Sporty Cortina Shite

[trigger]

Just discovered this Cortina/Taunus Fastback on Flickr, Never even knew they existed!, Made in Argentinia around the early 80's, Looks alright to me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reminds me of the Mk1 Granada Coupe.

[Rocket88]

german equivalent of Mk3/Mk4 Cortina Have a look on ebay .de, usually a few on there. Better built than the Brit Cortina/Granada, I had a stack of Tuanus [Tauni?] in the mid seventies when I was earning the Queen's shilling. The coupes were very pretty, 26mts was the top of the range, [from memory] creamy v6, and went well, felt much more upmarket than equivalent Cortina/Granada

[Mash]

Pretty car, especially with the Ghia-type wheels. Did they do the Mk5 in Germany?Not sure the rear lights help though. Are they off the Mk3 Escort Cabriolet?

[AnthonyG]

Pretty car, especially with the Ghia-type wheels. Did they do the Mk5 in Germany?

Yes. Most Ghias were built in Germany/Belgium anyway. From 1976 on the Cortina and Taunus were exactly the same vehicle. IIRC they made Mk5 Cortinas/Taunus in Turkey and Argentina until the late 1980s.

[Mash]

Ah, sorry I wasn't specific enough! I meant is the Mk5 coupe unique to Argentina or was it sold in Europe too; I've only ever seen this type before:

 

 

[FredTransit]

I think I'm in lurve. Want!

[AnthonyG]

Ah, sorry I wasn't specific enough! I meant is the Mk5 coupe unique to Argentina or was it sold in Europe too; I've only ever seen this type before:

Don't think so. They did offer all the trim variants on the 2 door saloon though, not just base and 'L' like the UK.

[155V6]

I've always liked these,you could get a 2.0 V6 in the Mk 3 shape .Here's mine

 

 

[FredTransit]

I have seen the Mk3 before, but not the Mk4/5.

[VWPowered]

swing baby, love them both

[trigger]

IIRC they made Mk5 Cortinas/Taunus in Turkey and Argentina until the late 1980s.

Here is one of the later Taunus, Looks a bit strange!

 

 

 

I saw this eariler German version at a car show last year, Won car of the Show, Just look at that interior!

 

 

 

 

It worth looking on this Argentiean site, http://www.clubtaunus.com.ar

[Mash]

 

You know, that kind of works for me. Perhaps they ought to have sold that here for a time for all those cautious types who were horrified by the Sierra

 

That's Dutch text at the bottom isn't it; was it sold there or is it a South African version?

[FredTransit]

sort of a cross between the Mk5 cortina and the sierra.

[Volksy]

Kinda reminds me of the Aussie version of the Granada Ghia, which was the Fairmont, probably the same inhouse styling..

 

[Guest]

 

You know, that kind of works for me. Perhaps they ought to have sold that here for a time for all those cautious types who were horrified by the Sierra

 

That's Dutch text at the bottom isn't it; was it sold there or is it a South African version?

Looks somewhat Photoshopped to me; almost like someone's taken a Cortina Crusader press shot and drawn extra lines on it!

[Richard]

I think you're right. The caption on the previous picture makes it quite clear.

 

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[AnthonyG]

That '85 edition' is definitely a Photoshop. The Turkish and South American versions were exactly the same cars as the UK/German ones.

[gtd2000]

Perhaps they ought to have sold that here for a time for all those cautious types who were horrified by the Sierra

They did - it was built by Hyundai and called a "Stellar:

[trigger]

I think you're right. The caption on the previous picture makes it quite clear.

 

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Well spotted that man, My cock-up sorry!, Still, by all accounts this one is a 1990 Turkish model, Just looks like a Mk5 with rubber bumpers to me.

 

 

Is that Mk1 Orion rear lights i spot on that?!

 

[Torsten2001]

I always had a soft spot for the Turkish pre Taunus Anadol (Reliant designed)

[CortinaDave]

the Taunus was continued in Turkey until 1992 -Built by Otosan.I've always liked the Mk5 Type Coupes.. unique to Argentina, and worth a lot of money over there apparently which is a shame as I'd love to bring one over here! Dont think there are any in the UK.Argentina didn't get the mk4 cortina, they went straight to MK5... but I think its worth missing out on to get the coupe instead!Built there until 85/86 AFAIK

[Mash]

Perhaps they ought to have sold that here for a time for all those cautious types who were horrified by the Sierra

They did - it was built by Hyundai and called a "Stellar:

LOL