sheffcortinacentre Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Yes last ones where E reg. With a facelift at Creg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Ford didn't even start selling the Cortina based P100 in the UK until after the Sierra was launched! Ohdearme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 They started at roughly the same time as there were some Y reg ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I wonder why. Do you think someone at Ford opened a cupboard door in 1982 and found a load of Cortina wings and lights? "Shit... How we gonna get rid of those? Oh yeah, Dave, that Sierra Pickup you're designing. Get an eraser, we're redoing the front end" inconsistant and Ohdearme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I think Ford had already been turning out Mark 5 Cortina based P100s in South Africa before they started selling them in the UK. Presumably body panels for Cortinas were still being produced for spare parts anyway. JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 The MK3 pickup was designed ( approx 4500 ckds were sent to SA to start production off) alongside the cars from the start. Ford kept approx half dozen for use in/ around Dagenham said to all be white 1.6 ohvs. They were avl with 1.6 ohv & 2.0 V4 with the styleside (car type rear wings & estate rear lights) loadbuck (loadbed). When the facelift was introduced the 2.5 V6 was introduced theV4 being phased out. Also the toughside was introduced with a flatsides to the bed and D series truck lights on the rear valance either side of number plate.In 75 the long stick (3 rail box ) was replaced with the single rail version on the 4cyl models. The cab used 2dr doors which due to the length meant the B pillars were only approx 1 in wide & allowed easy access to the spare wheel which was mounted behind the pass side of the bench seat & a transit fuel tank was transversely mounted behind the rear axle. Auto was optional across the range as was a heater, wheelbase was same as per saloon/estate,body length same as estate all had std 13in 4x108 pcs. Trim was base & L the L had full length side trims ala GXL/E. Payload was classed as 3/4 tonne . The mk 4 version was much the same as MK3 but 3.0 replaced 2.5 no styleside was avl & the 14in 5 stud pcd was also introduced & payload now refer as a 1 tonner. The front grille had the F O R D letters (same as early MK2 escort) rather that the ford oval. The cab now used 4dr/est front doors giving a stronger 5 inch wide B pillar the spare wheel was now mounted under the rear inplace of the fuel tank which was now wedge shaped mounted between the chassis rails & below the bed behind the cab increasing capacity to 15 gallons. Late versions could be had with the muscle 4wd conversion (also available on estate) with 3.0 V6 in manual or auto. The Mk5 carried on much as per the MK4 but with more jap stuff being avl ford introduced a lwb version ( which would eventually be sold as the P100 with 1.6 ohc the sa versions still used the 1.6 ohv). The range was joined by the 2.1 Peugeot diesel engine but it was prone to overheating & thus unpopular, trim wise a lesiure version became avl with cloth seat etc. The muscle 4x4 version was also still available the trucks still had F O R D grille badging. V6 versions were popular as tow trucks due to being quick ( first on the scene got the job) & obviously could move the wreck once lifted. The car & commercial Cortina's ceased production in 84 while the Sierra replaced the cars the pickup version wasn't sold there but the escort bantam MK3 that was sold alongside the Mk5 continued through the 80's as the MK4 then being replaced by the MK3 fiesta version & Mazda/ranger pickup. A Datsun dealer in Finchley started importing mk 4 pickups in the late 70's when trade restrictions ment he couldn't get hold of enough Datsuns to meet demand. None are known to survive although rumour has it that there's one in eire. Ford introduced the P100 to the UK market in response to the popularity of the jap versions but we're dubious of the sa connection being known due to the ongoing political unrest over there. The main differences to the car range after the obvious wheel tyre combo was the borgwarner leaf spring rear axle, bench seat, front wings with bigger opening (the arch is roughly half size) plain steel (black painted) bumper & steel endcaps ,the engine was std tune 1.6 ohc ( not the low compression version found in equivalent transits) & the 2.0 4 speed box. No other eng/box combo was officially avl in the UK market. Base trim was tan vynil seat & rubber mat L got you carpet,black laser stripe cloth seat,radio. Both had ladder rack. Optional extras where load mat,load cover,towbar & truckman top. Colours were red,white,pale blue . The base had a small P100 sticker behind the front wheel, the L a thick stripe with P100L along the top of front wing. The facelift late 84 brought the one inch taller saloon doors & matching windscreen along with thinner roof ,full length B pillar vent (similar to saloon C pillar version) vynil was now grey & cloth a grey weave ,dove grey was added to the colour chart. A tractor dealers somewhere in southern England ( not county of transit fame) offered a 4wd conversion little is known of the spec with an estimated half dozen being converted. One was for sale in Norfolk around 2014 on eBay still with its front axle but missing the rest of the 4wd mechanism having been fitted with a 2.8 V6 auto. Current whereabouts/ condition unknown. sierraman, Alan_Green, Coprolalia and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I have what seems to be the UK market launch brochure for the (Cortina Mk 5) P100 December 1982 P100 brochure And a later brochure that includes the Sierra version : Jan 1988 Ford Light and Medium Commercials brochure Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I forgot they did the Escort Combi alongside the Escort Van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Yep that's the first brochure ,later is just a foldout leaflet. Beeing an anorak I have the press photos etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 RTTSFiesta by RS, on Flickr LightBulbFun, Tenmil Socket, inconsistant and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 bentley_top by RS, on Flickr xlarge_white_bentley_02 by RS, on Flickr Carscoop_RR_PUT by RS, on Flickr isetta2 by RS, on Flickr jagchero by RS, on Flickr Pick-up2BBug1_zpseb9t4phw by RS, on Flickr The-Slug-a-Morris-J2-Van-with-a-supercharged-3.8-L-V6-03_zps4tgqp4dx by RS, on Flickr 1332792352_322045023_3-VW-Beetle-Bakkie-Cars_zps3d2b592f by RS, on Flickr dyn007_original_700_531_pjpeg_25484 by RS, on Flickr FB_IMG_1546530110389 by RS, on Flickr FB_IMG_1550955615681 by RS, on Flickr Factory but worth including chania-spotting-05 by RS, on Flickr From eBay, very factory looking s-l1600 (4) by RS, on Flickr s-l1600 (5) by RS, on Flickr s-l1600 (6) by RS, on Flickr FB_IMG_1544555998033 by RS, on Flickr FB_IMG_1548759474271 by RS, on Flickr FB_IMG_1548759822752 by RS, on Flickr That ex-hearse from earlier in the thread - rather they'd left it as a hearse FB_IMG_1548759546823 by RS, on Flickr Datsuncog, Yoss, inconsistant and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 This one just popped up on Alan Gold's flickr: Flickr link Lacquer Peel and CGSB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 With caravan chained on the back. Ideal for short weekend breaks. Regd as a 3.5 V8. Looks to be lpg converted, the MPG must be in single figures. Lacquer Peel, puddlethumper and CGSB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 You kind of wonder what the question was these customisers were attempting to answer. All that effort and the answer is so hideous. sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 I think I like the 6 wheel fiesta. I mean it's hidious, but I still like it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Aston Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 Horrible, but I actually think the wheels are more offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Just picked this one up, a Felicia box van with the rear doors chopped in half and the box removed. Joey spud and Yoss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Chocolate Teapot Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Built for empty crisp packet removal I think. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 adw1977 and Tenmil Socket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bunglebus Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Does a backwards Pacer car transporter count? chodweaver, chaseracer, KruJoe and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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