The Cortina Crusader

Saga Lout · 6th March 2020, 19:26

I bought this Crusader Cortina a few years ago just as my eyes started playing up, it cost me the grand sum of £300 and a bargain. I've done some repairs to it where the `Zeibart` didn't do a good enough job. It's only done 72,000 miles and I hope to be able to use it over the Summer months with a bit of luck. It's like a lot of cars, you see rust and doom sets in. I see rust and a challenge to beat it, many cars have been lost by accepting that the rust wins. This car has some rust but it's incredible underneath, it's up there with museum quality but the tin worm got into it in a few places. I'm bouncing between cars to avoid the boredom that can happen with one job, I did this work a while ago but I'm back on it along with the Victor and other cars. A true labour of love for me and I'm happy again to be able to work on my cars at last.

KeithA · 6th March 2020, 19:50

Looking forward to updates on this!

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trikey · 6th March 2020, 19:56

I must be old, I still think of the Cortina Crusader as a modern car

VVC-Geeza · 6th March 2020, 20:28

Any pic's of the car itself?

Jim Jamieson · 6th March 2020, 21:21

Am I right in saying the Crusader was the run out model before the Jelly Mould sorry Sierra came onto the market.

trikey · 6th March 2020, 21:30

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Originally Posted by Jim Jamieson

Am I right in saying the Crusader was the run out model before the Jelly Mould sorry Sierra came onto the market.

They released the Carousel too, I can't remember which was the last version though?

Saga Lout · 7th March 2020, 07:48

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Originally Posted by VVC-Geeza

Any pic's of the car itself?

Here you are, this was the day I went to collect it. I always wanted a Crusader but I was just 17 when they came out and they were about £5000 back then, I was a WEP worker and didn't have a hope in hell of getting one.

Dallas · 7th March 2020, 11:51

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Originally Posted by Saga Lout

I bought this Crusader Cortina a few years ago just as my eyes started playing up, it cost me the grand sum of £300 and a bargain. I've done some repairs to it where the `Zeibart` didn't do a good enough job. It's only done 72,000 miles and I hope to be able to use it over the Summer months with a bit of luck. It's like a lot of cars, you see rust and doom sets in. I see rust and a challenge to beat it, many cars have been lost by accepting that the rust wins. This car has some rust but it's incredible underneath, it's up there with museum quality but the tin worm got into it in a few places. I'm bouncing between cars to avoid the boredom that can happen with one job, I did this work a while ago but I'm back on it along with the Victor and other cars. A true labour of love for me and I'm happy again to be able to work on my cars at last.

Nice one Michael, superb old school motoring.

I myself have just bought a Ford Capri, thankfully all the hard work has already been done, floor, inner and outta sills, wings etc, was one of the reasons why I bought it.

Its marvellous to be back in an old Ford again, these cars are so easy to work on, great fun. I've had the Capri four weeks now, and I've been out in it everyday, that is more than I drive the ZT or the TF, I feel so guilty.

What I love about these cars is the simplicity on being able to fix them, especially the huge engine bay which makes fixing them a joy.

Here's the old girl.

BRG75 · 7th March 2020, 12:19

I also had Mk 4 Cortinas as company cars, plus a capri and Several Sierra's.

Before you get too misty eyed about the (later) MK 4's, don't forget Ford's version of the Webber carb.

Cardboard sleeves on the sunvisor showing you how to dance with the throttle, in order to start the engine.

Numerous denials that there was a problem. etc.etc.

I do agree however, they were very good work horses, even the sierras.

Regards

Mike

Discofan · 7th March 2020, 16:18

Brilliant collection of cars and nice to see some of them restored, sadly its the every day cars that we were so used to seeing that disappear from our roads.
Id like a late model Sierra as a keeper, everyone wants the Cossies but Id be happy with a 2 litre twin cam or a 2.9 4x4.

Do you not find having so many projects on the go that nothing actually gets finished though? No discredit to you but if it was me I'd concentrate on one, fix that first then move along to the next

Like the pictures, keep up the good work!

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Jim Jamieson This is my second home Rover less ! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tarbolton Posts: 3,442 Thanks: 393 Thanked 888 Times in 542 Posts	Am I right in saying the Crusader was the run out model before the Jelly Mould sorry Sierra came onto the market.

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Discofan Loves to post (Land)Rover Freelander 2 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Stuck in the 1980's Posts: 477 Thanks: 118 Thanked 135 Times in 94 Posts	Brilliant collection of cars and nice to see some of them restored, sadly its the every day cars that we were so used to seeing that disappear from our roads. Id like a late model Sierra as a keeper, everyone wants the Cossies but Id be happy with a 2 litre twin cam or a 2.9 4x4. Do you not find having so many projects on the go that nothing actually gets finished though? No discredit to you but if it was me I'd concentrate on one, fix that first then move along to the next Like the pictures, keep up the good work!