Ford Cortina MK5 

steve double u I had a red 1600l too.. RRX 72Y. I was 19, it was my company car and I loved it.. very gutless but so comfortable

Should have gone for the 2.0 GL LLK 497 V think that was reg no. Red over Silver later used on the Crusaders and Carousel models. Chuffing turd working for Fed brewery near Metro Center Gateshead totaled it doing 60 in a 30 limit.. The tosser.. I was only it's second owner..

had 2 mk 2, mk 4 and last mk5, . would love another cheers rodders

Thanks for watching and your comment

Thanks for watching. Would love to see some pics of it

Thank you for your lovely comment Mandeep Kaur. Your so right about the old and new memories.

Thank you for watching. Great to hear about your Cortina too.

If your ever in my neck of the woods you are welcome to take it for a spin.

Thanks for watching James Aldridge and for taking the time to comment.

Thank you for watching and your fabulous comment

Thank you Karl P much appreciate the info.

Thank you for your lovely comment

I'd Have the 2.3 V6, They were Superb. They should have also used that engine in the Capri. Well Worth the Extra fuel. Twice the car of the pinto. Like he says Power steering was VERY rare on the 2.0 Ghia. It must have been a special Order.

@@A1DJPaulTrust me on this, though smooth the 2.3 was nowhere near as good as the 2.8 or indeed the later 2.9. it was a weak V6. surprisingly low on torque and troublesome. The Carpi's 2.8 unit was far superior and more powerful!

Superb! What made my jaw drop was the pic at the end of your earlier one in Cirrus red - it looked a carbon copy of the one we had - cirrus red (IIRC) with brown vinyl roof. 2.0L Ghia. I loved it. Learnt to drive in the family's 1.6 and later took on the Ghia. The 2.0L was streets ahead of the 1.6. I always reckoned it was better than the 2.3 as it was OHC, so revved sweetly, higher rpm and less clattery. Also lighter, and with no power steering, better balanced than the 2.3. Robust too, only the contact points let it down, and your new one has already been fixed in that regard. Sadly ours did end up in the scrappy, it managed over 110K miles in the end and saw through to 1997, but it was corrosion that did it in, and at that time no-one wanted a project car only 17 years old. Had a number of vehicles since, but still say it was the sweetest i4 I've come across. Sure the others were more powerful, but always sounded more gruff. Only my Volvo 5cyl beat it for tunefulness.

@@A1DJPaul The 2.3 V6 Capri was available only in Europe LHD only i've seen clips on you tube,Ford Germany made the Capri 2.3 GL or Ghia.

Thank you for you helpful comment William Green. Tried doing a Google search for BodyShield and didn't find much info. So your reply was very helpful indeed. I will definitely be posting more video of the car throughout the restoration process.

@@creativeindependent No problem Sir.Looking forward to seeing the car progress.Great channel

Thank you Romy Paaji

Thanks Veerji

Thanks Paaji

You are right

Best bet is at the Classic Car shows, especially the Ford ones. Other than those try second hand or charity shops!