cort1977 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Not for sale by me but just spotted this on a Cortina FB group. http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/5867041882.html $1000 is around 800 quid at the moment. While not close this is 800 miles from me so it could get shipped for not a huge cost. Fairly sure I could get this running fairly easily, title in my name and so on. I would enjoy doing this but I already have a Mk2 so it wouldn't be a keeper. It crossed my mind that I could export this to the UK where values are higher. What would a 2 door North American spec 1600 Automatic Cortina be worth in the UK? Is it too oddball and no one would want it? Much easier to justify if I can give domestic management some spiel about it being an investment... vulgalour, danthecapriman and Six-cylinder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Got to be worth way more than £800, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 I would think so. I reckon I could get it to my house and titled for $2000, export to the UK would be another $1500. $3500 total which is about GBP2700. If it is a Georgia car the body should be OK and the running gear is simple enough and available. Not going to make a fortune on it but would be good to not lose money for once... Skizzer and somewhatfoolish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyfkr2 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Seems to have gone up in price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 Ha! That's me out then. As you were. Trump's fucking the economy already... purplebargeken, jollyfkr2 and Tamworthbay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Seems to have gone up in price!I wonder if the seller is related to pandaselecta, overrun and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Registered and MOT'd that must be worth 4 grand easy over here I'd have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 I find stuff like this baffling. It's like those rare pictures of things like LHD Singer Gazelles in American traffic. Who were buying these cars? Who was going out of their way to buy a small British car when there was so much available on the American market, probably for much less, that was easier to look after and live with? It's marvellous, obviously, and I love the fact it has whiteline tyres and gaffer tape holding parts of the engine (thermostat housing?) together. Lacquer Peel, danthecapriman and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedracer Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Blimey, this appears to have unmolested inner wings and sills !!! Sent from my X17 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 I find stuff like this baffling. It's like those rare pictures of things like LHD Singer Gazelles in American traffic. Who were buying these cars? Who was going out of their way to buy a small British car when there was so much available on the American market, probably for much less, that was easier to look after and live with? It's marvellous, obviously, and I love the fact it has whiteline tyres and gaffer tape holding parts of the engine (thermostat housing?) together.I've often wondered the same. With what was available at the time in the US why would anyone buy anything other than a home grown product. That's not to take anything away from it of course! I'd love that Cortina myself. I'd actually love to get my hands on a US spec Capri mk1 and bring it to the UK! eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedracer Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 800 pound Cortina, that's light ! Sent from my X17 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 I should imagine that a lot of "remaining" MKIIs no longer even weigh eight hundred pounds. EDIT: Ah, bugger. 5Speedracer can you delete your post so I can resubmit my hilarious reposte? Pillock, Cavcraft and chaseracer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 I find stuff like this baffling. It's like those rare pictures of things like LHD Singer Gazelles in American traffic. Who were buying these cars? Who was going out of their way to buy a small British car when there was so much available on the American market, probably for much less, that was easier to look after and live with? It's marvellous, obviously, and I love the fact it has whiteline tyres and gaffer tape holding parts of the engine (thermostat housing?) together. You find it baffling that someone would make an unconventional car choice that might be harder and more costly to look after? I'd love to know why that baffles you, perhaps you can reference your Princess and your Renault 6 in your answer. Lacquer Peel, chaseracer, Uncle Jimmy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Was there a fuel crisis in the 1960s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 I think it was an effort for Ford to compete in the 'sub-compact' market against imports such as the Beetle that selling well in the mid-60s. The smallest Ford was the Falcon with a straight six so they brought in English Fords priced below that. They sold quite well for a while. Then they designed the Pinto which went well... I don't think these would have been hard to live with in the US, there is nothing mechanically that would have scared an American mechanic and the car would have kept up with traffic at the time. If I could have got it for $1000 I would be going up there this weekend but as it is aahm oot. Got plenty of other shite to be going on with. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 You find it baffling that someone would make an unconventional car choice that might be harder and more costly to look after? I'd love to know why that baffles you, perhaps you can reference your Princess and your Renault 6 in your answer. Ah... yes... well... tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 I seem to remember that there was either a mark 1 or 2 Cortina mangled in the original Gone in Sixty Seconds or was it Christine?? Sorry, up to my usual vagueness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Original Gone in 60 Seconds. http://www.imcdb.org/movie_71571-Gone-in-60-Seconds.html Squire_Dawson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Orginal GISS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Christine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Mark IIIs performed surprisingly well in the first NCAP testing. Lacquer Peel and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I don't think these would have been hard to live with in the US, there is nothing mechanically that would have scared an American mechanic and the car would have kept up with traffic at the time. No need for goddam commie pinko metric spanners wrenches, either. cort1977, eddyramrod and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedracer Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I should imagine that a lot of "remaining" MKIIs no longer even weigh eight hundred pounds. EDIT: Ah, bugger. 5Speedracer can you delete your post so I can resubmit my hilarious reposte?I think it still works. Well it would've if your edit hadn't given the game away !! Sent from my X17 using Tapatalk RoadworkUK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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