[Closed] I've brought a old car WARNING it's a mk3 cortina (well most of it)

What model?

Ooh, some pics would be good.

From where did you bring it? 😉

Oft, this sounds sweet~ I just googled mk3 thinking it was the last one before the sierra, but pending pics of your find, it seems you have a musclecar-esque beauty.

Have you seen this (not as pretty) Granada?:

http://passionford.com/forum/restorations-rebuilds-and-projects/231097-zzz-zzz-sleeper-granada.html

you always wanted a mk3 ? are you father ted ?

but i do love old fords 😀 - buddy at works got an 86 capri with the 2l pinto on bike carbs pushing 150 on the dyno.

Any ford motor will fit well 4 pot rear wheel drive lump

Please put piccies up when you can.

I always wanted a Mk3 Capri 3.0L Sport or a Cortina Mk4 2.0L Ghia (the last one because it was the first car I drove and, at the time, it was a fantastically quick car). I remember being able to wheelspin it in 2nd at 40mph (and it could get to 60 in 2nd too) 🙂

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No there was a Mk 4

I always faniced a mk3 as well, nearly went for a green 4 door with black vinyl roof, turned it down to bid on a mk2 mexico, lost that and ended up with a mk 4 golf. I love old fords!

I had a Mk111 2000GT in about 1979. I thought it was reet fast at the time. I think it was a 'K' plate, so '71-'72. It was metallic bronze (brown). I had it resprayed red, for some reason. Swapped it for a Vauxhall Viva .......

Oh Pigface, you bad, mk4 is bad enough, but you only went and beiged it!!

Here is some sweet rumped medicine for the eyes:

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No there was a Mk 4

EDIT: Although the plastic moulding appears to be missing from under the front vallance.

I think these are lovely and saw one the other day.

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My dad had an estate back in the seventies. I mostly remember burning my legs on the vinyl seats when wearing shorts on sunny days. [img] [/img]

And a mark 5. 🙂

We had a Cordoba Beige 2.3 Ghia S with a brown vinyl roof - ATE 858V.
Lovely car, wish my old fella had kept it.

The brown mark 4 was OCB 16R.

And the gold mark 3 was GTD 69N.

I love Cortinas.

There was a 5 but it was a cheater really as it was just a facelifted 4.

My dad had a MK3 GXL think it was a 1.6 but not sure might have been a 2.0 , it was metalic green. (he had a 4 & 5 too) Pretty much all the running gear floorpans, suspension is very similar for the 3,4,5..

Nice looking car.

I had a MK2 1600E when I was 17, thought it was badass, but I think reality may be different.

mmmmm, i love these mk3!

My dad had a mk 2 1.6L estate in white, a mk3 1.6GL in metallic brown (with vinyl roof) and (after a brief flirtation with the amazingly-powered Maxi 1750HL twin carb) the mk4 (although given the above it may have been a mk 5 - it was 'W' reg - 2.0L Ghia which was (IIRC) a twin overhead cam.

Ah, happy summers days scorching the skin on my shorts clad legs on vinyl seats of my Dad's Mk3.

I learnt to drive in one of those. The pedal on the right made the back of the car overtake the front. That was it's only redeeming feature.

it was a 2.ol xl but the wheel arches have been flared out all made from steel again the rear window has been well here's a pic of the ebay add looks far better in the metal http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171094496651?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

gonna buy an old pinto 2.0l and rebuild it myself race spec with super charger yes you heard that right super charger

And putting a rounded ovel shape window in the back bad ass still toying with colour either bronze gold or sky blue if i go sky blue I'm having a cream leather interior with sky blue stitching and if bronze gold then black leather from the bottom of the door's up cream leather though oowwwww

Friend had one of these when we were in our 20s (and big Sweeney fans)...
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Only car I've ever been in which you could accurately describe as "badass".

Only car I've ever been in which you could accurately describe as "badass".

Did I live through a different 70s to everyone else?

It's only bad ass as modern cars are crap too look at (well every day cars excluding exotic's)

That's the only time a cortina has ever been described as "badass".

Did I live through a different 70s to everyone else?

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Enigne bay looks reasonable spacious, I recon you could shoe horn the volvo / ford T5 2.5L turbo in that space. They make 415bhp with a Borg Warner K16 turbo 3.5" DP and 3" Intake / exhaust 😀 😀 😈

Not that I would recommend putting a modern engine in an classic (says the owner of the vw camper with the 165bhp scooby engine in it) but it is awfully fun 😛

bloody scooby lump in a vee dub!!!!!!!!! your not the only one a few mates have done the same. I'm going to race build a pinto mate plus there's no awkward electronic's to go wrong if I don't stick a modern lump in 😳 plus hours and hours of carb tuning fun lol

Shame its been bastadised. Would take much to make it look nice again. Colleague has a 1600 GXL is yellow, which from the outside looks standard. Underneath lies a 2.9 v6 Cosworth with MT75 box. Uprated brakes, rear axle etc. All bolt in stuff. Its just had its first respray since Ford built it 3 months ago. Not much rot in that, but it had non original wings, so they were replace at nearly £600 a pair from Express Panels. Other than that, he replaced the front panel just because the wings were off.

Obviously it's no Mk 1 Granada...

I quite like the way it's been modded but is gonna need a fair bit to get it right. I just can't wait to get my hand's on it now

my folks had a yellow mk3 with a vinyl roof.
by all accounts it was a shitheap.
but a lot better than the Austin 1100 that it replaced.

[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sierra-Cosworth-Engine-Gearbox-Loom-Ecu-Ect-/321189929180?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4ac86960dc ]Cossie turbo engine ;)[/url]

my mate wishes he had put in an st150 lump in the end......

hes got a bored out , re cammed , bike carbed 2l pinto

loves it , but says looking back he wishes he had put the st150 lump in.

You can get soooo much power out of the ford / volvo turbo 2.5l. 220bhp as stock, 300+ with 3,5" downpipe, 3" exhaust and 3" turbo intake, and 415bhp with a K16 turbo upgrade. Its what my S40 is get next 😈

where did you BRING if from?

You would only 'safely' get over 300 bhp from an RS 2.5l not an ST lump. Issues with cracked liners and higher compression ratio is the cause. Running 300 in my ST and wont go higher.
Personally I wouldn't put a pinto back in the car. They are dog engines and never produce decent power and are boat anchors in weight. If you want an engine that runs 'easily' then I would look at a Zetec 2ltr. Had a standard Black top in my westie with throttle bodies which on Emeralds rollers was pushing 182 bhp. Standard head and cams. You would be struggling that reliably with a pinto turbo. You could also turbo the zetec with a decompression plate and RS focus mk1 exhaust manifold for an easy 280 bhp.

My grandad had a Mk4, brilliant car, looked like a brick except bricks don't rust. He sold it on to a Ford enthusiast who basically gave it one solid kick and watched it dissolve as all the isopon fell out... But it's still on the road, every time I see it I'm tempted to chase him down and just throw £50 notes at him for it.

With those large turbo petrol Volvo engines you can run them on ethanol which allows you to use far more boost than with petrol, and get stupid amounts of power.

Hmm I know of a number of volvo T5 2.5L engines that are running 350+ that havent cracked the liners (yet) and at least a couple that have done 20k plus with BW K16's on pushing 400. The B5254T3 in the S40 / V50 is quite a popular block stateside for modding.

That ebay car's got a Mk4 dashboard, if that matters. The Mk3 had the instruments at the end of huge dark tunnels, muscle car style. IIRC, my GT had some 'supplementary' dials in the centre, angled towards the driver.

Obviously it's no Mk 1 Granada...

Or is it a Consul?

Or is it a Consul?

I thought someone on here would pick that up.

😆

Nah, the Consul was a more angular behemoth wasn't it...

I loved the Mk5 Cortina. Such a comfy car. And at the time, it (the 2.0 version) was quite quick. The Pinto engine was just so tunable. I put a 2.0 lump in a Mk3 Capri, then had it bored to 2.1with a 270 cam. On the road it was not far off the 2.8i I bought a few years later, especially after rejetting the carb.

I remember breaking down on the way back from watching Villa in Ipswich. (I'd been arrested for scrapping with some Ipswich fans...yes, I know I know tut tut).
Anyhow, I was in my old Hillman Avenger & my mate had a Mk5 Cortina,...so he towed my all the way back. It took all bloomin night. 🙂

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I want this

Me too. Think I've just done a sex wee.

I spent three month driving round nz in a mk 3 2000e in 1999. Awesome car and great ondition having been owned by an old boy. Proper driveable and lots of fun on the dirt tracks. New prop shaft was the only thing we needed. My dad had a mk3 in about 1980 and ours was in much better condition then his. Goodwork fella..

Now my wallets £1500 short and I need an engine

Are you going to "savage" it with a Rover 3.5 V8 and Jag back axle, or do things properly and insert a 302 Mustang engine (5.0l V8) like they put in the Capri? 😈

My brother had a mk3 Cortina finished in a rather lovely metallic silver. Unfortunately it spontaneously combusted outside Streatham Ice Rink, even the glass melted. The only thing that survived in the interior were 2 unused Tampax belonging to his then girlfriend. I say "then" as she went onto to become the mental bitch from hell the almost ruined his life.
Back to the OP, you have to stick a Cosworth Turbo lump or a small block V8 in it.
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If you want old Ford then something like a Broadspeed Bullit or one of the 3lt rallycross 4x4 Capris.

My dad had several Cortinas

A white Mk2 1600E
A bronze Mk3 2000 GT
and a gold Mk5 2L Ghia S

I loved these cars.

Look forward to seeing the photos

Did you get it from a bring and buy sale?

I remember my mate has one of the Ford Escort (like the one in yellow above) in dark blue with a Toyota engine in it ... 😆 Same with Golf GTi ... with Toyota Engine. The Ford Escort is very handsome looking.

So, is it Cortina Day today or something?

Never noticed any Cortinas around - then this thread - then today there's a Mk4 parked up my road (original condition), saw another Mk4 when out and about - then a lovely black MK1 ! Weird. My Grandad had a MK1 in blue, he used to take us down the beach in on the weekends. Great memories 🙂

remember being able to wheelspin it in 2nd at 40mph (and it could get to 60 in 2nd too)