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I was hedging that or a Granada (image is meant to be 1977/78). I had '78 2.0 GL Cortina Estate and the trim etc looks correct but the car appears a little too wide - but that could be the camera angle (I never saw my Cortina from that angle)

Hell of an oil slick out of the exhaust  

 

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5 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

I was hedging that or a Granada (image is meant to be 1977/78). I had '78 2.0 GL Cortina Estate and the trim etc looks correct but the car appears a little too wide - but that could be the camera angle (I never saw my Cortina from that angle)

Hell of an oil slick out of the exhaust  

 

The picture is a mk4 1.6L estate. It is definitely a Cortina not a Granada.

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Just now, Shite Ron said:

The picture is a mk4 1.6L estate. It is definitely a Cortina not a Granada.

1.6L - below my pay grade
Only kidding  - my 2.0 litre cost £400 in 1992 with a cracked bellhousing - scrappies down my way had hundreds of 1.6 gearboxes but no 2.0 litres? Good car FLY370T - long gone.
 

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19 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

1.6L - below my pay grade
Only kidding  - my 2.0 litre cost £400 in 1992 with a cracked bellhousing - scrappies down my way had hundreds of 1.6 gearboxes but no 2.0 litres? Good car FLY370T - long gone.
 

Do you have any pictures?  I would love to see a picture of it. A 2.0GL is a great car, great number plate too. The broad speed Twin turbo Granada was FLY 2T.

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Just now, Shite Ron said:

Do you have any pictures?  I would love to see a picture of it. A 2.0GL is a great car, great number plate too. The broad speed Twin turbo Granada was FLY 2T.

No piccies - it was beige/gold, brown vinyl roof, dark brown velour inside. Hammered out front wing, skew-wiff front bumper and about 100K miles. Other than the slipping clutch it never ley me down.
Went up and down the M4 for a year in it until it was beyond any sort of economic repair (did a new bellhousing & clutch) as everything was rotting off it. Everybody at work was driving Asra SRis and the like - they'd never park near mine in case it had some learghy. 
Happy days,

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Wullie Low's, Dumfries, 1978. Moggy, Ovlov, Scimitar, Rover - what's behind the P6 (I was thinking Viva but it's too big - Viva parked o/s Lows tho'?)
Some sort of Hunter/Sceptre maybe?

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Red Avenger, blue HB Viva, dark P4, Maroon 2dr Marina parked, VX 4/90 on the road?

 

 

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7 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

The Cortina seems to have aftermarket plastic wheel covers which I don’t remember being available until the 80s. Shiney metal hub caps were the norm.

I reckon this is about 1975 (mk2 Escort the most recent car I can see).

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7 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Red Avenger, blue HB Viva, dark P4, Maroon 2dr Marina parked, VX 4/90 on the road?

 

 

VX 4/90  is a good call  (I had an overnight revelation that it may be a Zephyr/Zodiac but - meh.)

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11 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Red Avenger, blue HB Viva, dark P4, Maroon 2dr Marina parked, VX 4/90 on the road?

 

 

 

4 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

VX 4/90  is a good call  (I had an overnight revelation that it may be a Zephyr/Zodiac but - meh.)

Looks like an HC Viva to me, no Coke Bottle curve at the back.

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10 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

Looks like an HC Viva to me, no Coke Bottle curve at the back.

Looks like a std FE Victor 

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16 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Looks like a std FE Victor 

I thought a Viva was too smoll as well

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On 23/10/2023 at 07:08, EyesWeldedShut said:

VX 4/90  is a good call  (I had an overnight revelation that it may be a Zephyr/Zodiac but - meh.)

 

On 23/10/2023 at 11:21, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

Looks like an HC Viva to me, no Coke Bottle curve at the back.

 

17 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Looks like a std FE Victor 

 

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

I thought a Viva was too smoll as well

This is a Vauxhall Viva. The rear door window bottom is straight

It is not an FE, the front bumper does not wrap around enough and the rear screen rake is too steep

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Either way inferior Luton product.

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2 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Either way inferior Luton product.

They never used Silver Fox Metallic though 🤣

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It was starmist ( I think) that fell off theirs.