Shite Ron Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 1 hour ago, New POD said: My dad had a mk4 and a mk4 series 80. And a dangly mirror Sierra which I am using called a mk5 cortina at the time. What year did they suddenly decide the series 80 was actually a mk5 ? The ‘Cortina 80 ‘ was launched late in 1979, the press cars were T registered as often seen in the Professionals, sadly none are known to survive. There are many V reg mk4’s, as many people would have wanted the latest plate as soon as it came out. I have a Vreg mk4 although I always think they don’t look right on a V reg. The Cortina 80 was commonly referred to as a mk5 as there were so many improvements/differences over the mk4 including a higher roof which you notice when running both as I used to hit my head getting in a mk4. The mk5 seems to drive so much better and is great as an everyday car, I honestly have not driven a more comfortable car. The mk3,4 and 5 all have the same floor pan, sills and chassis. Gas shocks and quality suspension bushes make a huge difference to ride. I currently only have mk4’s road legal due partly to the free tax. I also think mk4’s are the best looking but do love all Cortina’s. I am very glad Ford gave a new name to the replacement, it was a different car, too different to carry the Cortina name. It is a shame they did not do the same with the Granada in 1985 and rename it a Scorpio. danthecapriman, Asimo and Amishtat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 7 hours ago, garbaldy said: I always thought the mk5 was just a face lifted mk4. Just to confuse matters more, the estate version of the Mk 5/Cortina 80 was just a facelift of the Mk4: the '79-on saloon got a whole new glasshouse, but the estate just gained bigger bumpers, side rubbing strips and the Mk5 nose. Glass and doors stayed the same as those on 1976 cars. Ask me how I know... garbaldy and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 You wouldn't think I've had a good few cortinas would you as I didn't even know that at all and I've had all models except the mk3 which just happens to be my favourite one. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 On 7/9/2020 at 9:16 PM, cort1977 said: I stand corrected. Also worth a bit. Sierra Cosworth wheels are 15”, these as 14s from a Mk XR3i. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 On 7/9/2020 at 6:51 PM, Kowalski said: Wheels are Sierra Sapphire Cosworth Nope. See post above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 On 7/9/2020 at 6:51 PM, cort16 said: The sapphire cosworth had wheels very similar but they'd be bigger than whats on it I'd think. On 7/9/2020 at 6:55 PM, Tenmil Socket said: Mk4 xr3i? On 7/9/2020 at 6:59 PM, Kowalski said: Yes you are right, I had forgot about them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Peter C said: Nope. See post above. I know now, I was corrected earlier... See post above... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Thanks very much to DodgyBastard for the louver and a shot of the Cortina (and his Niva) which has fired me up to actually get my mk4 back on the road. Having driven it, I have to say it was a bloody good deal at 1500 quid. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 9 hours ago, Kowalski said: I know now, I was corrected earlier... See post above... ? Oops, missed that! Kowalski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 This seems to be a great business model, sell rusty cars then have the new owners bring them back for welding. Here's the Riva estate I sold a few months ago back for a new wing and some welding. The Moog, Shite Ron, somewhatfoolish and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 I'd been after an off road bike for ages and this popped up for sale at the weekend so I went and bought it, it's great fun! Tenmil Socket, Tepper, Semi-C and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/10/2020 at 8:35 PM, cort16 said: I don’t those where ghia door cards hence why it looked a bit weird Exactly. The Ghia had different door cards with fabric higher up the door, leaving a relatively narrow strip for the wood at the top. Lower trim levels had a wider and more curved band of vinyl (?) at the top which someone has attached the narrower Ghia wood trim to. Brochure link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 4:57 AM, New POD said: What year did they suddenly decide the series 80 was actually a mk5 ? 1983, that's when this brochure was published: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 minute ago, adw1977 said: 1983, that's when this brochure was published: I remember the brochures my dad had for the series 80. I must have been 13. I couldn't understand why if there was a Capri on the company car list, we had to had a cortinas estate in beige. I know that he wouldn't have kept the brochures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 11 hours ago, adw1977 said: Exactly. The Ghia had different door cards with fabric higher up the door, leaving a relatively narrow strip for the wood at the top. Lower trim levels had a wider and more curved band of vinyl (?) at the top which someone has attached the narrower Ghia wood trim to. Brochure link It's interesting that there's no door pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 The newest vehicle I've ever owned, taken in part exchange tonight.Probably going to try and swap it or sell it.Anyone interested in a 2011 Yamaha ybr125 with mot until September?Sent from my moto g( power using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 Been having a break from cars after buying some smokey old 2 stroke bikes to razz around on at a disused quarry.Sent from my moto g( power using Tapatalk Semi-C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Today I got a real suicide machine, a Yamaha YZ250. It's scarily fast. dave j, Dirk Diggler, blackboilersuit and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackboilersuit Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Back in the day when I rode a bit of motocross I always though that 200 was about the perfect sized bike even though it was only really KTM that were producing a mainstream bike in that capacity. 125's were light and great fun to thrash but were sometimes left wanting for a bit of low down torque. 250's had bags of power everywhere but could be terrifying when given the beans and could spit you into next week if you landed a jump badly and grabbed a handful of throttle by accident. I did once get a ride on a CR500 and it was just as scary as you'd imagine! CreepingJesus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Used to have a Maico 490 back when I was young and stupid. If you could get it started,it was literally hang on for dear life A mate with a KX500 had a shot and called it lethal! Christine and CreepingJesus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 rainagain, LightBulbFun, Tepper and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coprolalia Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 http://www.blmra.co.uk/ CreepingJesus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Not much car related stuff going on at the moment but in the last month I sold my Niva. RJC_6610 by srblythe, on Flickr It was in decent condition and drove well for a Niva but I just found it uncomfortable to drive most of the time so it had to go. I also sold my Jetta. Jetta by srblythe, on Flickr Yesterday I sold one of by Subarus IMG_20200721_103929277 by srblythe, on Flickr IMG_20200721_103944544 by srblythe, on Flickr I'd bought it last year with intentions of doing something with it but just never seemed to find the time or motivation to get on with it. IMG_20200721_132241239 by srblythe, on Flickr I've been driving the Cortina daily, it really is a pile of shit! It makes the 305 feel like a luxury car in comparison, it's smooth, fast and handles better than the Cortina... DSC_0046 by srblythe, on Flickr The mot is due to run out on the 305 shortly and may need some work to get it through the next one so I bought a modern diesel to use while that's being done... 117444809_1976493992484336_570602292400940686_o by srblythe, on Flickr A mk3 Golf TDI estate with 11 months mot, it's a bit of a shed and isn't as nice to drive as a 305 but it still beats a Cortina! Next on the chopping block is a pair of Lada Rivas, I had intended on building one decent car from the pair but again haven't managed to get around to doing much with them so will be letting them go. RJC_6868 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_6870 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_6862 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_6856 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_6850 by srblythe, on Flickr The Riva estate I sold a while ago has really started to rust, the current owner put it up for sale then decided to bring it here to have a new wing fitted which should have been done in a day but has ended up sat here for around a month. IMG_20200719_143307990 by srblythe, on Flickr Various bits under the wing needed repaired/rebuilt so what I thought was going to be a quick welding job has turned into a weldathon. IMG_20200719_133048447 by srblythe, on Flickr IMG_20200719_135146425 by srblythe, on Flickr The other side was worse... IMG_20200719_135047836 by srblythe, on Flickr IMG_20200719_134703334 by srblythe, on Flickr The sill, jacking point and chassis leg just kinda fell off and they had already been replaced a few years ago. IMG_20200808_140304234 by srblythe, on Flickr IMG_20200808_140604866 by srblythe, on Flickr IMG_20200808_153831718 by srblythe, on Flickr Luckily I had a repair panel already which saved a bit of time. IMG_20200808_175939557 by srblythe, on Flickr IMG_20200808_180413097 by srblythe, on Flickr IMG_20200808_205042349 by srblythe, on Flickr IMG_20200808_205809175 by srblythe, on Flickr Not my best work but the owner is just wanting it done well enough to pass an mot and isn't really wanting to pay much for the work. A coat of underseal will hide all of the pigeon shit nicely... Volvo by srblythe, on Flickr Volvo by srblythe, on Flickr I should be away to look at this today, I've offered a swap for my Cortina and they seem interested... cobblers, CreepingJesus, Tickman and 23 others 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Loving the colour of that Volvo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 That ovloV is lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 The Volvo swap didn't work out so I still have "the purple penetrator" Not sure whether to keep, sell or try swapping for something of a similar age.I do like it but it's a bit rubbish to drive especially driving it daily.Sent from my moto g( power using Tapatalk danthecapriman, CreepingJesus, theshadow and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I love Cortina’s but I’m not one for modding cars either, which might be part of that car’s problem... That being said, what’s it like rust-wise? And will that black thing on the bonnet come off or is it painted on? Is the purple paint ok? I want a Cortina! Timing might be bad though as I’ve got no space. Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Wonder what the wing mirrors are off. Apart from the plates it’s got a bit of a period 90s vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 On 7/12/2020 at 11:15 PM, DodgyBastard said: I'd been after an off road bike for ages and this popped up for sale at the weekend so I went and bought it, it's great fun! It looks like you've got some great biking areas where you are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 45 minutes ago, HMC said: Wonder what the wing mirrors are off. Apart from the plates it’s got a bit of a period 90s vibe. Are they not Engelmann style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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