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If the Cortina was a large car, then what was the Consul/Granada ? (In 2006 I owned 0.1% of the remaining mkiv/v) [[Special:Contributions/80.176.88.36|80.176.88.36]] ([[User talk:80.176.88.36|talk]]) 22:33, 31 July 2008 (UTC) |
If the Cortina was a large car, then what was the Consul/Granada ? (In 2006 I owned 0.1% of the remaining mkiv/v) [[Special:Contributions/80.176.88.36|80.176.88.36]] ([[User talk:80.176.88.36|talk]]) 22:33, 31 July 2008 (UTC) |
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They were the long wheel based 'swanky' version, like a [[Holden Statesman]].[[Special:Contributions/203.39.81.92|203.39.81.92]] ([[User talk:203.39.81.92|talk]]) 04:30, 8 January 2009 (UTC) |
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The (new) picture is in fact a Mark 2, not a Mark 4... GRAHAMUK 08:25, 11 Oct 2003 (UTC)
- You are right, of course. A strange error since I owned a Mark 2 for 3 years and a Mark 4 for 3 years! Thanks for spotting it.
- Adrian Pingstone 10:36, 11 Oct 2003 (UTC)
Predecessor?
Other articles about Fords seem to suggest that this was a direct replacement for the Prefect, and that the Consul Classic was actually replaced by the Corsair, which was then somewhat succeeded by the Cortina Mk III which was larger than previous Cortinas. I wasn't around at the time, so I don't know for sure. Like I said, I'm just going by other wikipedia articles that I've read.
It was a replacement for the OHV Anglia.203.39.81.92 (talk) 09:12, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
firing order
currently looking for the firing order of a 1971 ford bob cat It has a 1.6 cortina motor.
From memory it was 1-2-4-3 - BrownBear —Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.161.44.86 (talk) 11:11, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
Car Ebayed?
The car featured on the show Life on Mars wasn't sold on Ebay, but actually given away in a Daily Mail competetion
Medium or Large?
I see somebody has made an edit to the intro changing "medium sized family car" to "large family car". This is now inconsistent since the intro goes on to say "The Cortina was Ford's mass-market midsize car". But on the other hand in the timeline at the bottom the Cortina is in the 'large family car' section. So which is right? pm215 10:09, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
It was a large car in the UK and a medium sized car in Australia and South Africa. 203.39.81.92 (talk) 09:12, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
If the Cortina was a large car, then what was the Consul/Granada ? (In 2006 I owned 0.1% of the remaining mkiv/v) 80.176.88.36 (talk) 22:33, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
They were the long wheel based 'swanky' version, like a Holden Statesman.203.39.81.92 (talk) 04:30, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Pinto
The TC Cortina (Mk III) is a sister car to the Ford Pinto. The engine was designed in the USA, as was most of the car. Source : a book called "Ford Cortina --something-- (?)". 203.39.81.92 (talk) 09:12, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
United States sales?
I know from personal experience that the Cortina was available in the USA in the late 60's - early 70's; my parents bought a new one in 1969 and traded it in a few years later when they were stopping the importing and it looked like parts wouldn't be available. I don't have any documentation, though, so if anyone can come up with anything it would be worth a mention. MarkHB (talk) 03:25, 9 November 2008 (UTC) 68.94.37.164 (talk) 01:34, 6 December 2008 (UTC) The Cortina was indeed imported and sold stateside. Not sure exactly when they first appeared but our small town had two different dealer franchises, the last a Ford dealer, when importation ceased after the 1970 model year. Ford didn't care to have the Cortina competing with it's newly released Pinto. David S