1971 Ford Cortina GT review from UK and Ireland

It was already 27 years old when I bought it and quite a rare car, it needed plenty of welding just to bring it up to mot standard. mechanical problems were never much of an issue with cortinas, they either run or they don't. rear axle void bushes needed changing for every MOT. such a stylish looking car, a pity they were never rustproofed properly. they rot everywhere, sills, floors, chassis rails, arches, wings, screen surounds, etc etc.

A wonderful looking car, almost a scaled down american muscle car with that menacing 4 headlight front end. mine was only a 1600 ohc, the GT meaning you got a twin choke webber and a 4 branch manifold, and exactly the same economy as the 2 litre. i. e pretty bad...

So they don't go very well, they are poor on petrol and they don't handle. who cares? just look at it!!

The interior was ultra cool in a retro sense with those sunken dials and tombstone seats.. I uprated mine with a 2.3 V6 and power steering, bigger brakes etc. I wish I'd never sold it.