Ford Cortina Mk3 Buying Guide - 70s Classic Blue Oval You Can Daily Drive

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The Mk3 Cortina continued the success of its 1960s predecessors by reinventing the formula - all-new American styling, double-wishbone suspension tuned for comfort over handling and a longer wheelbase teamed with a more spacious, refined interior. Its gorgeous looks and all-round competence helped it sell 1.3 million units and today, it’s an appealing and practical classic car. Whether you fancy a UK-spec GXL with a Pinto, base L with a Crossflow or one of the more exotic South-African models with an Essex V6 or Australian cars with 4.1-litres of power, there are plenty of things to watch for. Here's how to buy this classic Ford before values rocket!
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[@SuperMaverick09]

Best looking saloon car ever produced in the UK.

[@geoffclarke3796]

Best looking Cortina by some margin imo. A mate of mine has a 2 litre GXL in the early 90's and while it had decent performance it roll a hell of lot when cornering enthusiastically. It I bought one of these I'd have to fit some aftermarket dampers.

[@CortinasAndClassics]

I love my MK3 Estate

[@stephenport4768]

Mk3 definitely the best the GXL being my favorite also like the 1600E mk2

[@johnf5817]

My first car back in 1985 was a 1974 Mk3 1.6 base. £160 from the auctions, running like a pig. Lifting the bonnet in the dark revealed an awesome fireworks display; new plug leads cured both issues. Regret selling it 2 months later (for £265) but it had done its job and the boot floor rot had already set in. It was a great pre-university summer holiday car and I did about 4,000 miles in it at an average of 29mpg.

[@nicnak4475]

6.22 Camshaft not crankshaft ! 😅

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Another good video 🚗🚙🚘👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@stephenport4768]

Camshaft oil spraybar

[@smoothmicra]

Scary stuff. The MK3 looks great but has a habit of rusting er, everywhere!
Also, the following components may fail: all of them!
Best be handy with the spanners!

[@joedarkness808]

My Cortina rear wheel arches were rotten then I got the car .. unfortunately the car was written off after someone ran into the back off it

[@tednruth453]

Basically, the whole thing is liable to rust 😃

[@fasthracing]

Umm Mk'3's. Mine had to have a new rear diff, clutch, radiator and camshaft.

[@rob5944]

I don't think bright red suits it, anyhow I wonder why door seals are made but not windscreen rubbers?

[@metalman4141]

If it sounds solid it’s filler.
If it pings it’s metal.

[@dennisbrown4584]

So what's with the Cortina. It wasn't much when it was built

[@sultanoftippoo3857]

It was my first car, provided me with some of my happiest memories with mates and girlfriends so what’s with the Cortina, to some of us quite a bit actually.