2.3 Ghia estate.
Black vinyl roof
Steel wheels
Bumper “overriders”
That’s what we had
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4440 mm long
1700 mm wide
About the same length as a focus hatchback and 13cm narrower
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And we towed a caravan all through Europe in it. No back seatbelts.
3 kids in back
2 kids in boot.
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1981 Company car - Cortina dark blue estate - well 2 actually.
Dealer 1
Car being driven from dealer to Edinburgh an engine seal blew and all the engine oil was dumped on the road. Engine needing replacing 30 ish miles on clock.
Dealer 2 about a month on new car same colour, spec etc..
2+ months into Car 2 I had a phone call from Dealer 1
" You will be pleased to hear that we have fitted a new engine to your Cortina Estate and we can deliver it when it suits you" I told Dealer 1 that I had a new Cortina from Dealer 2. They were not best pleased but in 3 months they had said nothing to me!
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>> They were not best pleased but in 3 months they had said nothing to me! >>
Can't speak for Ford dealers. but I suspect many larger places may prefer to keep customers at arm's length as they can be troublesome. A proactive dealership is unusual ?
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>> Tesla, early 60's style
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It was something like that most people were expecting when Sir Clive Sinclair announced he would be producing an electric car in 1985. Not surprisingly what was actually produced bombed.
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>> It was something like that most people were expecting when Sir Clive Sinclair announced he
>> would be producing an electric car in 1985. Not surprisingly what was actually produced bombed.
41 years ago
www.facebook.com/reel/348690552170648
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>> www.facebook.com/reel/348690552170648
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With today's improved battery technology it would now be viable....but as an electrically assisted recumbent tricycle, not a car.
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Scraped together all I had for a tired rusty dark blue 196? Anglia 105E modified with a stage 2 tuned 1600GT engine plus Lotus box and a go-faster stripe. Went like sh.. off a sh.... Happy, albeit brief, memories. Had to rebuild the engine when it threw a piston ring. The good old days when anyone with a basic tool box and a Meccano level of ability could repair an engine!
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Where many of us learned the craft as we couldn't afford to pay garages to keep our cars running. Routine maintenance to increase longevity. Even if only the basics.
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My dad had a Mk1 Consul Cortina (1964) from new, a Mk2 Cortina (1970)....and that's it. He never went back to a Ford, despite me forcing him to look at a Mk2 Hatchback Capri...!
Ford Puma 1.7 owned by my first wife...
The only Fords owned in this family were dog cars
A Mk5 Fiesta....nicknamed rusty and a Mk1 Ka...
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“The good old days when anyone with a basic tool box and a Meccano level of ability could repair an engine”
I think I prefer the reliability of a modern car especially an electric one.
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It's swings and roundabouts. These days I want a hassle free car but back when I wore a younger man's clothes I quite enjoyed tinkering with the spanners. I found it quite therapeutic to sort out mechanical problems on cars and bikes.
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50 years ago the first car most of us could afford would be a 10 year old banger in the process of rotting away with shot suspension and steering, and needing a decoke every few thousand miles.
You learned to fix them yourself. Paying someone to fix it for you meant that beer money was a privilege enjoyed by those who could.
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Ford - Motoring History...... - Bobby
