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  Ferrari 328 GTS set to star at Barons’ sale 18 Oct 2017 (News)
  .  1969 Porsche 911T 2.0-litre Karmann Coupe - £70,000-£80,000. Also going under the hammer is a 1971 BMW 2002 (£8000-£10,000), a 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe (£14,000-£18,000), a 1968 Ford Cortina Mk2 1600GT Crayford (£8000-£11,000), and 1963 Ford Cortina GT (£14,000-£16,000). Enthusiasts looking for a winter project can choose from a 3.4-litre 1966 Jaguar S-type with overdrive (£3000-£6000) or a 1990 Range Rover Vogue SE A Classic.
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  Rare and Original Ford Escort Twin Cam in Historics July Auction 20 Jun 2019 (News)
  Another contemporary Twin Cam Ford in Historics July sale is this 1970H Lotus Cortina Mk II from the same private collection as the Escort Twin Cam. The Roy Haynes designed Cortina Mk II was bigger and better than the Mk I with a crossflow 1,600cc engine and a closer ratio gearbox giving 60 in 2 nd instead of about 45.
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  Classic Fords set to raise money for children’s charity 19 Aug 2016 (News)
  Classic Fords will be out in force this weekend to raise money for charity. The North Wales Classic Fords Snowdonia Run takes place 20-21 August and raises money for a children’s hospice. The event, which is now in its seventh year, sees 100 Fords take on the 100-mile route.
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  Celebrity saloon racing at the Revival 6 Jun 2013 (News)
  Ex-F1 racer turned TV pundit Mark Blundell will be making his Revival debut in a Ford-Lotus Cortina, and other headline names already confirmed for the race include reigning World Touring Car Champion Rob Huff, Le Mans legends Tom Kristensen and Derek Bell, plus Kenny Brack, James Martin, Jackie Oliver, Anthony Reid, Stuart Graham and ex-BMC Mini Works rallying hero Rauno Aaltonen.
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  Classic Fords head to Gaydon 20 Jun 2016 (News)
  Around 750 classic Fords will converge at the British Motor Museum next month for the UK’s biggest Blue Oval gathering. Held in conjunction with the Ford Y & C Register, the 8th Old Ford Rally takes place on Sunday 17 July.
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  600 classic Fords set for Midlands rally 15 Jun 2017 (News)
  Thames and Ford commercials will be on display, as well as Zephyrs, Zodiacs, Granadas, Cortinas, Anglias, Escorts and Capris. The Midlands’ Meccano Guild will also be featuring an exhibition of handbuilt models with more than 50 tables of models on display within the museum.
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  Heritage centre planned for Ford’s Dagenham site 4 Sep 2017 (News)
  The first car to roll off the production line was a Model AA truck, while the site is perhaps best known for its production of every generation of Cortina . Car production stopped in 2002, but the site went on to become one of Ford's global centres of excellence for diesel engine production.
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  Take a break: Ford Escort Mk2 launch film 4 Feb 2014 (News)
  Then take a break, and watch this lovely launch film of the Ford Escort Mk2 . This car was consistently the second best seller in the UK (behind the Cortina) for its entire five-year production run. It was cheap, simple to service, there was a dealer on every corner, and generally they were good to drive – even the basic 1.1-litre Popular models.
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  Top 10: Britain's best-sellers of the last 50 years 27 May 2015 (News)
  The UK’s best-selling cars have changed in style over the decades, with today’s sales charts being dominated by superminis, family hatchbacks and crossovers. But it wasn’t always so. Remember the days when the Ford Cortina was consistently at number one, and foreign manufacturers struggled to get anywhere near the Top 10? Amazingly though, despite many of the best-sellers of old having been out of production for many years, they’re still a force to be reckoned with when looking at overall figures for the last half a century.
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  Comment: You never forget your first car 19 Dec 2016 (News)
  You never forget your first car. Mine was a metallic green Ford Cortina, and I drove it everywhere. Over the kitchen worktop, along the skirting boards, over and under my pillow and occasionally around the school playground. I got it for Christmas in 1979, in one of those Matchbox boxes with the 'Superfast' artwork on the cover that was a lot more detailed than the model inside.
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  Goodwood Festival of Speed to celebrate a long list of anniversaries 26 Mar 2013 (News)
  50 Years of  McLaren Racing: Half a century of this revered race and sports car maker will be marked with a number of championship-winning cars from Formula 1, Can-Am, Indy and Le Mans. 50 Years of  Mini Cooper S and Ford Lotus Cortina: Two true British motoring icons turn 50, with versions of the Mini Cooper S and Lotus Cortina in action at Goodwood, particularly in the Forest Rally Stage area. 50 Years of  European Touring Car Championship: Some of the most celebrated touring cars of all time will take to the Hill, including the BMW 3.0CSL ‘Batmobile’, Cologne Capri and TWR Jaguar XJS.
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  A Grand Monday: Hyundai Pony 24 Apr 2017 (News)
  That first Pony was utterly conventional, rear-wheel-drive, with a live rear axle and a chassis based loosely on that of the Ford Cortina. By the 1990s, though, the Pony was past it. Hyundai, however, was not. It had established a foothold in the European market, and one that today leaves the brand among the top ten car manufacturers in the UK, and one of the five biggest in the world.
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  Bank Holiday ‘Barn Find’ Auction Results 3 May 2010 (News)
  Barn Finds: AUSTIN MARINA 1.3 10 CWT Pick-Up 75N 41,404 £480 sold AUSTIN MINI 1.3 COOPER Saloon 90H 69,056  £2,600 sold BENTLEY T SERIES 6.2   Saloon 1966 9,295 £1,550 sold   BENTLEY T SERIES 6.7   Saloon 76R 32,276 £1,300 sold  CHRYSLER VALIANT 4.0   Convertible 1970H 89,860 £700 sold  DAIMLER CONQUEST 2.4 CENTURY 1957 27,192 £400 sold  DAIMLER CONQUEST 3.8 CENTURY 1959 97,591 £300 sold DAIMLER DK400 4.6   Limousine 1959 89,872  £1,800 sold DAIMLER MAJESTIC 3.8 scrap 1959 52,662 £300 sold   DAIMLER MAJESTIC 3.8   Saloon 1960 56,612 £225 sold DAIMLER MAJESTIC 4.6   Saloon 1961 92,900 £500 sold FORD CORTINA 1.3 MK1 Saloon auto 1966 17,869 £500 sold   FORD CORTINA 1.3 MK1 DE LUXE 1966 scrap 20,169 £200 sold  FORD CORTINA 1.5 MK II Estate 1967 16,799 £500 sold FORD CORTINA 1.5 MK1 SUPER Saloon 1966 7,368 £550 sold  FORD CORTINA 1.6 CRAYFORD Conv 1969 95,455   £1,600 sold FORD THUNDERBIRD 6.3 V8 Convertible 1965 9,774   £700 sold FORD THUNDERBIRD 6.6   Coupe 1966 77,304 £3,150s FORD ZODIAC 2.6   Convertible 1959 40,027 £6,300 sold  JAGUAR XJS 5.3 CABRIOLET 1990G 62,434 £3,200 provisional LAND ROVER S II 2.0 A Station Wagon 1964B 95,888  £700 sold MERCEDES-BENZ 300 3.0 SE Saloon 87E 113,898 £200 sold  MERCEDES-BENZ 300 3.0 TE 4-MATIC 1990G 108,808   £250 sold MG B 1.8 Roadster 1973M 106,500 £1,100 provisional  MG B 1.8 GT 1977S 85,058 £1,000 sold OLDSMOBILE TORONADO 7.5 V8 Coupe 72L 51,277 £1,000 prov  POLSKI FIAT 125 1.3 P ME Saloon 1987E 18,720 £350 sold PROTON PROTON 1.3 I GE Saloon 94L 12,866 £1,300 prov RENAULT CARAVELLE 1.1  Coupe conv 1972K 48,640 £850 prov ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SHADOW 6.2 1969 6,820 £900 sold ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SHADOW 6.7 1969 108,574 £900 sold TRIUMPH GT6 2.0   Coupe 1973M 77,490 £1,500 provisional TRIUMPH HERALD 1.2 1200 Saloon 1963 80,180 £200 sold TRIUMPH HERALD 1.3 1360 Convertible 1968 19,880 £300 prov VAUXHALL CRESTA 3.3   Saloon 1966 60,963 £800 provisional VAUXHALL VIVA 1.2   Saloon 1972K 46,494 £250 sold   Part Exchanges.
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  Report: Barons 17th December 2013 23 Dec 2013 (News)
  A first generation pre-Airflow 1964 Lotus Cortina proved to be the star of the day at Barons 17th December auction at Sandown Park, Esher, eventually selling to a New Zealand telephone bidder for £48,172, inclusive.   Important post-sale deals included £36,000 inclusive for the 1965 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 roadster restoration project, proving that the early pre-sale estimate had been wildly optimistic.
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  Ford Capri V8 Stampede heads to auction 11 Jun 2018 (News)
  The following year, he won the British Saloon Car Championship in a Zephyr. Ford spotted his talent and it wasn’t long before he headed up the competition department. His two most famous models are the Essex V6 engined Cortina Savage, and the V8 Capri Stampede, both of which were sold with Ford’s blessing through Uren’s company, Race Proved.
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  Historic touring cars set for Donington 3 Apr 2017 (News)
  Meanwhile, the U2TC Trophy marks a welcome return for pre-1966 under 2.0-litre Touring Cars. The Ford Lotus Cortina might be the most popular car on the grid but recent winners of this thrills and spills event have included the BMW 1800 TISA and the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA. The races take place before lunch on Saturday and just after the lunch break on Sunday.
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  Classic Motor Show to welcome vintage TV classic 1 Nov 2007 (News)
  The car used in the hit BBC television show Life on Mars is to go on display at a vintage vehicle exhibition later this month. From November 9th to 11th, the Classic Motor Show will welcome the 1974 Ford Cortina driven by Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt in the show. And fans of the programme have collector Paul Sheddon from Darlaston to thank. The enthusiast, who paid £10,000 for the model, commented that he was looking forward to sharing the piece of television memorabilia with others.
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  Take a break: Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 launch advert 25 Mar 2014 (News)
  This car turned around the fortunes for Vauxhall in the UK, having been launched in August 1981, just as the Ford Cortina was coming to the end of its life. And it was even better news for GM when the Sierra rolled out in the UK, where it proved rather unpopular with the boys in the fast lane. The big news was that the then-top model, the 1.6-litre (1.8s and 2.0s were rolled-out progressively from late 1982) produced a whopping 90bhp, and that was more than enough?
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  A Grand Monday: Ford Sierra 2.3 Ghia 1 Apr 2014 (News)
  When new, in the UK at least, the Sierra took a long time to capture the hearts of former Cortina owners, and it seems only now that these cars are finding a following in the classic car scene.  It is interesting how in relation with the Cortina, the Ford Sierra is considered by many to be a failure.
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  Ferrari is top of the lots at Autosport sale 16 Jan 2019 (News)
  .’ The sale also included a number of impressive competition car sales, including a one of three, 1966 Ford Cortina Lotus ex-works cars with incredible race history. Driven by motorsport legends including Jim Clark, Peter Arundell, Jacky Ickx, Sir John Whitmore and Graham Hill in period, the rare fast Ford sold for £168,750 to a telephone bidder.