The 2.3 was a cologne engine, not an Essex, and the 1600 crossflow was only fitted to mk3s in the UK Market, not the mk4 and mk5, if you wanted a 1600 it was pinto only in the UK for the mk4 and 5

I used to have a 1982 2.3 Ghia was a fabulous motor, a touch juicy with the auto box but so smooth & reliable. Only car I ever regretted selling to be honest.

Ps think the car in your vid has Ghia wheels.... what a geek I am 😮

My favourite car. I passed my test in my dad's Mk5 in 1981. I'd love one now. Maybe when I retire I'll be able to run one as my only car. We'll see.

@ClassicsWorldUK

Ай бұрын

Keep it rustproofed and there's no reason why not!

Good video. Still a handsome and desirable model after all these years. I can't think of any modern mainstream family car that can hold a candle to it in terms of styling. Ford did a great job with the '79 refresh.

@ClassicsWorldUK

2 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

I ❤ Ford Cortina Mk5’s Crusaders / Corousel’s / Ghia’s / Ford Cortina 80 MK5. Their My Favourite Cars of All Time I would Definitely Have That Brown Cortina Mk5’ to keep Permanently

2.0 S MK4 (pref in silver) or another 1600E MK2 would be my favored options nowadays.

@Dirt-Diggler

3 ай бұрын

The cadiz trim in the S is so hard to find 😞

@danielball7595

3 ай бұрын

​@Dirt-Diggler, tell me about it. I tried to source that interior for my old Cortina Mk4 2.0S replica with no success. I even tried a contact of mine in Germany and an automotive upholstery wholesaler in the Netherlands with no joy either.

A mate of mine has a X- reg Mk5 in beige with a tan vinyl roof, 1.6L there is a few alterations subtle ones, he has change the L wheels for GL wheels with chrome rims, the dash and clocks from the Ghia got the rev counter ,the original dash had some cracking and fitted a gear box from a 1985 Capri 1.6 laser a 5 speed and a set of driving lamps , to be honest it is a nice car

12mm upper control arm bushes from 1973 up to 1979, and 14mm bushes from 1980 onwards and also a different upper shock mount on front , older than 79 looks like a T pipe and after 1980 its sawed off on one side with a little bush on one side.

Nice video. That example looks well cared for and is a good colour. One point - I think by the time you get to the mk 4 & 5 the 1.6s were all Pintos, only crossflows were the 1.3s.

Back in the day for us kids the ONLY car to have was a Cortina. Escorts were seen as a cheap alternative. My personal Cortina history is a 1970 MK2 1600E bought for £400 which I added to with a 1977 MK3 1600L for £800. Happy memories.

@huwzebediahthomas9193

3 ай бұрын

I loved the early mark 3 four headlamp Ford Cortina GT 2.0 Pinto, with no GXL vinyl roof. I hated and still hate vinyl roofs. With those four clocks in a single binnacle and sloping upsidedown looking dash, I felt like a jet pilot.

@fasthracing

3 ай бұрын

Yes I also loved the earlier dash's in MK3's. My MK3 had the later MK4 type dash.@@huwzebediahthomas9193

First car I remember from childhood was my dads company car silver 2.3 Ghia on a V-reg, think it had a vinyl roof as he wouldn't take it through the money enclosure at Longleat to our annoyance. Also used to keep a something heavy like a paving slab in the boot for traction driving in winter :-)

My father had a 2.3 Ghia. He wanted the torque for towing. I seem to have in the back of my mind that a common fault was the adjustment mechanism for the clutch failing. It was made of plastic.

@Dirt-Diggler

3 ай бұрын

Yup, mk5 has an auto ratcheting clutch adjuster on the pedal 👍

I had a Mark 5 Cortina once, none other a Y reg Ford Cortina Ghia, 2.0 Pinto. Got it from my father when he bought a top spec Rover 400 GSi something or other. Cortina had wood.

@Dirt-Diggler

3 ай бұрын

Well, fake plastic wood at least, mk4 had real wood dash, mk5 was plastic, door caps where plastic with veneer on them 👍

@Dirt-Diggler

Ай бұрын

@@Mr_AZ__UK probably cost, mk3 GXL had fake wood on the PFL, face-lift 2000E was wood dash, just a lighter stain than the Mk4, the door caps were allways plastic with wood veneer probably due to the complex shape ?

you can't go wrong with a cortina👍

As you say it was called the Cortina 80 by Ford, not the MK5. There was no MK5. Ford updated all Cortina models mid cycle and if every facelift was given a new model number, the MK4 would have been the MK7 and the facelift ( Cortina 80) would have been the MK8! On the engines, the 1.6 crossflow was discontinued when the MK3 facelift came out in September/October 73. The 2.3 was the Cologne, not the Essex.

Good video 👍👍👏👏⭐️⭐️👏

Blimey somone knows thier cotinas 👍 Great vid and spot on info, some right nerdy spec info there 👌

@ClassicsWorldUK

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

No Kent 1600 pushrod in the Mark 5 only pinto 1600 OHC

@anmarvanwyk2043

Ай бұрын

In SA its a Kent X flow 1600 and only 2L Pinto...and V6 Essex 3L

The 2.3 was a Cologne V6 - the Essex (2.5 and 3.0) only saw service in Jeff Uren’s Savage Cortinas and South African built models

I have a '81 Ford Taunus 2.0 GLS. It's like a MK5 Cortina in LHD. It has the 2.0 Pinto engine and the S-pack with thicker antiroll bars, differnt springs and alloys.

@Dirt-Diggler

3 ай бұрын

My last cortina was a 2.3 Ghia S estate, I preferd the GLS as it had the recaro fishnet seats, GhiaS just had the usual Ford seat 😞

@taunuslunatic404

3 ай бұрын

@@Dirt-Diggler Mine has the standard seats.

I can’t get over how cars like this, and others, eg escort & fiesta are now classics. All of these models of car were, at one point throw away 2nd or 3rd hand. They became more expensive to fix than they were worth. So from what I understand from this video, Ford kept offering the poverty spec 1.3 engine all the way thru to the mk5.

Great Taunus. 2.3 GL is great

I had a 2 door 1.3 rare beast now

@ClassicsWorldUK

3 ай бұрын

Very rare!

@Dirt-Diggler

3 ай бұрын

Yup pretty dam rare, most 2 doors were 1300 😞 there were a few 1600 ones , mostly disability cars 👍

@shaun30-3-mg9zs

3 ай бұрын

@@Dirt-Diggler the 1600, 2 door were fitted with an automatic gear box

@Dirt-Diggler

3 ай бұрын

@shaun30-3-mg9zs yup, as I said ment for disabled drivers , I allways thought the 1300s handled well, the 2.3 was terrible, way too nose heavy 🤔

Had 2 x 2litre GL versions plus a very rough 1.6litre L mk 4 (which I kept topping up with water and it froze up that winter.... I forgot about the antifreeze mix ! )When we used to get proper winter snow and ice that lasted. Void bushes (!) yes... and alternators..... dont think I had any other problems. My first GL in corsican blue was lovely and really fast back then, eventually the sills started to go and I sold it too cheap. Happy days looking back, mostly ...... Bet they are just awful to drive now though - having been spoiled by new exec cars for years..... 🙂. Would love a go in one again just to take me back.... No ABS, airbags, traction assist, brake force adapt/assist etc. just power steering on GL and upwards (?) and that was your 'technology' to help driving..... gulp. Ps, 2 wing mirrors too 😮

@Dirt-Diggler

3 ай бұрын

P/S was an option, very rare on the 2L 4cyl cars, standard on the V6 👍

@GPR111

3 ай бұрын

I was fortunate then, on both my GL cars 👍

Slight error…. The 2.3 was a Cologne engine not an Essex.

My dad had a 2.0 ghia mk 5 cortina in dark metallic blue. It was W reg. The regnumber was TLA99W if anyone knows if its still around please let me know.

I'd hate to think how many Cortina's I owned back in the day. I'm 55 now and I'm fortunate enough to own a Ford that I loved when I was a lad. A 1984 Granada Mk2 2.8Ghia X in beautiful condition inside and out. As far as I'm concerned the Granny Mk2 was the best Ford the UK has ever had. Yes I'm biased but Cossie's / XR's / RS's etc do nothing for me whatsoever but I love the Granny's and Tina's. If a nice Cortina Mk4 or 80 came up at the right price I'd grab it as a stablemate for my Granada.

In South Africa we had the 3 litre XR6 and XR6 interceptor with triple carbs. We always had special cars just for our country.

@Dirt-Diggler

3 ай бұрын

I love the 3 litre bakkies 😎👍 My rarest and most treasured cortina accessory was an XR6 front spoiler, very rare in the UK, you sure had some nice cars in SA 👌

Alternator bracket kept breaking on the Mk.5 Cortina I had - pesky reoccurring thing that was. Crap forging they were.

Don’t remember the Essex V6 been used in mk4 or mk 5 Or the cross flow 1.6

@Dirt-Diggler

3 ай бұрын

Essex V6 was SA only IIRC ? Well appart from the Savage and other aftermarket conversion companies, early Mk3 used the 1600 XF before using the pinto 👍

That must be a 1981 / 82 Ford Cortina Mk5

This car doesn't have rotten sills because it doesn't have a sunroof to drain water through them.

Cortina 80.

Front suspension top turrets too.

@Dirt-Diggler

3 ай бұрын

Top turrets 🤔 It has double wishbone front suspension, not struts 👍

@fasthracing

3 ай бұрын

fair comment@@Dirt-Diggler

Stop saying uhm ffs 🤦🏻‍♂️

@tris7

2 ай бұрын

I prefer this chap to the young ‘wanna be 80’s top gear presenter’. The guy is knowledgeable and isn’t putting on a weird voice.

@zaphodbeeblebrox9109

2 ай бұрын

Make your own better videos if you dont like it

@tangomike15

Ай бұрын

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