Hey guys! I’ve only clocked after reading comments I must’ve said FWD not RWD despite writing RWD and listening back to myself earlier 😂. I’m not silly but I am very tired 😉

@redmr2na

2 жыл бұрын

We can wait for content, you need rest.

@bcfairlie1

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my Zeus!! You did indeed say FWD. So the committee must punish you for this heinous crime. You are now forced to drive a Prius for the rest of your life! Hahaha...kidding....take care of yourself lovely one. Get some rest. We need your reviews.

@stephenricketts7764

2 жыл бұрын

I think you should write 100 lines. 'I must read my script more carefully '. Hey Stepb we can all make mistakes, take care 🙂.

@bertiewooster3326

2 жыл бұрын

Steph when are you going to upload Bicester Heritage Vid ?

@markpalmar70

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Steph, beautiful car. I saw the news item, and thought I would say hello. I am Mark Lemon, did a music project called Village Green Machine, mid 60's sound, now preparing to re launch under the name Marc Lemon. I use vintage equipment to get the sound. Very impressed to hear you restore cars. I have long wanted a classic. I am on fb under my real name Mark Lemon, would love to have a chat. I live in a time warp ( David doesn't understand ) Retro house. I am also into the 50's, all the best to you :-)

This Cortina GT was the car to have. I remember them when I was young. I'm heading for 70 next month.

Fond memories of my late Dad’s 1966 Cortina (although not a GT) but the same colour, British Racing green? It’s the rear lights which always stuck in my mind about this car. Great review,and yes it also put a smile on my face! Thank you and, well done!👍🏻

@Extreme_Rice

2 жыл бұрын

We didn’t have one but when I was a little kid in the 80s there were still plenty of them on the roads and I loved those taillights.

@wideawake11

2 жыл бұрын

I believe the colour is named Goodwood Green - so basically British Racing Green by a lateral name

@anythingbootneck

2 жыл бұрын

@@wideawake11 ah yes, Goodwood Green always comes to mind. Thanks.

@karlarmstrong

2 жыл бұрын

@@Extreme_Rice ban the bomb lights.

@clivequinn8978

2 жыл бұрын

I had the same car, a 66 d reg 1500. The colour is Alpina green

Your attitude and your personality are absolutely fantastic! Can't believe i've only just found this channel.

@idriveaclassic. Thank you for this excellent review of the Cortina Mk1. Great work! When you were showing the various features of the dashboard - especially those switches, I remembered that back in the day you could buy "extension levers" to push - fit on to them. So it brought the switches closer to the driver. It would be a bit of a stretch to reach the switches with the "extensions" anyway. But when you were out on your road test, I realised just how much more of a problem it would have been, especially with the old style fixed adjustment seat belts from those days! Stay safe and well.

The original Dagenham Dustbins my favourite is the mk2 1600E

What a super video, Steph. Glorious automobile. We did get the Cortina, Mark 1, Mark 2, and Mark 3, here in Canada, so this brought back memories! When I was in Cub Scouts, one of the leaders had a Mark 1. By the time I was in Boy Scouts, he had switched to a Mark 2. Oddly, my only experience with a Mark 3 was in Jamaica in the mid-80s. The poor thing was in use as a taxi. No tail lights, doors that barely closed, you had to be careful where you put your feet, and it had about a million miles on it, but it ran straight and true and still somehow felt special and Wonderful. I've always wanted a Mark 3, but any one would do. Keep up the good work!!! As an aside, Twin Cam put out a video today about a Cortina competitor, the Austin Maxi. Give me the Ford any day!

@JeffKing310

2 жыл бұрын

The Canadian car market in the 1960s and early 70s was fun in retrospect. English brands, off beat French cars and the Canadian Frankensteins (Parisienne, Meteor, Acadian, etc ) all were not available in USA.

I think the whole Escort v Cortina thing is purely down to as kids we had Escorts as first cars whereas Cortinas were considered to be Dad cars so the passion isn't there for them, I don't think it's which is better. This car is gorgeous and could quite easily be used in daily traffic.

@firstclassatlanticflyer

2 жыл бұрын

That's true, but Escort fans should thank the Lotus Cortina for paving the way for the sporting Escorts :D

@graemew7001

2 жыл бұрын

@@firstclassatlanticflyer Indeed, the Lotus Cortina was something else. My first car was a Mark 1 Escort and yes it has a place in my heart but no way would I pay the money they're asking for one nowadays. I'd probably go for a Mark 3 Cortina now, much more my thing at my age.

@firstclassatlanticflyer

2 жыл бұрын

@@graemew7001 that's true, my uncles on the older side had one and they were superb vehicles (to drive at least) according to my father. Ride quality was good in my opinion, although I can't speak for reliability. Although if I were to buy one, I'd rather fancy a Mk2 Cortina (on the lower end, of course). A Mk1 or Mk2 Granada too, on the luxury side.

@graemew7001

2 жыл бұрын

@@firstclassatlanticflyer Now you're talking I've always thought a gold Mk1 Granada coupe with a vinyl roof would be awesome to own, 3.0 litre automatic fuel guzzler as a Sunday lazy day car.

@firstclassatlanticflyer

2 жыл бұрын

@@graemew7001 It seems that you read my mind as that is the exact same combination that I wouldn't mind owning :) Strangely enough, I'd rather the saloon!

Great video. In 1971 I bought a 5 year old Cortina Mk1 in a light blue (lovely colour, almost turquoise ). It replaced a 1957 Ford Anglia (my first car) with the boxy shape, 3 speed box with no synchromesh on first and vacuum windscreen wipers - a pig to start as well. When I got the Cortina it was like a completely different generation of car - I loved, really loved, that car. I used to drive around for the sheer pleasure of driving. I remember it had cross ply tyres and when I changed to radials it was even better. Great functional design as well. I'm getting quite emotional!

I love your videos! My dad had a humbler version, a two door 1965, and when I saw the huge boot lid open, I graphically remember my brother's trapped finger.. and as a direct result my kids have always been warned away and watched carefully, despite the far less danger from modern designs. The rear lights were sort of copied from US cars, but I was fascinated by them as a small child, and looking at them now, they're still fantastic

Thanks for this video, my Dad died in 69 in a work accident and had this colour Contina Racing Green ,its so great to see as it brings back great memories. Dad's wasn't the GT but it was the same year and colour, many thanks

Very smooth gear shifting there Steph. Fabulous taillamps and a cool fruity exhaust. Great to have this wonderful part of Sunday. Thank you so much. Excellent. Through Flow Ventilation. Forget Dagenham Dustbin, the Cortina is the Duchess/Duke of Dagenham.

My parents got a 1966 lagoon blue/cream roof Mk1 1500 Super in the early 70's, they traded up from a 1952 A40 Devon, as a kid just riding in the back it still seemed a quantum leap!

A very good example of a thoroughly practical car. The engine can be worked on without the need for a degree in compting and, I daresay, the components werre all better made.

That was my cousins first car. He loved it too. During my childhood in the sixties and seventies those things were literally everywhere. It seemed like every other car was a Cortina. ANyone over the age of thirty will have a memory of the Cortina. That's why they are so loved. Stupid prices though.

A great review and good to see another 4 door! It's good timing as I've just got my 1966 mk1 cortina GT back on the road for the 1st time since 2006.

Hi Steph,really good reviews u do and comprehensive knowledge of your subject cars.i own the prior to the cortina and could be argued the forerunner for the cortina and that is the 315 classic.didnt really catch on in 62 when launched the styling was a bit radical for its day.But for me today I like the classic American style of the car and it brings a lot of smiles to people's faces when they c it.

Great road test, Steph! Loved that look you got at 14:04 after engine start, followed by, "Why does this sound so much better than any of my cars?!"

I love your passion for cars of this era, Steph! The way the Cortina’s dash vents mimic its tail lights is also very, very cool.

Fab Video Steph - I remember when these (the Cortina) were on almost every street.

Hello Steph, my dad had one in 1968 we all love the car dearly...done many holidays with long distance driving in it.

My father had white Cortina Mk1 (1200cm3) in 1968-77 .We bought it in Tuzex market in Czechoslovakia. Cortina took me and my mother to the maternity ward in 1971.I'm sentimental. The car of my childhood .The first car is like the first love. You are a nice person ,You have a pleasant speech, Greeting from Slovakia

It's wonderful to see these classic cars in motion. However, with the government mucking about with contents of expensive 'green petrol', I wonder how much longer we can enjoy them?

@sawleyram7405

2 жыл бұрын

For as long as we have petrol as an available resource. Premium petrol is but a few pence more per litre and given the mileage most of us do in our classics, it really doesn't make much of a difference. Not when vehicle tax for them is free and insurance premiums as low as they are. We'll be driving them around for a long time yet.

@theblackstridersofficial2562

2 жыл бұрын

Normal petrol should be always available for these classics etc as long as they are around and this must be taken into account now we are moving towards electric vehicles !!

@zingo2664

2 жыл бұрын

good point, i worry about that too.

@visionsofhere3745

2 жыл бұрын

Some of us remember how the introduction of unleaded was going to cause all classics to be scrapped/wrecked. Didn't happen,did it?

My first car was an A30.....and it was traded on a 65 Mark 1 Cortina GT. It was Oxford blue with a light blue vinyl interior, had all the chrome / aluminium trim on the sides, chrome bumper over-riders and (very rare for 1965) factory-option Lucas reversing lights. These were activated by a module attached to the rear of the speedometer that completed a circuit when the cable turned the opposite way, meaning that even if you just rolled backward, the reversing lights came on, but they were cool anyway as none of my mates had a car with them on! I loved that car - it was everything a 16-year-old young bloke could want. She had the 28/36 DCD Weber carb, extractors (known nowadays as headers) and a straight through exhaust with one Coby resonator (so plenty of noise to annoy the old folks), disc front brakes, close ratio gearbox, racing steering wheel and a plethora of gauges on the dash to really get those boy-racer juices flowing and be the envy of meet-ups anywhere! It had a competition clutch which required a very strong left leg to push in and superior muscle control to let out without looking like a learner driver and bunny-hopping the car down the road. I tortured that car for two years and 20k miles. She was thrashed over loose metal roads as well as winding tarsealed ones so often that it began to toll on every part of the car and maintenance costs were getting high. One cold and wet morning in August of 1985, I was heading to work at 4:30am and a truck pulled out of a side street right in front of me. I locked all four wheels of the GT up and all she did was aquaplane and slowly drift sideways, so I took my foot off the brake and she shot forward head-on into an old Oak tree on the side of the road at 50mph. I only had a few bruises and strains, but the GT was a mess. She was twisted to the right and opening the front passenger's door caused her to sag. Both rear doors would not open and the driver's door - once opened - would not shut. The radiator cap was further up the tappet cover than the oil filler cap and the water pump, generator and timing cover were smashed, along with a heap of bent steering and suspension parts. The insurance company put her back on the road, but she was never the same. I sold it soon after. I still miss the car now as it was the first car that really gave my young self the independence that we all strive for at that age. She was a very straight car before the prang and the repair put her back to looking how she was - even if she never drove the same. I checked up on the local registry and she's been off the road since about 18 months after I sold her and since that is over 30 years ago, I have a feeling it's probably for a permanent reason. Occasionally I still dream that I own the car and take her out for long drives in the countryside, remembering the sounds and smells and sights of a time long gone and the GT still sings her song as she always did. She had 91k miles on her when I bought her and 113k miles when I sold her. Wish I knew where she ended up.......

We were fond of Cortinas in my family. In the 70's and early 80's my younger brother had a MKI GT the same colour as your test car. My older brother had a white MKI with a red interior. I had a 1500 MKII 2 door, followed by a 1600 MKII with a column shift in Ford's beautiful copper bronze. My sister's husband to be had a MKI and later ran a MKI sports sedan. They are rare as hen's teeth in Australia now.

Great review, you really do need to drive these cars to really appreciate them. They were way ahead of their time , and as you said in your film they are still good enough to keep up with modern day traffic without holding anyone up. I’ve owned all marques of the Cortina from MK1 to Mk5 and they were all great at what they were designed and built for, but it’s the MK1 that I have my greatest affection for. Such a great all rounder..

Great video. I had a 1963 cortina GT, the series 1 with the revcounter on the steering column. Traded my frogeye in for it. Was disappointed with the performance until I discovered the twin choke Weber needed a bit of a heavier right foot!! Great car...lowered it a bit and put 5 and a half inch rims on it. Happy days😊

Hi. Thanks for the great Video - brought back memories of when my dad had one back in '74. It was one of the older ones because it had the long gear lever, the steering looked very different, it just went from one side to the other and the lights and indicators were on the end of a long thick stalk that had the hooter button on the end with the indicator switch you had to push up for left and down for right and the light switch was the same sort of thing next to the indicator switch. At the tie I thought it was really weird! And it wasn't very fast. It was a sort of grey with a white roof. Oh, and I'm sure it was only a 2 door... But I liked it.

Always liked the 60s and 70s fords especially the zephyr , consul, 70s and 80s Grananda ...my first car was the only Ford i've ever owned EDH160Y a MIdnight Blue Poverty spec Cortina 1.6

I can remember when the Ford Cortina came out my dad took me and my two brothers down to the local ford dealership and the flow through venterlation was a big new thing

MK 1 Cortina was my first ever car , it was a very early one Reg ERY 318 , it was a nail , this example is lovely 😁

@markmiwurdz202

2 жыл бұрын

@gary brown. Do you remember seeing the earliest Cortina Mk.1 badged as a "Consul Cortina" with a slatted radiator grille?

What would a Sunday morning be without an idriveaclassic review! Especially with cars like the Cortina that weren't sold here in numbers. Though the Cortina was assembled locally in Amsterdam and subsequently exported to the UK as demand outgrew Dagenham production, German-built Taunus outsold the Cortina by 4 to 1 if I look at the number of survivors (not counting later imports, pre-1970 Cortina: 62 and pre-1970 Taunus: 251)

I remember my dad's mk1 estate, when I was four and it decided to burn its wires and smoke came through the dash. My dad turned the engine off and it stopped. Luckily we were at the top of the hill a mile from home so it was freewheeled down the hill to limp it home. The local Ford garage was only next door so it went there and was changed for a brand new mk3 1600 xl estate which was my favourite car of my childhood.

What a lovely storey Steph it’s nice when the car really is part of the family I remember my grandad had a primrose yellow one I was incredibly young 5 ish I suspect so 55 years ago but I actually do remember it ..ish . I love cortinas and that’s a Beauty , brilliant vid thanks 👍

I had a MK 1 GT many years ago EON 665 D …ermine white with a black flash down the side like a lotus cortina looked a million dollars, lovely car wish I still had it.

Another great video Also pleasure to finally meet you in person at the motorist hub I was the man with the Rare Mini Rio

I had a mk 1 cortina CUK 489C the same green as that, but painted it British racing green, put rostyle wheels and tyres on it off a 1600e added a twin bore peco exhaust, bucket seats, etc! I loved it & owned it about 2 years from 1974 to 1976 happy days

I had exactly the same one, 1966 Green. RBH 281D. For some reason, never ever forgot the regn number. Loved it. Later, "upgraded" to the 1600E.

Loved the video, it reminded me of happy days back in the sixties when I had my own GT Cortina. Mine was white with a green stripe down the side, I think they all were at the time? I had traded up from a modified Anglia that I had fitted with the same 1500cc engine and twin carbs. It was great, but the Cortina was a bit more classy! The engines were very good and these cars were so easy to work on then, you could do almost anything yourself. They are making modern cars with computer controlled engines, etc which makes it impossible to repair them yourself and I hate this, You have to go to the main dealers for repairs and they can charge as much as they like, knowing that you can't go elsewhere. Thanks for putting this on KZread Steph.

That takes me back.My first car was a 1966 Cortina 1500 de luxe.Two door in Spruce Green.And yes the previous owner painted on the obligatory black side stripe.....to give the Lotus look,Happy days.After many cars,and years later,it still remains one of my favourites.

This car brings back so many memories of so many firsts. My first Haynes manual, which I still own? My first car with positive earth. First place of my own. First love??? You opened the hood, and it was all so familiar. I was ready to start tuning again for the local autocross event. My experiences were with a 65 Cortina GT that had been lowered by the previous owner, and handled like a go-cart. Now this was 1976 in the USA, and competition was very stiff here from Japanese imports. But being very British, this car had a charm all it's own. It absolutely sold me on the Ford Kent engine. I had the 1.6L version in all my Fiestas. I really don't know whatever happened to that vehicle. It was my girlfriend's vehicle, and she left me to marry someone else that very same year. I do know that I found her on FB a few years back, and she is now a grandmother. But 1976 was forty-five years ago. A good memory of a great vehicle. PS. I think smoking was a generational thing. Though I quit smoking some thirty-three years ago, I remember that ash tray in the center console getting quite full, and emptied often. Be well! PPS: There are 5 speed transmissions that will bolt right in, and it does change the driving experience!

@raypurchase801

2 жыл бұрын

Open the bonnet and everything is visible and accessible.

@joekurtz8303

2 жыл бұрын

Learned alot about 12v DC theory on my 65GT w Pos. Earth.

@levelcrossing150

2 жыл бұрын

I do like the type 9, 5 speed box, but for this car I would definitely keep the 4 speed GT box. It's just a nicer box to drive and right for that era.

Steph I love the variety of vehicles you show keep up the good work I'll be watching when you post a video

I'm 57 now, when I was a kid in the early 70s my dad bought a used Mark 1 GT, it was a lighter shade of green than this and had a vinyl roof and a yellow side stripe, but the upholstery was a dead ringer for this. At the time I wished he could have bought a 1600E, but we couldn't afford it. As I grew older I preferred Escorts and Datsun 1600s (510s) but I've grown to love the Mk1 Thanks for evoking such great memories.

Love those rear lights, and how the design is repeated in the interior air vents. Excellent review :-)

I Had a 1967 late reg'd Mk1 GT Cortina .. split front bumpers very slightly lowered suspension .. navy blue .. . paid £450 in 1969 .. sold for same in 1973 ... it was a fantastic car, never let me down! One of my favourite cars ever! Reg was OHM 732E ... WISH I'D KEPT IT!

Hi Steph, great view and what a wonderful car. Hello love the history of it and how it’s been in the same family all these years. Great to enjoy a car that’s used regularly and is looked after and cherished. Well researched by you as always. About love your channel, I can’t wait to see what you have for us next. You cheered me up at a time I’m really struggling, thanks again.

@paulbennell3313

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear you're struggling mate.

@andygreen1a

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulbennell3313 Thank you Paul, I hope all is okay with you.

@paulbennell3313

2 жыл бұрын

@@andygreen1a I'm alright thanks. Hope you are too before long.

Nice Video. I grew up with these cars. I used to have a Consul Classic in the same colour with a three speed column change and a bench front seat, and my mate had a Consul 375 with a white soft top, again with a 3 speed column change both in British Racing Green. Lovely motors, better than all this same looking c**p we have on the roads today. The cars and the music, beam me back there Scotty.

Great review and a spectacular Cortina. I hope that you are doing well Steph.

Takes me way back to the early 1970s where our father would drive us to Hastings for a day trip from Dunstable. Picnic basket and flask in tow. We would all cheer as we went through the Black wall tunnel. Sheer bliss

I was only talking to a mate the other day about carry on cabbie and the glam cabs. Well I must say seeing you drive it has transformed this beautiful car back into a very glamorous cab indeed.

@idriveaclassic

2 жыл бұрын

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The Cortina Mark 1 is now a very collectable! So many variations were made through its production. In Australia there was a limited production version called the Cortina GT500 which was specially built and sold in enough numbers to be eligible to enter the Bathurst 500 mile production car race in 1965. It won that race.

Yeah, I turned a lot of heads when I drive my ‘65 2 door GT on the roads in Orlando Florida. Here we don’t have front registration plates, so I have a Ford Emblem as a replacement. That draws a lot of attention.

Thank you Steph a stunning. Example of a MK1 Cortina never owned one myself I love the styling them rear lights are fantastic I have owned a mk2 Cortina 1500 super manual column change miss it like mad. I'm an mk1 escort fan too have owned so many wish I had mine now

What a beauty! I've always had a soft spot for the first gen Cortina. As always, thanks Steph for another awesome video!!! :)

@mothmagic1

6 ай бұрын

It was far nicer than the Mk2 and 3

Always loved the Cortina Mk 1 and those lovely round rear lights. Timeless design and still looks good today Steph.

The speedo was all over the place. Nice video, my first car in 1975 was a 1966 Mk1 Cortina.

I like the way your outfit matches the interior.

My word, that takes me back to my childhood! Dad had a Cortina mk1 in a fetching shade of grey with white roof; sadly not a GT! What a lovely car, and such a history! Obviously you have twigged the deliberate mistake in the driving wheel department! (A front-wheel drive Cortina? How about it Ford ?) Thanks for another superb video, Steph!

Ohhh, I can already feel the burning on the back of my legs from when I would sit on the vinyl seats wearing shorts on a boiling hot day. My granddad used to have a 1962 1200 Consul Cortina which he absolutely loved (it didn't really get used that much because he had a scooter to get to work on). It would have been one of the first ones because it didn't have a suffix registration plate (indeed, Grandad had been driving so long that he never took a driving test as he started driving before tests were introduced, and simply applied for a licence). I still remember a long drive as a kid from Coventry to a static caravan site at Minehead.

Excellent Review as always Steph.

My dad bought a new 'Consul' Cortina 1200 in Ascot Grey when they came out. This was traded in 1965 for a new 1500 Super (AUB 165C) in Goodwood green with a bench seat and column gearchange. Other than the dreaded rust bug eating the front wings after 3 years, the car gave 8 years trouble free motoring. I often borrowed the car after passing my driving test in 1971 and was sorry to see it sold.

Lovely. Note how the pattern of the eyeball air vents match the tail lights! 😎 A big hit for Ford 59 years ago. I'm more nostalgic about the post 1970 Cortinas. I'd love to see one of those on the channel. 🙂

@mikeymike3240

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, it’s a tribute to the 60s peace symbol ☮️, i love the cortina and of course the escort, i served my time/apprenticeship as a spray painter for the Belfast main Ford dealership in 1971, they were the day’s.

I love mk1 and 2 Escorts but I ADORE Cortinas of all types! That car has had a lot of work done and a lot of money spent on it. It's been very well done too, not over-restored, it looks like it could be a very good unrestored car. They were known for their easy gear shift and general ease of handling. They were very light for their size. I remember when they were everywhere and worth very little. Then again I remember seeing very tidy original examples well into the 80's because some people looked after their toys. The mk1 Cortina was a simple, superb package and we won't see it's like again.

Brilliant video, you definitely should be on tv, so knowledgeable for being young ! , remarkable ,10/10

Great car Stepth my first car when i passed my driving back in 1973 i had a mk1 cortina mine was 1.2 lovely car great video Stepth

My first car in 1968. Very economical and for its time relatively large. At the time Ford kept spares for many of their models a long time after production ended. Loved the parts departments , stores assistant seemed to know the long code numbers for every part by memory. Happy days.

I started work in a Ford garage as an apprentice mechanic in the summer of 1966. I actually loved going to work and not everybody can say that. I still love all of the Ford cars from that decade including the Cortina GT. The thing about the Escort was it handled a lot better. I have had Escorts, Cortina's and Capri's but my favorite was the MK2 Cortina 1600E. I wish that I still had some of them as they would be worth a lot more than I sold them for back in the day.

This air-flow modeled GT is one of my all time favourite cars that I have always regretted not having owned. This perfectly sized family car feels part of you when you are driving it and you would be comfortable driving it for long distances too. The Mk1 was the first of a great family of models that Ford produced for may years after.

Loved the video om mk 1 cortina nuts my dad had one in the early to mid 1970s this car is very special to me i have some very fond memories of dads cortina the mk 1 gt also came in an estate version if you see a gt with chrome side strips they are export models

In June 1962 at Montlhery I was standing near Henry Ford II, when as he climbed out of the prototype Cortina GT, he said "We gotta build that"

Fabulous, fabulous story and fabulous car, six dials!. 😊 My second car in 1977 was a pre-reg two door 1200 Consul Cortina Deluxe without remote gear change, really different to the 1500GT, big boot as I remember.

Great story about the owners of this Cortina GT Steph what a great car to drive here very quiet and smooth👍

You. Jammy. Bugger. ;-) I am so jealous. I remember when I was little, in the 1960s, a friend's dad had two Cortina Mark 1s. First of all a pre-Aeroflow one with white oval front lights (with amber indicator bulbs), a very long gear lever that came out of the transmission tunnel somewhere under the dashboard, and a metal arm sticking out of the steering column (guaranteed to kneecap you in the event of an accident) with tab-switches for indicators, lights and wipers. Then he changed it for an Aeroflow Cortina (it may even have been a GT) with a short gear lever that came out of the tunnel further back near the seats, as on a modern car; the kneecappers had been replaced by an indicator stalk and switches on the dashboard.

ah thanks, nice review, just love the dash in the mk1 gt. ive got fond memories of fords in our family, this brought back memories. Mum had a white mk1 gt, Dad a blue with black stripes mk2 gt and i had a a lime green Escort mk1 Twin Cam. mum also had a 105e Anglia and a Prefect, so yes early on we were a ford family here in Australia 😊👍

The same friend I mentioned in my comment on the Ford Anglia 105e, his father owned a Cortina with the registraion BOO. This registration number would fetch a great deal of money but folk back then weren't really interested in cherished numbers as they are today.

Great video Steph, I own both a MK1 Cortina 1500 deluxe in Goodwood green, and a white MK1 Escort that you saw me arrive in at the hubnut social, I agree with you about the Cortina and Escort, my Escort feels much more modern to drive, however, the Cortina is more spacious, personally I think it's more stylish, and puts a bigger smile on my face!

@1L6E6VHF

2 жыл бұрын

10:04 I wish that we could have triband radios in the dashboard in the USA.

What an absolute beautiful car I love old fords thanks for sharing this Steph.

@idriveaclassic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@rogerdonaldsullivan1424

2 жыл бұрын

@@idriveaclassic great cars for mini skirts and knee boots in its time 👌

'65 GT 500 Mk I for sale here in Au for £75,000 GBP.

Love this car. It definately brought a smile. My dad and my grandad both had Mk 2s.

I had one of these in about 79. Loved it.

I gew up with Cortinas, my father was a sales rep. I recall a childhood of bouncing around on the back seat. Wherever we went the car was full of cigarette smoke, nearly everyone did it back then. I used to sit behind my father with smoke coming over, the through flow ventialaton saw to this. Our last Cortina was a MKIV, a disapointment it was crummy horid to look at (beige) and broke lots (rear axles and water pumps peeling paint and rust before 3 years old) this was the "Dagenham Dustbin". The MKI was well regarded and survived in numbers though the 70's. The MKI rear lights were used on ice cream vans and I though of MKI Cortinas as happy cars because of this.

@jonathangriffin1120

2 жыл бұрын

TVR used those rear light clusters as well.

Wow Steph, this is almost identical to the one my Dad had when my brother and I were growing up. Same colour, same reg year (GSG42D) and spec. Only difference was Dad had dealer fit fog and spot lights. Brought back great early memories of travelling all over Scotland. Any chance you could road test the model Dad chose as its successor? (Mark 3 2000 GXL manual)? Loved the review.

My late father owned four Cortina GTs,one was a 1965,beautiful cars.I hope to buy one,South Africa

Yea happy Sunday. Steph has put out a video. Great as always.

@idriveaclassic

2 жыл бұрын

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Oh jill thank you! Your videos always make me smile!

Great video! That was was my first half decent car, not the GT only 1200cc . I paid £270 for it in 1970, two years of trouble free motoring until someone ran into the back of it and although it was repaired it started to rust rapidly in that area.

Wonderful cars, I had 2 back in the day. I could do any maintenance or repair job on them so easy to work on. My first one was a 1966 also pale blue,

My dad had a 4 door one back in the day, two tone blue and cream, lovely car.

What a brilliant car simply stunning, a great video keep up the good work on your channel 👍👍

Wow that is what I call a classic car, it looks fantastic.

Lovely steering wheel! Love those dials as well, whole interior is class

Great feature on this Superb Mk1 Cortina Steph. 👌

Absolutely agree Steph, the Mk1 was the pinicle of Ford's in that era. My Dad had a '65 C reg. It was only a couple of years old when he got it, bought due to expanding family! His was a 1200 I think in light green and not a GT. We travelled miles in that car! My dad had a friend who worked for a Ford dealer and he did any major maintenance on the car, it had a reconditioned engine at one point which had to be run in (slow speeds). The rear lights were originally designed as a sort of teardrop but the 'top brsss' didn't like them so these were the final design although some in the drafting room worried that Mercedes might object but I am glad that these were the final choice. Great video Steph and please keep them coming. 👍

@markmiwurdz202

2 жыл бұрын

We used to call those Cortina Mk1 rear lights the "Ban The Bomb' style! Those rear lights from the Mk1 (and the Mk2) were used on the TVR 400 series sports cars,

@stephenricketts7764

2 жыл бұрын

@@markmiwurdz202 Your right about 'ban the bomb ' and I was going to mention the TVR connection but it just slipped my mind! Thanks for the reminder. 🤔👍

@levelcrossing150

2 жыл бұрын

The 1200 engine was shot in a Cortina at 30,000 miles due to the 3 bearing crankshaft being worn out. We replaced many over the years and a popular replacement was to fit the 5 bearing 1500 instead.

Well done you handle her beautifully, it almost looks like you have got power steering and then we can go anyway thanks for a great video lots of love from Cape Town

That was a great review. That car does seem to run very quietly indeed. I imagine a five speed gearbox could be adapted from a different Ford, and that would make the car even better. One of my primary school teachers had a pale green estate Cortina - I think it was a 1964 car - and it had wooden trim on the body sides.

Very good maintain car really I am impressed because in my childhood my father also have this car in white colour my father was commercial designer and he love with this car

Nice to see a cracking mk1 cortina love the story behind the car it's fantastic keep up the top work 👌

I went with my uncle to buy a Cortina Mk1 1200 de Luxe in 1966 (D-reg) from Dagenham Motors. The Mk2 was in production and about to be launched, but Ford made these discounted late Mk1s to fill in the gap while Dagenham was re-tooled for the new car.

@markmiwurdz202

2 жыл бұрын

If a model was due to be changed (Mk1 to Mk2), they would load on all the incompatible "options/goodies" to clear out the stores ready for the new model components.

Always loved these cars. I remember my mother pointing out the unusual rear lights when I was a toddler. Don't know why she did as she wasn't a car fanatic. I just think the Cortina MK1 was the most beautiful designed car ever! I envy you Steph, getting a chance to drive one.

@idriveaclassic

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, a work of art!

Who shut the driver's door at 3:43? Spooky! Thanks, a great car and video