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5th April 2017, 08:39 | #1 |
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5th April 2017, 08:44 | #2 |
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Wow! just think, there is a Ford Pinto engine sitting under that bonnet, amazing.
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5th April 2017, 09:04 | #3 |
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Lovely shape car back in the day.
That picture brought a smile to my face, the building looks like a gust of wind will take it down but they have a satellite dish
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5th April 2017, 09:33 | #4 |
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The MK3 Cortina was my first car, along with an Opel Manta. It was a K reg 1.6 GXL in metallic green with a black vinyl roof, I stupidly preferred the Manta for some silly reason and paid more attention to the up-keep.
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5th April 2017, 09:38 | #5 |
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I had a few Mk3 Cortinas:-
1972 2000GT in Tawny 1973 2000E in Sebring Red 1976 2000GT in Platinum Silver They were a bit of a marmite car, you either loved them or hated them. |
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5th April 2017, 14:44 | #9 |
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Oft referred to as "the Coke bottle Cortina" if I remember correctly?
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That takes me back a bit. I had the estate version when I lived in Liberia during the eighties, Used to get a guy called Khalill to replace the floor every year as it just rusted away so quickly due to the humidity, plus we lived within 100 metres of the Atlantic Ocean.Happy days
Rover 75 2.0 CDT (131Ps) Conn Saloon Starlight Silver MBB Fitted inline thermostat. Rear discs pads shoes&rear springs ,Wiper blades ,Replaced Pollen filter Airfilter Unblocked plenum, drains , plenum cover fitted. New crankcase filter fitted .New exhaust back box fitted, new o rings to intercooler hose, cleaned EGR valve.T4 check (thanks Marinabrian) headlight bulbs changed Sorted air bag warning light (silicone grease to plug and two tie wraps added) Stripped cleaned driver,s door mirrors and window controls, all back together working well.(thanks to the thread on the forum.)Headlights restored. Rear offside bulb holder renewed. Drivers side control arm/wishbone bush replaced. New MOT Oil and Filter change using my new pump what a difference. This vehicle was the 91,564th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 5,318th 75 CDT Connoisseur (135) to be made out of 8,746 This vehicle was the 9,139th 75 in Starlight Silver (code: MBB) to be made out of 14,280 Starlight Silver 75s |
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