Ford Cortina

suzublu · 4th November 2020, 13:20

Out for my morning walk and came across this little fella

A consul Cortina

Used to think these were big cars back in the day, but this is tiny

The "Bini" behind is twice the size

wixyw · 4th November 2020, 13:31

Very nice ! Had a couple of Anglia Estates a few years back. And yes these Mk 1 Cortinas were big back then ! At least they fit into a standard parking space with ease ! My 75 tourer tends to hang over each end !

Phil

clf · 4th November 2020, 13:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by suzublu

Out for my morning walk and came across this little fella

A consul Cortina

Used to think these were big cars back in the day, but this is tiny

The "Bini" behind is twice the size

Yet if you got inside the Cortina, it would have much more room. Although it would crush you inside in a collision by comparison to the Bini lol.

A number of years ago, I was thinking the same thing, as I watched a mk1 Escort pull up alongside a mk whatever (the current at the time) Fiesta. The Fiesta dwarfed it in every direction. It was quite shocking, as you say, these were 'big' cars in their day.

I have a Corgi 'woody' version of this ............... somewhere lol Sprung wheels too.

Like this

clf · 4th November 2020, 13:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by wixyw

Very nice ! Had a couple of Anglia Estates a few years back. And yes these Mk 1 Cortinas were big back then ! At least they fit into a standard parking space with ease ! My 75 tourer tends to hang over each end !

Phil

these are the cars standard parking space sizes were made for ............. and still are! The size of spaces have not changed for decades

suzublu · 4th November 2020, 13:43

There's quite a few old cars where I live, a couple of early Mustangs, an Allegro Vanden Plas, moggy 100's, Spitfire and these I managed to photo

Oh, and to certain members, those are"wing" mirrors

macafee2 · 4th November 2020, 14:38

My sister had a Saloon Cortina and I have to say, I do like those cars.
Seeing nicely restored old cars is a real pleasure

macafee2

coab · 5th November 2020, 06:07

I believe the MK6 VW Golf is as big as the original Passat.

SCP440 · 5th November 2020, 06:58

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Originally Posted by coab

I believe the MK6 VW Golf is as big as the original Passat.

The original Mini will sit inside a new style Mini easily.

I was at a classic car show last year and there was an Austin 7, my dad had one and he used to do 12k miles a year in it. Four people would be like sardines in a tin

solarsailor · 5th November 2020, 08:59

Way back in 1974 my first car was a mark 1 Cortina 1200 deluxe two door saloon in blue with a white roof. I can still remember the registration - 389 FCG.

torque2me · 5th November 2020, 09:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by suzublu

Out for my morning walk and came across this little fella

A consul Cortina

Used to think these were big cars back in the day, but this is tiny

The "Bini" behind is twice the size

Up north, we didn't consider the Cortina (in any mark) as a big car though it would, I guess, be dependent on whether the reference is about the size of the vehicle or the engine size (cyl/cc).

The Zodiac/Zypher was the "big" Ford followed by the 3.0 Granada. The Vauxhall Cresta (I think) was also considered big and I would think the 3.0 Austin Landcrab (when it was introduced).

Kev
p.s.
The Bini should really be Midi and nearly big enough for Maxi.

4th November 2020, 13:20	#1
suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,912 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	Ford Cortina Out for my morning walk and came across this little fella A consul Cortina Used to think these were big cars back in the day, but this is tiny The "Bini" behind is twice the size

5th November 2020, 08:59	#9
solarsailor Posted a thing or two 75 Saloon 1.8T Club SE Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Colchester Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 87 Thanked 653 Times in 344 Posts	Way back in 1974 my first car was a mark 1 Cortina 1200 deluxe two door saloon in blue with a white roof. I can still remember the registration - 389 FCG. __________________ This vehicle was born on Wednesday June 4th 2003 @ 08:24:38 This vehicle was the 73,905th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 1,862nd 75 1.8 T Club SE to be made out of 3,980 This vehicle was the 6,856th 75 in Wedgewood Blue to be made out of 7,515 Wedgewood Blue 75s

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4th November 2020, 13:31	#2
wixyw Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Gargrave, Nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire Posts: 98 Thanks: 33 Thanked 31 Times in 15 Posts	Very nice ! Had a couple of Anglia Estates a few years back. And yes these Mk 1 Cortinas were big back then ! At least they fit into a standard parking space with ease ! My 75 tourer tends to hang over each end ! Phil

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suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,912 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	There's quite a few old cars where I live, a couple of early Mustangs, an Allegro Vanden Plas, moggy 100's, Spitfire and these I managed to photo Oh, and to certain members, those are"wing" mirrors

4th November 2020, 14:38	#6
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,911 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	My sister had a Saloon Cortina and I have to say, I do like those cars. Seeing nicely restored old cars is a real pleasure macafee2

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coab This is my second home 2007 57 GOLF GTi EDITION 30 DSG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Shropshire and Coventry. Posts: 5,137 Thanks: 2,424 Thanked 1,452 Times in 852 Posts	I believe the MK6 VW Golf is as big as the original Passat.