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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
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  Goodwood Festival of Speed to celebrate a long list of anniversaries 26 Mar 2013 (News)
  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
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  A Grand Monday: Hyundai Pony 24 Apr 2017 (News)
  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
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  Bank Holiday ‘Barn Find’ Auction Results 3 May 2010 (News)
  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
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  Report: Barons 17th December 2013 23 Dec 2013 (News)
  . Year   Make   Model    Sold @ 1964 Ford Lotus Cortina MKI £48,172 1965 Jaguar E-type S1 4.2 Roadster £36,000 1965 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III £30,000 1968 Triumph TR250 £19,612 1970 Jaguar E-type S2 2+2 Coupe £17,932
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  Ford Capri V8 Stampede heads to auction 11 Jun 2018 (News)
  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
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  Historic touring cars set for Donington 3 Apr 2017 (News)
  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
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  Take a break: Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 launch advert 25 Mar 2014 (News)
  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
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  A Grand Monday: Ford Sierra 2.3 Ghia 1 Apr 2014 (News)
  how in relation with the Cortina, the Ford Sierra is considered by many to be a failure. It might never have sold in the numbers that its predecessor did, but the Sierra was a hugely influential car, that could arguably be described as being better than the sum of its parts. In mainland Europe
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  Ferrari is top of the lots at Autosport sale 16 Jan 2019 (News)
  maintained the strong results we achieved in 2018, generating good returns for our vendors.’ 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
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  Profumo Jaguar tops Race Retro auction 26 Feb 2014 (News)
  competition cars sold, netting almost £400,000. Cars included a 2000 Ford Mondeo Super Tourer (below), which fetched £103,500; a 1964 Lotus Cortina MkI race car for £53,000; a 1988 Ford Sierra Cosworth Group N Rally car, at £23,000; and a 1968 MG C V8 race car which achieved more than
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  New Ford Focus ST to Star in The Sweeney 15 Mar 2012 (News)
  GT and Cortina models to make the streets of London a safer place. Production Companies Vertigo and Embargo Films, used six Ford Focus ST models during filming. Set in modern day Britain, The Sweeney stars Ray Winstone as Jack Regan and Ben Drew (aka Plan B) as George Carter
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  Jaguar XK120 Makes £49,500 at Barons 9 Jun 2012 (News)
  Jaguar was achieved by a 1964 Mk I Ford Lotus Cortina at £30,500. Fifth highest seller was a LHD 1986 Rolls-Royce Corniche convertible, recently returned from Cyprus, sold for £26,960 to a German bidder. Barons’ next sale at Sandown Park is the Classic, Collectors
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  40,000,000th Engine Comes Off the Line at Ford's Dagenham 12 Jul 2012 (News)
  the Ford Escort, Cortina, Capri, Granada, and Transit models. Today engines from Ford’s largest UK plant power the best-selling vehicles in Britain: the Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus and Ford Transit. Ford Dagenham’s 1.6-litre TDCi diesel engine powers the latest Ford Fiesta ECOnetic model
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  HRDC To Recreate 1963 Touring Car Racing 20 May 2011 (News)
  is to be seen in this arena. Nowadays, where can you see a proper Jaguar Mk2 running competitively, or, for that matter, a Lancia Flavia or Flaminia coupe, Alfa Romeo 2600 or early Giulia Ti, Vauxhall VX4/90, Mercedes-Benz 300SE, MG 1100, Mini 850, Ford Zodiac Mk3 or even an early model Ford Cortina GT
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  'LIFE ON MARS' CARS IN DEMAND 31 Jan 2008 (News)
  . This time, the action takes place in 1981, with Gene swapping his Ford Cortina for an Audi Quattro. And leading vehicle auction specialist, BCA (British Car Auctions) is predicting a rise in nostalgia for 80s cars as a result. Robin Lawton, Head of BCA's 'Classics' department commented "We've
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  Masters Pre-66 Touring Cars grid set for MGLive! 5 Apr 2017 (News)
  all of the races across the weekend, the Masters will be using the Grand Prix circuit. Broken down into several classes, visitors will get the chance to see BMW 2002s, Alfa Romeos, Lotus Cortinas, Ford Falcons and Mustangs battling it out against the ever-competitive Mini Coopers. All of the MG
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  'Lost' David Brown Aston Stars in September Auction 23 Aug 2010 (News)
  in Aston Martin’s history, it should be a hugely rewarding project,” said Barons’ MD Laurence Sayers-Gillan. Talbot Darracq, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar, ‘Corgi’ Lotus Cortina –  and Royal Mail. Other notable entries for the September 7th sale include
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  Modern classic car thefts on the rise 22 Jun 2016 (News)
  of most stolen classics at that time were the MkI and MkII Ford Escort, MkI and MkII Volkswagen Golf GTI and that perennial favourite, the VW Camper. Fords are particularly popular among classic car thieves, with a five-week period at the start of 2016 seeing no fewer than five Cortinas stolen