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[Rod/b]

I really like this. Spot on purchase Scott. 

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I reckon you've snagged a megabarg there, sounds like you have been lucky with the seller too, he sounds like a fucking right moron

[Dick Cheeseburger]

  On 08/07/2020 at 21:31, DodgyBastard said:

get rid of that ridiculous wood trim,

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Good buy. You do seem to find them.

I thought it would be a shame to ditch the Ghia wood trim as it's only becoming rarer. Then I looked at the photos again and spotted knots, pine and presumably self-tappers from Screwfix. Is that home-made Ghia trim made from somebody's old Argos wardrobe?! 

 

[billy_bunter]

^ 3 self tappers per door was standard They could be original. Ford did not worry about knots etc.

 

[billy_bunter]

is cortinadave(?) still around?

[Shite Ron]

The wheels look to be correct offset to me, although obviously too modern for the car. Fiesta Supersport wheels are the same as Cortina X pack wheels and were used for 205 tyres. Steel sports wheels are also good with 185 tyres.

I like Cortina’s a lot and if I had to have just one car it would undoubtedly be a Cortina.

Mk4’s are the best looking (without the snowplough option!)

A couple of mine below:

[5speedracer]

  On 06/06/2020 at 23:59, DodgyBastard said:

 

These are used in Junior Tractor Pulling competitions. Better than the new ones apparently.
I remember the excitement when my gardener dad's work got one of these for the 1971 summer.

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[CortinaDave]

Nice! A steal at 1500 quid. They all need welding, and it'll look tons better with all the crap removed (although I like the window louver!)

[sierraman]

It wants all that tat stuck to it binning, what’s gone on with the plasterboard screws holding the door trim on. If the body’s fairly solid it’s worth restoring well they’re a rare motor those Mk4. 

[cort1977]

As a fellow purple Cortina owner I really like this.

Think some Sierras had wheels like that? Late XR4 maybe? 

Totally agree on removing all undesired tat but if you can be arsed some of that might find another misguided buyer on ebay, not just the louvre.  

[CortinaDave]

Spoiler is rare/worth money if you're taking it off. 

[Kowalski]

Wheels are Sierra Sapphire Cosworth

[cort16]

  On 09/07/2020 at 16:41, cort1977 said:

As a fellow purple Cortina owner I really like this.

Think some Sierras had wheels like that? Late XR4 maybe? 

Totally agree on removing all undesired tat but if you can be arsed some of that might find another misguided buyer on ebay, not just the louvre.  

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The sapphire cosworth had wheels very similar but they'd be bigger than whats on it I'd think.

[Tenmil Socket]

  On 09/07/2020 at 17:51, cort16 said:

The sapphire cosworth had wheels very similar but they'd be bigger than whats on it I'd think.

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Mk4 xr3i?

 

[Kowalski]

  On 09/07/2020 at 17:55, Tenmil Socket said:

Mk4 xr3i?

 

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Yes you are right, I had forgot about them!

[mk2_craig]

  On 09/07/2020 at 17:51, cort16 said:

The sapphire cosworth had wheels very similar but they'd be bigger than whats on it I'd think.

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15 inch on the Sapphire. Worth a bit of coin these days, I think the replacements would have to be slotmags if I was lucky enough to own this Cortina!

[DodgyBastard]

The spoiler appears to be bolted on so think I'll leave it on there.

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[cort1977]

  On 09/07/2020 at 17:51, Kowalski said:

Wheels are Sierra Sapphire Cosworth

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I stand corrected. Also worth a bit.

[DodgyBastard]

RJC_6669 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_6667 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_6665 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_6656 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_6657 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

I was shocked to discover the wooden trim wasn't actually home made...

[cort16]

Looks much better without that front spoiler . I don’t those where ghia door cards hence why it looked a bit weird 

[Mr Laurence]

What a huge improvement that’s made already! Is the purple paint the original colour? I’ve only ever seen it on much older Cortinas

[Shite Ron]

That is a huge improvement. It looks like you have the correct front valance which is a nice bonus. Many mk4’s have  a mk5 valance fitted like on my S above which then need the 4 holes welding up to look right, a job I need to get round to. Get all the tat on ebay for a few quid in the bank, as others have said it is amazing what people will pay for a Louvre!

[garbaldy]

Oof much want from here although I've always preferred the mk5.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Blimey what a difference, 10/10

[cort16]

  On 10/07/2020 at 19:49, Shite Ron said:

That is a huge improvement. It looks like you have the correct front valance which is a nice bonus. Many mk4’s have  a mk5 valance fitted like on my S above which then need the 4 holes welding up to look right, a job I need to get round to. Get all the tat on ebay for a few quid in the bank, as others have said it is amazing what people will pay for a Louvre!

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Like how every surviving  mk1 Fiesta in 1990 had mk2 tailgates fitted, The mistake a few cortina owners have made in the past is buying mk5 doors for a mk4 Looks great until you try to close it.

[greengartside]

  On 10/07/2020 at 19:38, Mr Laurence said:

What a huge improvement that’s made already! Is the purple paint the original colour? I’ve only ever seen it on much older Cortinas

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I think it was originally Silver?

[DodgyBastard]

 

[garbaldy]

  On 10/07/2020 at 20:15, cort16 said:

Like how every surviving  mk1 Fiesta in 1990 had mk2 tailgates fitted, The mistake a few cortina owners have made in the past is buying mk5 doors for a mk4 Looks great until you try to close it.

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I always thought the mk5 was just a face lifted mk4.

[New POD]

  On 11/07/2020 at 03:26, garbaldy said:

I always thought the mk5 was just a face lifted mk4.

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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 ? 

[garbaldy]

  On 11/07/2020 at 03:57, 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 ? 

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Now your just confusing things even more ?

Never heard of a series 80 but I had a mk4 on a V and a mk5 on a W reg if that helps