1 litre had five stud axles in them. A rocket of a car. Pity they didn't build an like that in Europe. Those 70s cortinas were great little cars. I prefer them to the escorts or the Capries
What a great looking Cortina. The MK3 was a nice looking car anyway, but when it's a two door on a nice set of rims they look fantastic. Sounds pretty potent too. Nice work.
I want that car so bad! I had a '66 Mk 1 GT, which was pretty pathetic really....4 door in 'Dragoon Red' and costing all of £827 on the road! After my '55 Zephyr it was a different class, and with a neck snapping 0 - 60 of 12.1 seconds lol! I remember seeing the first ones, and they looked really wide at the rear! '76 I got my first one...a company car hand down,whilst waiting for a new one. Styling wise, the two door was in a different league, and surprised there were so few on the road!
@Jack Beanstalk only the block architecture but that is board & stroked to 3.4, with 24v dohc cosworth heads and fuel injection. Type in Cosworth GAA to Google, also Rick Wood reproduce these engines for historical racing. th-cam.com/video/j43tDkNX6Y8/w-d-xo.html
Wow! My dad had a brown 1300 2 door and rattle-can sprayed it a similar colour (without sparkly stripes). Plus, blue fur on the dash - he got overtaken on a hill by a cyclist...sold it later for an Austin Princess.
I think this is the best cortina I've ever seen , mostly being tuned by super speed. I had 2 mk3s , a black one and a blue one the last one It's on project right now . I will paint it as the one on the video . So nice !! I' m really fan of brit cortinas . Greetings from E.S.
I always loved the beautiful lines of the Mk3, its one of those cars that looks great from every angle. Good choice of wheels, they remind of the Torque Thrusts from the Bullitt Mustang. With that paint job and wheels, it would be easy to mistake it for a classic American muscle car. When I was a kid my cousin had an XL which I thought was the coolest thing...Until I saw his mates V6 Crayford. Good on you for keeping this beauty running. Nice to know theres still Mk3s around.
Surprises me that certain cars weren't on sale over there, Ford and GM. I love the big Australian V8 70s and 80s cars, didn't see many of those about over in the UK or Ireland probably because of the fuel prices 😂
Ah, my mother had a Daytona yellow two door GXL, with a V6... A lovely car, but she didn't care for it as it had no rear doors. Such a shame she treated it like some old nail to the point it was scrapped. I'm glad so see some have survived. ...her next car was a four door Vauxhall Viva HB which she much preferred! It takes all sorts I suppose.
I've never seen a 2 door Cortina! Our 250ci (4.1L) 6cyl 4 door Cortinas would smoke this though. Most of ours are Windsor and Cleveland powered in Aust now
The Aussie boat anchor engine ain't smokin nothing. All you do is send the essex engine away to cosworth to be modified and bam, 500hp. Also weighs in at under 180kg.
@@funtimesatbeaverfalls the 4.1 was no boat anchor but a Barra will fit in a Cortina and that would smoke any essex engine. You could buy one from in a Falcon that produced 325kW (435hp) without sending it anywhere. If you want to there are turbo'd Barras producing up to 745kW (1000bhp)
@@ianmontgomery7213 having owned many Cortina's tuned,modded and otherwise,I can tell you that even half that power output would see the Cortina's rear end shit it's self and the tunnel will twist along with the floor.
Agreed the car industry saw the USA as crash test dummies what was that other car they unleashed on you that had the engine in the boot (trunk) and would roll on anything approaching a bend
We had them in Canada. I had a 2 door as my winter beater with the 4 cyl and automatic. No other car I've ever owned let me down as often as that car. Definitely not suited to the prairies.
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Mk 3 Cortina best looking Ford in the 70,s . I worked as a mechanic at Bristol Street Motors and this model sold like hot cakes , everbody wanted one , if your the same age as me ,you will remember the Reps with their jackets hung on a coat hanger cruising up and down the Motorways. Must have been glory days for Ford Motor Company in the UK.
Matter of opinion I personally think the mk 1 face lift capri was best looking then the mk 1 and 2 escorts the mk 2 cortina this was way down in my opinion and I had a few including gxl and a purple 200e but
The Capri was a step above thís car : thís to me also, in it's price category, gave you the most car for your money ánd A REAL MAN'S CAR too! We had so many Ford's in our family in the 70's & 80's growing up in South Africa. Great cars all of them!
@@wernerbloemwagen6878 *No such thing as MAN'S CAR, ya numpty.
@@AsinineComment : since when numb nuts. Just like the ¹st series of Nissan Micra (especially in cabriolet form) was a TOTAL CHIC CAR as well as something like the thén 'New Beetle', car's like the FORD CAPRI and later the FORD CORTINA XR6 as well as the JAG E-type, were REAL HAIRY CHESTED MAN'S CARS!
END OF STORY!
Agreed! Had two new ones in quick succession - followed by a Mk IV... me no liked. I'd go get a replacement without hesitation now if I could. Mk III cost £1100 new in 1974... now in good nick... phooawh!
To me as an American, it looks like a big American four-door early-'70s Ford that got left in the dryer too long and shrunk. And that's not an insult, those Fords of that era were good-looking cars. Darn if the Mk III Cortina doesn't pull that look off beautifully.
I think that was Ford's idea to build smaller versions of their USA models for the UK market ?
Best looking Ford ever made and this one is the best of the best!
I had a 2.0 XL estate and as usual the cam went. So off with the head Piper 270 cam , polish and ported,( Fords never cleaned up or took all the flashing off the ports ) , a Gt 4into 2 manifold and bigger jets for the twin choke Webber. Disillusioned lots of sporty cars but fuel consumption was frightening when used in anger. First passion wagon as well 😍. Happy memories of carefree era.
Great memories there, yeah, I had the 2 litre GT in red with black vinyl roof with the knocking Cam!, it was that feed pipe that ran along the side of the Head, the oil spray holes were too small. I fixed her up and she ran great until I knocked the void bushes out of the rear Axle!. Happy days.
Yes, I replaced the camshaft feed pipe was a major fault.
@@paulnolan1352 Ah the void bushes , I forgot them ! Hours of fun 😖😖😖😖
In South Africa in the 1970's, we had the Mk III Cortina 3.0 XLE AND the Mk III Cortina 3.0 GT.
The GT was radically different to the XLE, but VERY similar to this car, including the following:
1 - Double round headlamps
2 - Same tail lamps where the amber does not go all the way around to the side edge
3 - Similar black bonnet (hood), side and boot (trunk) lid stripes, but not exactly the same
4 - Similar high back front seats, but ever so slightly different to this
5 - Same 3 dial deep pot dashboard with extra gauges in the center console.
The XLE was the more luxurious Cortina while the GT was it's rorty, go-like-hell cousin .
Both were awesome cars, but very different in character. I liked both.
I visited Joburg in ‘79 and saw my first 3.0 Cortina (we were limited to 2.0 in the U.K.) and it blew my mind. Absolutely fabulous cars and also suffered far less from the demon rust than the U.K. models due to the much drier climate. 👍👍
@@philtucker1224- in 1979 you should also have seen our Granada Mk I with the 5.0 liter V8 engine. Those were very refined cars.
@@friendlypiranha774 yes! (My Dad loved Granadas in the U.K. and had two lovely wagons, a 3.0 Essex V6 Ghia, and then the later 2.8 Cologne V6. He liked manual cars particularly for towing a Caravan. He always lent the Ghia wagon to me and my then girlfriend for holidays, (very) happy memories 🙏🥰 😁
Nice, I wish you showed the engine bay though.
KGF Classics had an estate SuperSpeed up a while back. 👌❤️❤️❤️😁
That's one nice ford cortina
IVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF OBTAINING A FEW FAST EARLY FORD,S
LOVE TOO SIT IN THIS OR JUST FEEL IT SHIFT.👍
Australia had an in a straight six. Crosflow 250 cubic inch. Or 4.1 litre had five stud axles in them. A rocket of a car. Pity they didn't build an like that in Europe. Those 70s cortinas were great little cars. I prefer them to the escorts or the Capries
What a beauty !!!!❤❤
What a great looking Cortina. The MK3 was a nice looking car anyway, but when it's a two door on a nice set of rims they look fantastic. Sounds pretty potent too. Nice work.
I loved the MK3 Cortina. I owned a green 2000E for a while back in the 80's and it was so quick for the time. Miss my old Fords.
Beautiful !
I fondly remember my mk3 2000e, metallic silver black vinyl roof stunning looking car.
I had a 4 door version in red, awsome car. 2 litre pinto.
WATCHED IT AGAIN.
CRISP❤
I want that car so bad!
I had a '66 Mk 1 GT, which was pretty pathetic really....4 door in 'Dragoon Red' and costing all of £827 on the road!
After my '55 Zephyr it was a different class, and with a neck snapping 0 - 60 of 12.1 seconds lol!
I remember seeing the first ones, and they looked really wide at the rear!
'76 I got my first one...a company car hand down,whilst waiting for a new one.
Styling wise, the two door was in a different league, and surprised there were so few on the road!
Stunning
That is the lumpiest, meanest-sounding V6 I have ever heard. If I walked by that I'd swear it was a big block V8 with an aggressive cam.
@Jack Beanstalk 450hp of Awesome💪🏽
@Jack Beanstalk Here is an RS500 chasing one of these GAA Capri's around Donnington .
th-cam.com/video/hmrvpdxOY7U/w-d-xo.html
@Jack Beanstalk only the block architecture but that is board & stroked to 3.4, with 24v dohc cosworth heads and fuel injection.
Type in Cosworth GAA to Google, also Rick Wood reproduce these engines for historical racing.
th-cam.com/video/j43tDkNX6Y8/w-d-xo.html
What a gorgeous looking creature.
Wow! My dad had a brown 1300 2 door and rattle-can sprayed it a similar colour (without sparkly stripes). Plus, blue fur on the dash - he got overtaken on a hill by a cyclist...sold it later for an Austin Princess.
I think this is the best cortina I've ever seen , mostly being tuned by super speed. I had 2 mk3s , a black one and a blue one the last one It's on project right now . I will paint it as the one on the video . So nice !! I' m really fan of brit cortinas . Greetings from E.S.
I always loved the beautiful lines of the Mk3, its one of those cars that looks great from every angle. Good choice of wheels, they remind of the Torque Thrusts from the Bullitt Mustang. With that paint job and wheels, it would be easy to mistake it for a classic American muscle car.
When I was a kid my cousin had an XL which I thought was the coolest thing...Until I saw his mates V6 Crayford.
Good on you for keeping this beauty running. Nice to know theres still Mk3s around.
Yeah you are right ... This model Cortina is one of the most beautiful cars in the world
The Cortina to end all Cortinas!
What a beautiful machine that's how all. Mk 3s should have been.sounds lovely well done mate nice job 👍👍✌️ OLD FORDS NEVER DIE 👍
My dad had one of these when he was young and into cars in his 20s. He's almost 60 now.
And you think he's no longer into cars ?
Well, if he's a dad and still married, he doesn't have any money.
Sorry, just that's how it is. Kids are bloody expensive, you know.
now he's into old age
Beautiful cortina with that great Essex V6.
The Aussie spec 4.1L (250ci) crossflow powered Cortinas were much faster
@@danielbrealey2924 IL bet, beautiful shaped car.
Daniel Brealey but they were unfortunately boat anchors. I had one in yellow blaze TD XLE
Lovely MK3 2door and superbly modified with that Essex engine ... someone's done a fantastic job here...I had one in the late 80's....2.0 gt
From a time before FORD lost the plot with FWD and transverse engines.
She is beautiful 👌
I rode in a Ford Cortina. Seemed like a nice little car. Was seemingly made in Mexico. Please key me in on this matter.
These Cortina's do have a lovely shape !!
coke bottle
That is just gorgeous, no two ways about it.
Shame Australia didn't get the 1975 2 door
Surprises me that certain cars weren't on sale over there, Ford and GM. I love the big Australian V8 70s and 80s cars, didn't see many of those about over in the UK or Ireland probably because of the fuel prices 😂
Yes but you got the 4.1 litre straight six 4 door version didn't you?
Wowww, it looks like an American Muscle ✊🔥
Ah, my mother had a Daytona yellow two door GXL, with a V6... A lovely car, but she didn't care for it as it had no rear doors. Such a shame she treated it like some old nail to the point it was scrapped. I'm glad so see some have survived.
...her next car was a four door Vauxhall Viva HB which she much preferred! It takes all sorts I suppose.
GXL V6 was the one to have 👌
It's beautiful your a lucky man well done
Looks awesome
That is beautiful i loved my mark 3 i had as my 1st car although this one makes my one with it's little 1.3 engine look pretty lame 😂
Awesome looking Cortina !!! Sounds good too !!
Nice, great to see. No hang on gauges, just a OE dash cluster.
BEAUTIFUL, Loving the colour too.👍
Sweet ride
Had one of these; in grey primer😭
What a colour💙
Ah good old drum brakes, good old ford. Like to know if it Super Stops.
Love it
Wow ,wow,wow that is so cool :)
@Appreciating Classics Ltd where did you buy the rubbers for the rear windows next to the front doors?
Fab l love it. Brilliant Job❤
Fuckin love it :)
Gorgeous
I've never seen a 2 door Cortina! Our 250ci (4.1L) 6cyl 4 door Cortinas would smoke this though. Most of ours are Windsor and Cleveland powered in Aust now
The Aussie boat anchor engine ain't smokin nothing. All you do is send the essex engine away to cosworth to be modified and bam, 500hp. Also weighs in at under 180kg.
@@funtimesatbeaverfalls the 4.1 was no boat anchor but a Barra will fit in a Cortina and that would smoke any essex engine. You could buy one from in a Falcon that produced 325kW (435hp) without sending it anywhere. If you want to there are turbo'd Barras producing up to 745kW (1000bhp)
@@ianmontgomery7213 having owned many Cortina's tuned,modded and otherwise,I can tell you that even half that power output would see the Cortina's rear end shit it's self and the tunnel will twist along with the floor.
@@areyouundoingthatorwhat9181 I suspect you are right. You would have to careful how far you took it. The standard 4.0 six is powerful enough
@@areyouundoingthatorwhat9181 Correct ,and the OZ bomb had plough understeer , great in a straight line , no cornering ability , dragster only .
Wow, fantastic.
My dream car :(
Instead of getting this machine in the States, we had the Ford Pinto inflicted upon us... explosive gas tank and all.
Agreed the car industry saw the USA as crash test dummies what was that other car they unleashed on you that had the engine in the boot (trunk) and would roll on anything approaching a bend
We had them in Canada. I had a 2 door as my winter beater with the 4 cyl and automatic. No other car I've ever owned let me down as often as that car. Definitely not suited to the prairies.
Wow! Great resto..
Look better than euro model... 🥰
Anyone know the name of these wheels?? I imagine they would fit on a Capri aswell
J adore j en avais une en 1980 j aimerais l ajouté à ma collection 1/48ème
That is stunning
Beautiful Beautiful Beautifil
Looks like a muscle car! If i get one i drop a small block v8 in this! (And keep the engine of course)
It'll be Turn to a Muscle car Definitely 🔥🔥
Hi, where did you get the stroker crank from and what rods did you use? I made a 3.0 v6 2 door mk3 37 years ago, awesome motor.
Beautiful 👌
That's lovely😎
What wheels are on the cortina. They look really nice. Car looks amazing also
Lindo Lindo Lindo
Why didn’t you lift the bonnet to let us see that engine
Ffs open the hood and let's see that motor, why do they never show under the hood
Yeah what an oddity ! they might consider it's similar to show under a lady's skirt....
My god iam having a organism I want one and iam gunner get one
What's one of these worth today?
I want to give it one up the exhaust
my Nana had one of these i swaped it for an RX3 cause ..nannys car hi from fast car land
I want this car! How much?😍
Like the Mustang Boss type stripes....
Ditch the Essex for a 289HP V8...
whats the wheels brand? how can i find?
I was wondering same thing but if you look wheels more carefully you can see they are brand name Image. And here is the link to their site: www.imagewheels.co.uk/
Wow never knew there was a 3 door
South African model cortina
Whatever you sold it for; you were robbed!
Why, just why?
This could have been an English muscle car ?
As a multiple Mk1 & Mk2 Escort owner, I should love this.
I don't.
Trying too hard to be American. Horrible thing, probably handles like a boat.
English “sports cars” are really quite embarrassing aren’t they???
Stunning