We had a white one and that grey blue coloured Corsair when I was a child we went camping in the Highlands of Scotland many times in them. They never let us down , even doing over a 1000 miles per holiday. Great days
My first car in 1970 was a Corsair V4. I still remember the reg too. A beauty of a car, very stylish for it's day, and they had a distinctive sound too.🚙🚙🚙
My first car a 1500 in maroon and grey. 1977 £300 from a workmate. Clutch went in the first week of ownership ( workmate put a new one in free) then starter motor came loose. One day it wouldn't start Dad and me scratched our heads for hours. Then a passer by said release the petrol tank cap behind the number plate. It had got some sort of vacuum lock. Kept it for about 6 months and bought a MK3 Cortina. The Corsair is the only car I don't have a photo of out of my 40 odd car ownership. One things for sure you always remember your first love.
I owned three Corsairs, 1st was a 1965 silver 1500GT i paid £15 for from an airline pilot In 1975. I was a postman , it was sitting in his garden for months on end, so i enquired about it. After two years it caught 🔥 fire. 2nd a 1967 2000E that was £250 in 1977 i liked that car. And the 3rd was a 1964 standard 1500 maroon saloon HMP 896B it was haunted. One lady owner. Long story short that car freaked me out so much i traded it in for a new Fiat. No laughing in the back row thank you 😅 a neighbour owned a rare corsair estate, white with red trim. I missed out on buying that from him as i was in NZ at the time. You can't win em all. 😊
The Rover and Triumph 2000 were also introduced in 1963 and also the Hillman Imp. My Grandad preferred the Corsair to a Mk2 Cortina when he bought a brand new one in 1967. His next car was a Mk4 Zephyr, and my gran had an early F reg Escort.
They r in my apinyan 1 the best lookin cars they made I had a 2000e last off production line I loved it my brother had 1 the only thing we found was they lifted at frunt when drivin we put my 2 escort spoiler on it kept it down n handle fantastic after I would love to get anothere 1 very nice film m8 👍👍👍👍👍
I remember our headmaster had a Corsair back in the late 60's. Nice car, but my favourite back then was the Zodiac Mk4. Big, plush, with a huge long bonnet. Gorgeous.
My memory of the Corsair is of the one that ran into the back of my Mk2 Jaguar. The Jaguar had minor damage to the back bumper, but the front end of the Corsair was demolished.
My dad had one in pale blue in the seventies,DDJ 130J easy to remember reg being registered in our home town St helens.I learned to drive in it, and it took us to Cornwall on holiday many a time with not a bother.
My father had a golden 2000e version it lasted until 100,000 miles which was very high in those days oh the joys of motoring alas all gone now due to tje rubbish they churn out these days
Memories, back in 67/68 Courting my late wife would stop of at Fords at Woodford Essex and ogle the Corsair, then back into my Consul 375 onto high beach , Years later got to drive one and what a disappointment.
We had two of these, first a dark green with tan bench seats in 1964, then a white V4 in 66, with red bucket seats. My dad was a bit disappointed with the engine which he expected more from but we kids thought they were great.
Thanks for the video. I would have loved to have seen what these Corsairs look like in their Dash Boards and interiors, but that is not to say I didnt appreciate your efforts. I have not seen one of these in Australia, but I do like them. Cheers, John (Australia)
I bought what I thought was a 65 model in 1972. Turned out that 1 car had been made up from 2 and it was basically only the engine and gearbox that gave it a 65 plate, the majority of the car was a 63. Great car though, I can remember at the time thinking how big it was but seeing it now its tiny compared with modern cars.
My uncle had a brown 1500 Corsair on an F plate and a friend's dad had a silver 2000E on a H plate. This would be the mid 70's, not a spot of rust on either of them.
Dad had a 2000E manual the engine and the gearbox are well matched cruised without an overdrive the autos are a different story the gearing is very short got to rev the nuts off them to get anywhere steering is linked to the front wheels by telepathy but the ride is good
Ford had got their fingers burnt with the Ford Classic which turned out to be complicated (thus expensive) to press and far too heavy...snapped crankshafts were a problem.The Corsair is longer than a Cortina and has more leg room.
@@Efferpheasantssnapped cranks were solved by changing from a three bearing to a five bearing crank. We had a 1963 Classic from new, lovely, stylish, solid car. Changed to a new Corsair in 1967. Quite tinny by comparison. And it broke down at a few weeks old, on a very busy road, very inconvenient! The distributor points snapped. They didn't even have a spring! Bad design.
In effect it is a re skinned Mk 1 Cortina. Ford used so many common parts back then. The entire cabin from the scuttle up to the C pillar was identical. The interior was a bit more plush but no more internal space. The 2000E was the best, the early 1500s were a bit underpowered as it was heavier than the Cortina.
Great to see these old machines being preserved. As a kid, I always loved the shape of the front wing.
Saw one of these about a week ago in Tulse hill, south London.It looked great it was a lovely bright red.🙂
Such good looking classy cars. Always loved them
We had a white one and that grey blue coloured Corsair when I was a child we went camping in the Highlands of Scotland many times in them.
They never let us down , even doing over a 1000 miles per holiday.
Great days
I was lucky enough to have a silver fox 2000E as my first car - previously my Uncles's then Father's....how I loved that car!
As an owner of a Ford Corsair 2000E this is a great video.
Happy 60th anniversary!!!
Thanks very much for this great video on the lovely Ford Corsairs!
I remember seeing a few of these cars back in the mid 90's while living in London still got a few pics as well. great video thanks from Australia!
Love these guys who keep these cars going
My first car in 1970 was a Corsair V4. I still remember the reg too. A beauty of a car, very stylish for it's day, and they had a distinctive sound too.🚙🚙🚙
Yes - a lovely distinctive sound!
Wow this brings back memories I remember my late father in the very early 1970s having a ford Corsair v4 1600 in maroon colour a 4 door model 😊
Thank you for sharing this tour of your car show. Very interesting to those of us on the other side of the Pond!
For a short time I drove a Lotus half race engined Corsair - great fun! I had hoped to see one here.
My first car a 1500 in maroon and grey. 1977 £300 from a workmate. Clutch went in the first week of ownership ( workmate put a new one in free) then starter motor came loose. One day it wouldn't start Dad and me scratched our heads for hours. Then a passer by said release the petrol tank cap behind the number plate. It had got some sort of vacuum lock. Kept it for about 6 months and bought a MK3 Cortina. The Corsair is the only car I don't have a photo of out of my 40 odd car ownership. One things for sure you always remember your first love.
I bought a 65 Corsair for 250 quid in 1984 and it was immaculate! It even survived the 1984 Stonehenge Festival. I may have too.
If one of these had not knocked me off my motorbike I would never have met my future wife in 1967. Still going strong today married55 years
I owned three Corsairs, 1st was a 1965 silver 1500GT i paid £15 for from an airline pilot In 1975. I was a postman , it was sitting in his garden for months on end, so i enquired about it. After two years it caught 🔥 fire.
2nd a 1967 2000E that was £250 in 1977 i liked that car. And the 3rd was a 1964 standard 1500 maroon saloon HMP 896B it was haunted.
One lady owner. Long story short that car freaked me out so much i traded it in for a new Fiat.
No laughing in the back row thank you 😅 a neighbour owned a rare corsair estate, white with red trim.
I missed out on buying that from him as i was in NZ at the time.
You can't win em all. 😊
The Rover and Triumph 2000 were also introduced in 1963 and also the Hillman Imp. My Grandad preferred the Corsair to a Mk2 Cortina when he bought a brand new one in 1967. His next car was a Mk4 Zephyr, and my gran had an early F reg Escort.
They r in my apinyan 1 the best lookin cars they made I had a 2000e last off production line I loved it my brother had 1 the only thing we found was they lifted at frunt when drivin we put my 2 escort spoiler on it kept it down n handle fantastic after I would love to get anothere 1 very nice film m8 👍👍👍👍👍
Had a pale green (Fern green I think) 1500 automatic for my first car in 71. CBL164B...Loved it.
My first car at age 17 in 1975 1:20 , was a 1966 Corsair V4 deluxe, LLF135D. It cost £120. A brilliant car. Of course.
WING MIRRORS, AH THOSE WERE THE DAYS,
Reflect on that!
Yes and people still say wing mirrors in reviews of modern day cars when they are on the doors.
What a dim idea they were there.
I remember our headmaster had a Corsair back in the late 60's. Nice car, but my favourite back then was the Zodiac Mk4. Big, plush, with a huge long bonnet. Gorgeous.
Yes. I always liked them, too. But they are not generally well regarded.
My memory of the Corsair is of the one that ran into the back of my Mk2 Jaguar. The Jaguar had minor damage to the back bumper, but the front end of the Corsair was demolished.
I have a tea tray used at Ford dealers for the launch of the Corsair - black and gold with an outline of Corsair on base
My dad had one in pale blue in the seventies,DDJ 130J easy to remember reg being registered in our home town St helens.I learned to drive in it, and it took us to Cornwall on holiday many a time with not a bother.
My father had a golden 2000e version it lasted until 100,000 miles which was very high in those days oh the joys of motoring alas all gone now due to tje rubbish they churn out these days
Family friend (RIP) had one for approx 30 years; lots of memories. Still on DVLA database, but SORN. Would be nice if one day it gets restored
Memories, back in 67/68 Courting my late wife would stop of at Fords at Woodford Essex and ogle the Corsair, then back into my Consul 375 onto high beach , Years later got to drive one and what a disappointment.
We had two of these, first a dark green with tan bench seats in 1964, then a white V4 in 66, with red bucket seats. My dad was a bit disappointed with the engine which he expected more from but we kids thought they were great.
I think this engine was also used by SAAB, in need of a replacement for their short two stroke engine?
@@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 Saab used the Ford German V4 which entirely different to the British Ford V4
NVJ649G - happy memories!
really cool and ford never brought them in to the US/Canada market I'd bet that car was 10 times better than the pinto ever was
Thanks for the video. I would have loved to have seen what these Corsairs look like in their Dash Boards and interiors, but that is not to say I didnt appreciate your efforts. I have not seen one of these in Australia, but I do like them. Cheers, John (Australia)
Los carros de mi pai rip❤❤
Worked in a Ford dealership, not my favourite lol.But I had one ,tweaked and tuned it a little
Just made it a little better
They were popular on South African roads.
I bought what I thought was a 65 model in 1972. Turned out that 1 car had been made up from 2 and it was basically only the engine and gearbox that gave it a 65 plate, the majority of the car was a 63. Great car though, I can remember at the time thinking how big it was but seeing it now its tiny compared with modern cars.
My dad had the 'Ford Pubic' which was apparently mad from the old Corsair
Had one new, good motor very comfortable, from whence the Ford Pubic came.
Why do you not show the dashboard and interiors ???
Ye gods. So many!
Apart from a couple of Crayford's, I've never seen a terminally rusty one.
Survival rate must have been quite high compared to other models.
I remember a Corsair GT...
Once Crawford got hold of them they made it what they should always have been
My uncle had a brown 1500 Corsair on an F plate and a friend's dad had a silver 2000E on a H plate.
This would be the mid 70's, not a spot of rust on either of them.
Dad had a 2000E manual the engine and the gearbox are well matched cruised without an overdrive the autos are a different story the gearing is very short got to rev the nuts off them to get anywhere steering is linked to the front wheels by telepathy but the ride is good
I think the Corsair was the best looking car which Ford have ever made in Britain.
They are just a cortina with a different body shell same as the capri.
Ford had got their fingers burnt with the Ford Classic which turned out to be complicated (thus expensive) to press and far too heavy...snapped crankshafts were a problem.The Corsair is longer than a Cortina and has more leg room.
@@Efferpheasantssnapped cranks were solved by changing from a three bearing to a five bearing crank. We had a 1963 Classic from new, lovely, stylish, solid car. Changed to a new Corsair in 1967. Quite tinny by comparison. And it broke down at a few weeks old, on a very busy road, very inconvenient! The distributor points snapped. They didn't even have a spring! Bad design.
In effect it is a re skinned Mk 1 Cortina. Ford used so many common parts back then. The entire cabin from the scuttle up to the C pillar was identical. The interior was a bit more plush but no more internal space. The 2000E was the best, the early 1500s were a bit underpowered as it was heavier than the Cortina.
Looks a lot like our 17M in Germany.
The UK Thunderbird
Not many left. All went into making the later Ford Pubic.
That's what I remember them being called. Coarse hair, if anyone was wondering.
Used to work on these back in the day at Ford main dealership, 2000E's where the best, used to go like stink😂😂😂
i had two of these, The V4 engine was the worse ford ever made, but, the 2000E was a real buet
Dagenham dustbins, they were crap motors, you're looking at it through nostalgia. Im 71, believe me,they were shit, rust heap's.
THE CAR WITHOUT A POINT. save for Ford dealer SHIPS, which made a lot of money selling mediocre.
Hideous design .
Another load of junk of a uk car .
That’s awfully rude Paul, but if it gives you a giggle we should all be happy for you. 😊
Bet you're a Remoaner! Can spot them a mile off.