Racing mk4 and mk5 Cortinas,..?

[HoTWire]

I've just had a vision in my (ratehr tired) brain of a DAMN COOL Mk4 Cortina,..

Which got me wondering if they had any racing history??

[tonycocacola]

thats a good question.
other than this type of thing







i coulnt honestly say ;D

[DarrenW]

[DarrenW]

[Pillock]

they're mark 5's ain't they, with the big back lights?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Cortina

this is yer mark 4...


still can't find any racing ones though, or even modded!

[DarrenW]

Technically, there's no such thing as a Mk5, they were officially called the Cortina '80' ;D

But yeah, Mk5s... Can't find any Mk4 pics!

[DarrenW]

South African XR6 - 2.8 V6 I think?

[HoTWire]

Pillock said:

still can't find any racing ones though, or even modded!

Darren found 2 fantastic modded ones in his first ever post on the board :





Would like to find some more,..

[DarrenW]

Ah weel if it's just modded ones you're after:

[DarrenW]

[Pillock]

yeah i know they were Cortina 80's but that's just Ford trying to make the car appear fresh and new when it quite clearly wasn't! My grandfather bought one in 1982, the last run-out batch as the Sierra was already on sale. They were having so much trouble shifting them that he got it for just above half price, brand new out of the showroom they even let him drive it on a Y reg in mid-july (two weeks before the Y plates came out) as they just wanted it out of there!

i think we've answered the racing history bit... NO! I guess Ford Motorsport were too busy with the Escort projects, they were developing the fast Mk2 Escorts and then the RS1700T when the Mk4 Corty was around, and then they switched to the RS Turbo Escort over the mk5 cortina, and then the Cortina was no more - hello sierra cosworth!

[DarrenW]

Yeah, the escort was definitely the main competition Ford, the Capri also. Who can forget the fire-breathing Zakspeed monsters of the 70s

[Pillock]

Mmmmm i had a Matchbox or Corgi model of a Zakspeed capri, it was a wide as it was long!

[GJM]

The following two are a lads off of the BuySellCortina forums mk5 ;D





A 2 door tina, would look great slammed



MK5 body kit

[racer2]

I've had a couple of those mk4/5 cortinas . When I looked into lowering them (Ahem .........,read 'lowering' as SLAMMING !!) I found the front x-member was too low to get it in the weeds ,without it being dangerous . I did have ideas of re-shaping the x-member, so that it sat higher ,but ended up pulling the engine to go in my Amazon .They drove nice ,for all their critisisms they took over the years .

[Ken]

Scary. I've been thinking of a real quality mk4, on and off, for a few years. This is the first time I've admitted it though!
My vision is of a 2 door in dark (non metallic) green, front 'quarter' bumpers with 2 dark orange stripes running down the centre of the front valance from bottom of the grille, riding low on Comp. 5 spokes (black w. polished rims of course) and fitted with a Burton Power 3.1 Essex V6. Seating will be mk2 escort rs with the fishnet headrests and a full upholstery retrim in black leather. Oh, and a RS 3 spoke steering wheel

How are people fixed for a photoshop job? ;D

[GJM]

I must say I also wouldnt say no to a nice mk5, lowered on minilights with nice round lamps on the front

[RetroMat]

I have always wanted a cortina, a nice early mk4 very ratty with a tuned pinto would do

[Unimexsol]

If anyone is interested in getting a Cortina then get onto the BSC (buysellcortina) site asap as there is a guy selling an X reg Cortina with a 3.0 lump in it for "£200. This is the best bargain I have seen for ages, even if it does have the most disgusting bumper that I've ever seen. I'd have it myself but I just got a Renault 5 Gordini to restore.

[jizzy gillespie]