I've been off grid for a few days, long weekend with the missus so on return to WIFI and the internet there was of course, a "backlog". Needless to say a barn find was first cab off the rank! The rest shall wait their turn.
I'm so glad this channel exists. I loved Jonny on Fifth Gear, always felt he was the best part of the show. But to see him truly invested in this show makes me love him even more. Keep it up, mate. We're all watching
@@the_midnight_mechanic_stua1503 what I hated about "Fifth Gear" was Jason Plato,who slagged off every single car they tested unless it was a £500,000 supercar or a Ford (obviously a sponsorship going on there !)
@@jasoneldridge4738 I watched about ten minutes of Fifth Gear once and was bored to tears... It's just another new car review show. Clarkson's Top Gear is Monty Python with cars. I couldn't care less about the new car market. Top Gear is absolute genius.
Great video Jonny, I own a 64 "B" plate Mk1 Cortina 4 door in the same colour, mine though is just a deluxe, but it is unrestored and original. Mine eats condensers for breakfast, lets me down all the time, but I love it. Lovely to see a genuine not been played around with Mk1. The air filter on the car is a 1500cc air filter, and the carb is a Zenith identical to my 1500cc, if the engine block has 116e or 120e on the side behind the exhaust, it's a 1500 engine, 113e is a 1200. The blue door you were puzzled by was Ford Corsair, the red door you had at the same time Mk2 Cortina. Hope the old girl makes it back on the road soon🤞
OK you know your stuff, I agree with everything you say above. I was a 2nd year apprentice when the Cortina came out. That was when apprenticeships lasted 6 years.
@@philyew3617 Thanks Phil, my Cortina as I said above is the same car but only a deluxe spec, I've owned it four years now and I love the thing, I was only born in 79, so It's 15 years older than me, I've had lot's of classics over the years, none of them in great condition body wise, but I've always found that servicing them with quality parts keeps them running trouble free, except for my bloody Cortina that decides when it wants to run itself! I'm really just a home tinkerer, mine has let me down so many times now, I travel with a full new ignition set and screwdrivers every time I drive it!
if your car eats condensers, maybe the starter has two cables going to the solenoid? on german fords from the 70's and earlier, the second cable circumvents the ignition's resistor cable while starting to give you a stronger spark. if someone fiddled with that your ignition might be under 12V permanently. and that will fry the condenser, I gather.
I found a Cortina Racecar here in Colorado once. I was walking through an old storage yard behind the body shop I worked for a few years back and it was under a cover that was disintegrating. The interior was mint and the dash had racing plaques on it. I found a picture in the glovebox of it in an actual race. I did research online, found the old race drivers name, and contacted the family. They didn't even know the car was there. I'm guessing the owner passed away. Although the bottom of the fenders were rusting away it still had a beautiful White paintjob with green stripes on the sides from front to back. They offered to sell the car for $50k usd. I couldn't afford that. I went back there again a few months later and the car was gone. What a rare beautiful LHD racecar with dual webbers too and a wooden race wheel. Thanks for the great videos! I really love the channel.
Great video as usual. You bring us the "real" cars from our collective history. I can remember our neighbour with their light blue Mk1 Cortina proudly showing it to my dad. We had a Fintail Merc 200 or perhaps it was the Ponton 180 B then. They parked right next to us on the street. The memories are with all the dads on the street all looking underneath the bonnets of their cars. We kids skinning our knees as we fell off our bikes, or kicking a football aimlessly....really no aim at all. History for some is a lot of dates around important battles. Social history is often arounds cars and the like. I can still remember the smell of the interiors and the oily engines. Thanks Jonny. Your videos are excellent. This is brilliant work.
How exciting this episode was to watch. I love that car and it's a gem looking at the condition. I hope someone buys that and breaths new life into it.
@@stephenconway2468 Yeah! And the three - main bearing crank didn't help things. I am sure that you could hear the Crankshaft 'flexing' when the engine was running. Engine sounded to be "laboured" - when stationary. But (today) the Cortina has a large following, and would command a high price in that excellent condition.
@@peterduxbury927 I understand it. The nostalgia alone is enough. They are also usable classics. I mean a grown older man in a tiny convertible is not a pretty sight. However, this car is a better option!
These episodes are so nostalgic for us older generation,and the stuff you find in and around the cars is amazing I love it that you don’t open the garages and sheds beforehand so we all get to see exactly what’s there is just so exciting to watch,hope you find an old Hillman Minx or Hillman Avenger that’s what I was bought up on at my dads garage back in the day,keep up the good work Jonny love these barn find episodes. Best Richard.
How many more cars are left just in this country, hidden away that have been there for decades, which are waiting to be discovered and brought back to life. It seems like the barn find world of old classics are still in abundance, and still waiting for Johnny to find them. Fantabulous and great to see.
There is a old guy in my street, who bought a Triumph Stag in the 70s, when the engine overheated he parked it up in his garage and there it remains till this day
Wasn't brought back to life the needed to drop drops of penetrene down the spark plug sockets and change the oil and all leads paying attention to the earthing
I cleared out 3 garages bout 20 years ago one was full of motorcycles the other one had a mg a in it and the last one had a beach buggy with several trials bike on top of it the old fella wanted everything gone i kept 25 motorcycles sold the mg to a guy who lived oppasite the garages and sold the beach buggy and vw parts and at the back of the garage under everything was a berkeley 3 wheeler that nobody wanted so it was cut up and skipped sadly along with incompleate motorcycles 😟
I absolutely love this channel, Jonny’s way of delivering the content is just brilliant, it’s relaxing yet exciting, informative and precisely paced. Every time a new episode comes up, I get cozy on my couch, grab a big cup of tea, some biscuits and enjoy the show. Love it 👍🏻
They're not old to me, I'd had my licence for a few years when the Cortina was released, then I'm considered old now. That was loaded by the previous decade's standards, a heater and a radio!
@@tonys1636 wow, that’s an interesting way to think about it!, thank you. How fast things have moved on, and are moving on, spaceships in comparison with electric and self driving!
I agree. I have a lovely new car. It drives excellently. However, whenever it has a problem it kicks into limp mode and then we are just stuck. I am quite technically aware but really hate it when technology gets in the way. Most times some sensor is not working and the care is fine.
@@Dixilyn As is still common with many manufactures today, not mentioning names but a 3 pointed star is featured. Once ordered a new one and the bottom line of the invoice was way above the base price for the model, didn't go overboard but the Taxi Pack (rubber floor covering, reinforced faux leather/vinyl seats, with leather drivers and uprated suspension, with radio, roof light and meter transponder/wiring with mountings plus fitted first aid kit, fire extinguisher) and a better FM radio/disc player added quite a few grand, that was in the early 90's.
WOW My first car was a 1966 ford Cortina 1500 Deluxe, positive ground. I grew up in Newfoundland, Canada. It was a great little car. Had so much fun with it cheers
what a find my father had a mk2 cortina and i have a picture of me sitting on the bonnet in 1973 when i was 2 lol boy time flys by , keep us updated . 😄
The first car I bought was a Mk 1 (64 without the "B" prefix) back in 1973. the biggest rust area was around the top of the headlights. You could lock / unlock and start it with a key ring size pen knife.The following year I bought a 73 mk2 with a pre- cross flow engine and in 1978 I got a 1970s Mk 2 1600E.
I enjoyed this garage find of a mk1 Ford Cortina, I remember going one Saturday morning to the dealership to pick up a brand new British Racing Green mk1 cortina FAN 950D. My father was a lover of Ford Cortina having after the mk1 go on to buy a mk2, mk3 and a mk4 After collecting the mk2 he was invited to unveiling of the new Ford Capri, which he took me along with him. Happy days and fond memories
Was wondering if the clutch was dragging hence the starter. Also the bendix probably rusty and the comutator/brushes gummed up too. Love it, serviced these years ago when I worked as an apprentice at Morris Garage in Mold.
Jonny…it probably is running by now but if not, check the starter motor Earth connection on the body of the starter…it can rust and kill the earthing which gives that slow start effect. It was a big problem on the early Victor FD cars 1967/69 and caused a lot of heartache. We redrilled the hole in the starter body and fitted a new connector after which the engine turned over at about three times the speed and the car never failed to start ever again. Useless information maybe unless you unearth a 1968 Victor 2000….RHW 257G in Carnelian Red would be amazing!!!😀😀😀😀
Greetings from Scotland! When I started as an apprentice HGV mechanic at a Ford main dealership, this was "THE" car of the day! To get your hands on an original Mk1 Lotus Cortina was everyone's dream, so they had a 1200 Super if they were lucky! Simple and tough old cars!
Great episode.I simply dig that excited schoolboy enthusiasm you still display.As a late-1960's highschool lad,I serviced one of these having similar issues.Turned out to be a bad engine/gearbox-to-chassis earthstrap. Some years later,my then soon-to-be mother-in-law had a two door version with identical problem.Solving it ,earned me instantaneous pluspoints. BTW, I vaguely recall those early models had Consul bonnet badges.
One of those doors with the scallop door handle chrome trim was off a Ford Corsair. My Dad had a 1964 1200cc deluxe Cortina Eatate 'ERE883B' Blue with White Roof and White between the parallel Side Chrome Trims, not sure what you got with the 'Super' but most 'Super' Cortina Estates were 1500cc engined
As an American Ford Enthusiast, I can say Pre-electronic chip keys for American Fords have similar characteristics. You can pull them out of the ignition after you start the car and put them in your pocket. Depending on how worn the tumblers are, I've used other Ford vehicle keys by accident, on purpose, and some have gotten to the point of just using a flathead screwdriver. Absolutely Love 'em.
Love these cars . I work in the Dagenham Ford engine plant , however before that i worked in the PTA where these were built ( not at the same time i worked on fiestas ). Nice to see a good original survivor car .
As a child of the 60’s my memory of Fords of that era is that of the Cortina and Anglia, they all seemed to turn over like that then fire into life. The sounds and sight of that Cortina did bring back some memories of my childhood. I also have a lot of memories of being made to push the family Ford to bump start it and my dad always had the Anglia in bits trying to sort out the carbs.
@@mikehunt8823 My dad used to drive right around the street next to ours so he could leave the car facing down the street on a slight incline so it was easier to bump once you started it moving. I can also still start a car with a starting handle having been brought up with dodgy Land Rovers in work. Happy days.
those doors that you were trying to identify Jonny....the red one was a Mk2 Cortina door and the bluey green one was a Corsair door. I am a bit older than you so I recognise them easily 😉 I well remember the dawn Ford chorus on cold mornings as owners fought to start them to get to work. BL products, with their electric fuel pumps and series A engines, used to spark into life first flick with a dollop of choke. This one brings back memories.
Seeing that lovely Mk 1 brought back happy childhood memories as mum had a 1600 new in1965 and the non starting sound was pretty much every winter morning. I'd love to own that car but too Audi's, keep up the barn finds
My first car was almost identical, a 1963 Goodwood green 4 door, but mine was a Deluxe, not a Super (no chrome strips). The binnacle on the Super is different to the Deluxe. Mine had a long, horizontal strip speedo. Brilliant car. First registered in Brighton, but I had it when living in Essex. Once I mislaid the keys, but it opened and started with a plastic comb! Old Fords were so easy to steal.
My brother was the second owner of a 68 mk2 Cortina 4 door here in Australia. It had been a retirement gift to a Ford executive here when he got it. Great car was opitioned with Capri style4 speed with the gear stick futher back. Marc
Fantastic episode, it’s so fascinating watching the emptying the garage as well as the superb cortina. Looks in great condition for its age too. It will make someone very proud
That sluggish turnover brought back some memories, especially the sound effects! I had a 1965 cortina 1200,column change,bench seat!!! That one you showed from the Romford garage was in amazing nick,as you said. I hope someone restores it fully. Well done,keep up the good work!
Interesting to see that it has a Lucas Distributor fitted ,and along with a dynamo it's positive earth,poor spark usually caused by bad connection on the low tension lead to the Distributor where it goes through the plastic block. Apply engine engine earth directly to body of the starter motor and it will spin over a bit quicker.
All MK1 ohv Cortinas have Lucas 25d4 distributors , & the Lotus has Lucas 23d4 ( without the vacuum advance unit), early mk2 Cortina1500 & 1300 had either Lucas or Autolite distributors . Dynamo charging was in all MK1 , MK2( some later 1600E had alternator option - esp if a HRW was fitted) & some lower spec MK3 up to 1973 had the same Lucas unit as the earlier cars ! 1966/ 67 was the approximate change over date to Negative earth on the Kent engined cars .
I originate from near Romford ..Elm Park actually. My late Father and i collected our Mk 1 Cortina new from Silclock & Collins in 1965 .I was 13 at the time..Still have the Cortina ,hopefully will be competing in Motorsport soon with it after being off the road since April 1996.
Fantastic video. Great shame that you weren't able to get it started. I've saved this video to enjoy on a day off with a hopefull quiet moment, plus a coffee, total absolute bliss, as I've been a ford lover all my life. As a mk1 cortina was my first ever car. Plus I've always been around Ford cars plus at work escort and transit vans plus a fleet of ford trucks in the 80's. You even also managed to scratch another itch of mine and that's mini's, with the primrose yellow one in the background. Thanks Johnny, please keep up the great work. I am now looking forward to the mk2 cortina video.
Soon as saw those spare dizzies in the boot thought that'll be a pain in the arse electrical issue 🤣 Another great barn find episode. Look forward to the Mk 2 when it comes along
Overwhelming nostalgia with this video. My grandad used to take us to clacton in a light blue 2door consul cortina. Must have been an early one as well. I’m thrilled to see a great example that’s survived.
You should try connecting two batteries in series direct to the starter (disconnect the lead to the starter from the solenoid to isolate the rest of the electric system from 24v) it will spin it quickly then! Worst that will happen is you will need to rebuild the starter but it sounds like thats the case anyway.
The brushes on the starter are probably stuck and corroded. A neighbour had one of these new and would give me a lift to school on his way to work. It was kept outside and on winter mornings there'd be him, his missus, 10 year-old me and his daughter all sitting in it with the engine running and the windows shut while he took huge draws on a Player's No.6 and blew the smoke on the windscreen to clear it. This took a good 5 minutes. I'm amazed we survived those days.
A nice coincidence here as the 1963, March to May filming of 'Carry on Cabby' featured the Consull Cortina Super MK1s. They were supplied by the Ford Motor Company as a way of promoting the new model and even some of the posters were sponsored by them using the slogan 'Britain's Newest Film Star - The new Consul Cortina Super - The small car with the big difference'.
I am 67, and my father was a taxi-driver. In the mid-sixties he had one of these Consol Cortinas registration No. HG 9822. Exact car, but of course I cannot say what was the engine displacement. It was the essence of simplicity by today's standards. Nice seeing this one ! Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
It's very original and whoever takes that one on will need to keep it that way as much as possible. nb. always checks the earthing lead from the engine block to the chassis if it's turning over weakly.
Great find but at the same time a bit sad because this was clearly someones passion for a long time and now not anymore. Makes you wonder what’s happened to the owner of the car
That was brilliant!! I guessed right about it being a consul cortina. My one was a light blue 1963 version with steering column gear change (852 BRV) I brought it off a bloke at work over 40 years ago now so in fact it would be 60 years old if it still exists. I had it for a couple of years till the lure of a MKII 1600E made me sell it. I'm sure it will only need a good service and probably a change of starter to get it going. Lets hope it gets a good home, it looks in really good condition. Great memories of that car, thanks for bringing them back!! Have a great weekend and good luck from Spain!!
What is it about seeing old motors rescued from premature deep sleep and (hopefully) given a new lease of life ? 🙂 In 1978 my dad bought a mk 1 Cortina 1600GT, 2 door in green and white. It was brilliant and took all 5 of us on many family journeys, happy days. Although sadly the top mounts and wings eventually corroded beyond practical repair for those days and that was the end for that car. I have always really liked the mk 1 with the painted metal dash and its unique rear lights and other little touches later models didnt seem to have. Hope this car ends up having a quality restoration and a second life in regular use. They should be used, not put to sleep in a dark damp corner and forgotten..... Great channel with a simple but very enjoyable format, thanks 👍
Aw, I feel bad for the (now defaulted) owner, assuming they've not shuffled off this mortal coil. But at least the Cortina's been recognised for what it is and not been hauled out for scrap.
Customers of mine kept mk1 minis and other early 60’s cars in London in rented garages. when they moved up north they went to go back to the lockup’s to get the cars and someone had been and moved two of them never to be seen again. Council claimed they knew nothing about it.. watching this I’m not sure how I feel about going through some poor person garage now.
@@SaltySeb15 Yeah I think I agree, not sure I feel like this was the best idea for a barn find vid. Usually it's a positive story but this is like, here's someone's stuff that we're going through without the consent of them or their family.
Just like my dad's, but his (BML 935A) was Trafalgar blue and supplied new to him from Perry's at Edgware. The seats at the back of the lock up are the same blue that he had in his. And I remember sitting on his lap 'driving' across the grass at an Elstree air show in 1963 or 64 and pushing that lovely horn push whilst gripping the thin steering rim🥰. I'd love to restore this to original condition - how do I get in touch? PS we're connected on LI - dm?
Owned a 67 Cortina super with the 1500cc.(not the later 1600cc)...constant problems with noisy tappets and very exiting when the gear lever came off in my hand when it broke down at floor level. The car did look good in red with the chrome strips !! ...and handled much better when crossply tyres were swapped for radials....Happy days !!
Brings back child hood memories, My parents bought this model except it was a station wagon, same color, 1500cc engine, 4 on the floor in NZ, an ex show model, always loved that shape, great seeing one again
Who remembers the sound of cars turning over and turning over trying to start? Once a common sound on any street on any morning, especially damp ones. That sound takes me back to the sixties and seventys.
Soth Carolinian Here. I really enjoy your channel.. British built Ford Cortina's (62-71) were some of the best cars Ford ever built. Ols school British racing was to me, way more interesting than old American racing.
Enjoyed the video I'm a mega fan of mk 1 cortinas the model you have there is a pre face-lift called a consul cortina it's a 1500 super identified by the super badge on the quarter panel and the chrome side strips on the side top mounts look good every mk 1 cortina on the road has had this area repaired very rare to find original top mounts the matchbox car you found is called clipper it's a rolla matics model when you push it along the exhaust pipes go up and down making a clipping noise I'm pleased that that these old cars are still bring found and preserved and its thanks to people like you that cars like this are being preserved and kept alive
Another great vid, my dad had a mk1 GT back in the late 70s early 80s, (he is now 80 and drives a Focus ST!) I don’t remember it but apparently called it Tina car
I had one of these new and traded it in for a Mk1 Lotus Cortina with the A frame suspension. Two things come to mind, condenser and started motor windings. There was also a carbon button in the centre of the distributor cap that connected to the rotor button. they were spring loaded and sometimes fell out. You could use the centre of a D battery for the button and a spring from a ball point click pen. Also track down the ignition relay and open it up and clean the contacts. Jonny you should contact Ryobi and get them to supply you with an impact wrench, power ratchet handle and a compressor on 18+ system. With the number of views you get you should have a good case for some sponsor support.
This was a great video. This helps motivate me. I have a future barn find in my garage in the US. So many good intentions, plus time. Time, gravity, and rust always win. Damn sunk costs.
What great find. So complete and unmolested. You were so close to getting it to start but perhaps too much for an old starter motor that has lost its oomph. Look forward to seeing progress
Such a genuine guy Johnny, loved this episode, it just takes you back, I am always amazed at how many car parts we can identify when they come out of the garage, we must have been eagle eyed as kids without ever realising.
We were at the revival, this year we have a full membership so back again this year, we saw the interviews in the hub revive and thrive , its really great to see skills being reborn the young people need to be involved in the classic industry, classics generate a lot of jobs and revenue. Well done for supporting the industry , see you again at the revival Dom 👍
Fantastic discovery and brilliant video, well done - great entertainment, thanks Jonny - there was an old man in our village who operated an unofficial taxi service with an old mk1 cortina - it drove with a very strangely wallowey unsteady ride, sort of surging, rolling back and forth even though the speed was steady ? - I remember when in our early teens going the 12 miles to Bodmin cinema with my mates in it, where we passed on something called 'starwars' favouring a film named 'convoy' as it's poster had crashing trucks and police cars and a woman in a bikini where the other poster had men in plastic drainpipe suits and a man dressed like a sasquatch ! - the ride home was as exciting as the film we had just seen, especially when the complete exhaust fell off from the down pipe back !
Fascinating video. Takes me back to my late teenage years in southern Scotland. My dad had a garage (Ford) and had a taxi service too. He got two 4-door Cortinas… Probably first year models. Registrations: PKS 220 and PKS 323. (Yes, I know, it’s weird, but registration numbers was a thing in the 1960’s.) If I’m not mistaken, bench seats in front, column shift. Later he had the good fortune to have a Cortina GT… Leaving home for a trip to the highlands a new Pirelli Cinturato got shredded. He was NOT happy about that! Later he rebuilt a written-off Lotus Cortina. Great memories.
Good golly, had forgotten how beautiful the mark 1's are. Haven't been in or near one since the late 80's. The lines and upholstery are just fab. Thanks for the video, simply awesome.
Greetings from Finland. That car brings back memories from my childhood. My dad owned in total three Mark I Cortinas. One was exactly like this, even the color. Two were the facelift model, a red one and a white one. We also had after those a Mark II Cortina.
When I see you in the Barn find fleece I get excited!! Do I need therapy?? As usual top content from Jonny 👍
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It's not a barn find it's not in a barn it's a garage or storage find, this annoys me
LBS barn finds are one of the few youTube videos I'm compelled to play as soon as they pop up. Keep up the good work!
Many thanks!
couldn't agree more
Vice grip garage is better tho
I've been off grid for a few days, long weekend with the missus so on return to WIFI and the internet there was of course, a "backlog". Needless to say a barn find was first cab off the rank! The rest shall wait their turn.
@@aaronjames3138 It's American, that makes it definitely not better than LBS
I'm so glad this channel exists. I loved Jonny on Fifth Gear, always felt he was the best part of the show. But to see him truly invested in this show makes me love him even more. Keep it up, mate. We're all watching
I hated fifth gear, but Johnny is nothing short of entertaining, knowledgeable and I want more !
@@the_midnight_mechanic_stua1503 what I hated about "Fifth Gear" was Jason Plato,who slagged off every single car they tested unless it was a £500,000 supercar or a Ford (obviously a sponsorship going on there !)
@@jasoneldridge4738 I watched about ten minutes of Fifth Gear once and was bored to tears... It's just another new car review show. Clarkson's Top Gear is Monty Python with cars. I couldn't care less about the new car market. Top Gear is absolute genius.
A Ford Cortina, in Essex, with a pair of knickers in the back. A perfect match! ❤
I reognise these knickers. They are my ex wifes. She was a Cortina groupy and came from Romford.
If it was found in Southend, most of the girls there rarely wore knickers.....Westcliff-on-Sea, well, maybe............
Did you check for Stiletto Heel holes in the headlining.
Great video Jonny, I own a 64 "B" plate Mk1 Cortina 4 door in the same colour, mine though is just a deluxe, but it is unrestored and original. Mine eats condensers for breakfast, lets me down all the time, but I love it. Lovely to see a genuine not been played around with Mk1. The air filter on the car is a 1500cc air filter, and the carb is a Zenith identical to my 1500cc, if the engine block has 116e or 120e on the side behind the exhaust, it's a 1500 engine, 113e is a 1200. The blue door you were puzzled by was Ford Corsair, the red door you had at the same time Mk2 Cortina. Hope the old girl makes it back on the road soon🤞
OK you know your stuff, I agree with everything you say above. I was a 2nd year apprentice when the Cortina came out. That was when apprenticeships lasted 6 years.
@@philyew3617 Thanks Phil, my Cortina as I said above is the same car but only a deluxe spec, I've owned it four years now and I love the thing, I was only born in 79, so It's 15 years older than me, I've had lot's of classics over the years, none of them in great condition body wise, but I've always found that servicing them with quality parts keeps them running trouble free, except for my bloody Cortina that decides when it wants to run itself! I'm really just a home tinkerer, mine has let me down so many times now, I travel with a full new ignition set and screwdrivers every time I drive it!
if your car eats condensers, maybe the starter has two cables going to the solenoid? on german fords from the 70's and earlier, the second cable circumvents the ignition's resistor cable while starting to give you a stronger spark. if someone fiddled with that your ignition might be under 12V permanently. and that will fry the condenser, I gather.
@@lotharrenz4621 Thank you, I'll look into it
@@aintme2 at your service. :)
The knickers on the aerial! 😂
Finding vintage underwear is a barnfind first for Jonny. Classy, huh?
Message me about the muddyfoxes, there might be a rare one or two in there I can identify for you.
No one smelled them though what the heck you guys are weird
good job its not scratch n sniff TV 😘👌🤣🤣
That's not a barn.....
That's a real gem! It will be a joy to see it back on the road.
Paul's a natural in front of camera. Well done sir.
I found a Cortina Racecar here in Colorado once. I was walking through an old storage yard behind the body shop I worked for a few years back and it was under a cover that was disintegrating. The interior was mint and the dash had racing plaques on it. I found a picture in the glovebox of it in an actual race. I did research online, found the old race drivers name, and contacted the family. They didn't even know the car was there. I'm guessing the owner passed away. Although the bottom of the fenders were rusting away it still had a beautiful White paintjob with green stripes on the sides from front to back. They offered to sell the car for $50k usd. I couldn't afford that. I went back there again a few months later and the car was gone. What a rare beautiful LHD racecar with dual webbers too and a wooden race wheel. Thanks for the great videos! I really love the channel.
That would be a Lotus Cortina. A rare race version.
Great video as usual. You bring us the "real" cars from our collective history. I can remember our neighbour with their light blue Mk1 Cortina proudly showing it to my dad. We had a Fintail Merc 200 or perhaps it was the Ponton 180 B then. They parked right next to us on the street. The memories are with all the dads on the street all looking underneath the bonnets of their cars.
We kids skinning our knees as we fell off our bikes, or kicking a football aimlessly....really no aim at all.
History for some is a lot of dates around important battles. Social history is often arounds cars and the like. I can still remember the smell of the interiors and the oily engines.
Thanks Jonny. Your videos are excellent. This is brilliant work.
Another cracking episode. Would love a follow-up video on this car if the new owner can get it running again. Thanks again Jonny.
Yes we need a follow up on this one.
my first car was a Cortina; my dad bought all that he could find for parts. Totalled mine in a rollover, 1987. Thank you for this video.
How exciting this episode was to watch. I love that car and it's a gem looking at the condition. I hope someone buys that and breaths new life into it.
Agreed. That is an excellent car. Most were not that good after 5 years.
@@stephenconway2468 Yeah! And the three - main bearing crank didn't help things. I am sure that you could hear the Crankshaft 'flexing' when the engine was running. Engine sounded to be "laboured" - when stationary. But (today) the Cortina has a large following, and would command a high price in that excellent condition.
@@peterduxbury927 I understand it. The nostalgia alone is enough. They are also usable classics. I mean a grown older man in a tiny convertible is not a pretty sight. However, this car is a better option!
Your video's are better than any car show on the TV! Thanks so much Jonny
You are literally uncovering what I have been imagining In these garages my whole life
I thought the same thing haha
These episodes are so nostalgic for us older generation,and the stuff you find in and around the cars is amazing I love it that you don’t open the garages and sheds beforehand so we all get to see exactly what’s there is just so exciting to watch,hope you find an old Hillman Minx or Hillman Avenger that’s what I was bought up on at my dads garage back in the day,keep up the good work Jonny love these barn find episodes. Best Richard.
Hillman Avenger was my first car. Wonderful to work on - I’m not a mechanic, but I learnt a lot from pootling about on it.
How many more cars are left just in this country, hidden away that have been there for decades, which are waiting to be discovered and brought back to life.
It seems like the barn find world of old classics are still in abundance, and still waiting for Johnny to find them.
Fantabulous and great to see.
There is a old guy in my street, who bought a Triumph Stag in the 70s, when the engine overheated he parked it up in his garage and there it remains till this day
Wasn't brought back to life the needed to drop drops of penetrene down the spark plug sockets and change the oil and all leads paying attention to the earthing
@@virgin26 have you considered contacting Johnie, or are you talking bolx?
@@johnnunn8688 wtf, it’s not my car you tool
I cleared out 3 garages bout 20 years ago one was full of motorcycles the other one had a mg a in it and the last one had a beach buggy with several trials bike on top of it the old fella wanted everything gone i kept 25 motorcycles sold the mg to a guy who lived oppasite the garages and sold the beach buggy and vw parts and at the back of the garage under everything was a berkeley 3 wheeler that nobody wanted so it was cut up and skipped sadly along with incompleate motorcycles 😟
I absolutely love this channel, Jonny’s way of delivering the content is just brilliant, it’s relaxing yet exciting, informative and precisely paced. Every time a new episode comes up, I get cozy on my couch, grab a big cup of tea, some biscuits and enjoy the show. Love it 👍🏻
Great episode! This episode struck me more than ever with the simplicity and rudimentary nature of these old cars compared to a modern car. Nice!
They're not old to me, I'd had my licence for a few years when the Cortina was released, then I'm considered old now. That was loaded by the previous decade's standards, a heater and a radio!
@@tonys1636 wow, that’s an interesting way to think about it!, thank you. How fast things have moved on, and are moving on, spaceships in comparison with electric and self driving!
I agree. I have a lovely new car. It drives excellently. However, whenever it has a problem it kicks into limp mode and then we are just stuck. I am quite technically aware but really hate it when technology gets in the way. Most times some sensor is not working and the care is fine.
@@tonys1636 Both were optional extras - yes, even the heater!
@@Dixilyn As is still common with many manufactures today, not mentioning names but a 3 pointed star is featured. Once ordered a new one and the bottom line of the invoice was way above the base price for the model, didn't go overboard but the Taxi Pack (rubber floor covering, reinforced faux leather/vinyl seats, with leather drivers and uprated suspension, with radio, roof light and meter transponder/wiring with mountings plus fitted first aid kit, fire extinguisher) and a better FM radio/disc player added quite a few grand, that was in the early 90's.
WOW My first car was a 1966 ford Cortina 1500 Deluxe, positive ground. I grew up in Newfoundland, Canada. It was a great little car. Had so much fun with it
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Top marks to Jonny who builds a lovely story around these great barn finds , Take those knickers to each one from now on and pin them to the ariel !
what a find my father had a mk2 cortina and i have a picture of me sitting on the bonnet in 1973 when i was 2 lol boy time flys by , keep us updated . 😄
Great video!!
That has to be one of the cleanest original early Mk1 survivor consul cortina, it is in remarkable condition
The first car I bought was a Mk 1 (64 without the "B" prefix) back in 1973. the biggest rust area was around the top of the headlights. You could lock / unlock and start it with a key ring size pen knife.The following year I bought a 73 mk2 with a pre- cross flow engine and in 1978 I got a 1970s Mk 2 1600E.
MY FIRST CAR! Mine was a two door, baby blue 1.5 litre version! I loved it! 1988/89!
I enjoyed this garage find of a mk1 Ford Cortina, I remember going one Saturday morning to the dealership to pick up a brand new British Racing Green mk1 cortina FAN 950D. My father was a lover of Ford Cortina having after the mk1 go on to buy a mk2, mk3 and a mk4
After collecting the mk2 he was invited to unveiling of the new Ford Capri, which he took me along with him. Happy days and fond memories
Was wondering if the clutch was dragging hence the starter. Also the bendix probably rusty and the comutator/brushes gummed up too. Love it, serviced these years ago when I worked as an apprentice at Morris Garage in Mold.
The Cortina is positive earth whereas the other ford is Negative ..Doesn`t effect the cranking speed but certainly the ignition.
Jonny…it probably is running by now but if not, check the starter motor Earth connection on the body of the starter…it can rust and kill the earthing which gives that slow start effect. It was a big problem on the early Victor FD cars 1967/69 and caused a lot of heartache. We redrilled the hole in the starter body and fitted a new connector after which the engine turned over at about three times the speed and the car never failed to start ever again. Useless information maybe unless you unearth a 1968 Victor 2000….RHW 257G in Carnelian Red would be amazing!!!😀😀😀😀
Greetings from Scotland! When I started as an apprentice HGV mechanic at a Ford main dealership, this was "THE" car of the day! To get your hands on an original Mk1 Lotus Cortina was everyone's dream, so they had a 1200 Super if they were lucky! Simple and tough old cars!
Another great archaeological edition Johnny. Nothing better than doing a 'history search' through an old car. You just never no what you'll find!
Great episode.I simply dig that excited schoolboy enthusiasm you still display.As a late-1960's highschool lad,I serviced one of these having similar issues.Turned out to be a bad engine/gearbox-to-chassis earthstrap.
Some years later,my then soon-to-be mother-in-law had a two door version with identical problem.Solving it ,earned me instantaneous pluspoints.
BTW, I vaguely recall those early models had Consul bonnet badges.
One of those doors with the scallop door handle chrome trim was off a Ford Corsair.
My Dad had a 1964 1200cc deluxe Cortina Eatate 'ERE883B' Blue with White Roof and White between the parallel Side Chrome Trims, not sure what you got with the 'Super' but most 'Super' Cortina Estates were 1500cc engined
Being a Mk1 owner myself. Have been waiting for a mk1 episode! How cool! These cars are such wee gems of design!
As an American Ford Enthusiast, I can say Pre-electronic chip keys for American Fords have similar characteristics. You can pull them out of the ignition after you start the car and put them in your pocket. Depending on how worn the tumblers are, I've used other Ford vehicle keys by accident, on purpose, and some have gotten to the point of just using a flathead screwdriver.
Absolutely Love 'em.
I once got into someone else's cortina (same age same colour) and started it before I noticed it was the wrong car!
Huge problem in Canada with pre 2008 F250 and F350 pick-ups. They were work truck so no chipped keys. They get stolen so frequently.
Love these cars . I work in the Dagenham Ford engine plant , however before that i worked in the PTA where these were built ( not at the same time i worked on fiestas ). Nice to see a good original survivor car .
I used to work at the recycling plant down Chequer lane. Davey Hunts place.
As a child of the 60’s my memory of Fords of that era is that of the Cortina and Anglia, they all seemed to turn over like that then fire into life. The sounds and sight of that Cortina did bring back some memories of my childhood. I also have a lot of memories of being made to push the family Ford to bump start it and my dad always had the Anglia in bits trying to sort out the carbs.
Bump starting cars is a memory from my childhood too, good excercise. I remember dad would try to park at the top of hills just in case 😂
@@mikehunt8823 My dad used to drive right around the street next to ours so he could leave the car facing down the street on a slight incline so it was easier to bump once you started it moving. I can also still start a car with a starting handle having been brought up with dodgy Land Rovers in work. Happy days.
Love you too, this is by far the best series on UA-cam.
Lovely old girl, I had 20 plus filing cabinet keys. 1960’s could open and start nearly all British cars up into the early 70’s
When I see "Barn Find" 🤗. I love seeing and learning about cars we didn't have here in The US. My name is Lawrence, and I have a car problem 🙃.
I remember my dad had a Ford Cortina MK1 when I was a kid. My dad's gone now, but this brought back some nice memories... Thank you 🙏
Lovely episode mate! That thing is in remarkable condition considering it’s age and storage conditions.
yeah its amazing the roof hasnt leaked and rotted it , those council built communal garages are notoriously badly built
The knickers look to be in good condition too.
What a beaut! Hope the fault is easily traced and fixed - it would so good to see the old Tina back on the road
those doors that you were trying to identify Jonny....the red one was a Mk2 Cortina door and the bluey green one was a Corsair door.
I am a bit older than you so I recognise them easily 😉
I well remember the dawn Ford chorus on cold mornings as owners fought to start them to get to work. BL products, with their electric fuel pumps and series A engines, used to spark into life first flick with a dollop of choke. This one brings back memories.
Seeing that lovely Mk 1 brought back happy childhood memories as mum had a 1600 new in1965 and the non starting sound was pretty much every winter morning. I'd love to own that car but too Audi's, keep up the barn finds
My first car was almost identical, a 1963 Goodwood green 4 door, but mine was a Deluxe, not a Super (no chrome strips). The binnacle on the Super is different to the Deluxe. Mine had a long, horizontal strip speedo. Brilliant car. First registered in Brighton, but I had it when living in Essex. Once I mislaid the keys, but it opened and started with a plastic comb! Old Fords were so easy to steal.
My brother was the second owner of a 68 mk2 Cortina 4 door here in Australia. It had been a retirement gift to a Ford executive here when he got it. Great car was opitioned with Capri style4 speed with the gear stick futher back. Marc
Fantastic episode, it’s so fascinating watching the emptying the garage as well as the superb cortina. Looks in great condition for its age too. It will make someone very proud
That sluggish turnover brought back some memories, especially the sound effects!
I had a 1965 cortina 1200,column change,bench seat!!!
That one you showed from the Romford garage was in amazing nick,as you said.
I hope someone restores it fully.
Well done,keep up the good work!
Interesting to see that it has a Lucas Distributor fitted ,and along with a dynamo it's positive earth,poor spark usually caused by bad connection on the low tension lead to the Distributor where it goes through the plastic block.
Apply engine engine earth directly to body of the starter motor and it will spin over a bit quicker.
All MK1 ohv Cortinas have Lucas 25d4 distributors , & the Lotus has Lucas 23d4 ( without the vacuum advance unit), early mk2 Cortina1500 & 1300 had either Lucas or Autolite distributors . Dynamo charging was in all MK1 , MK2( some later 1600E had alternator option - esp if a HRW was fitted) & some lower spec MK3 up to 1973 had the same Lucas unit as the earlier cars ! 1966/ 67 was the approximate change over date to Negative earth on the Kent engined cars .
I originate from near Romford ..Elm Park actually. My late Father and i collected our Mk 1 Cortina new from Silclock & Collins in 1965 .I was 13 at the time..Still have the Cortina ,hopefully will be competing in Motorsport soon with it after being off the road since April 1996.
Great episode, what a survivor! Someone out there must know the history behind this car. Hopefully they will see this episode and get in touch.
Most likely passed away or ended up in a care home
Judging by the knickers someone was probably conceived in the car. From a creation to probably deceased all in one little car.
Hardly anything under the bonnet, unlike modern cars, amazing. Everything looks accessible.
How about doing some follow up videos on what’s happened to your finds?
50 year ago i spent alot of time welding up these cars boot floors and inner wheel arches & strut top plates so this a true survivor.
I bloody love these barn find videos. Top work as always Jonny.
Fantastic video. Great shame that you weren't able to get it started. I've saved this video to enjoy on a day off with a hopefull quiet moment, plus a coffee, total absolute bliss, as I've been a ford lover all my life. As a mk1 cortina was my first ever car. Plus I've always been around Ford cars plus at work escort and transit vans plus a fleet of ford trucks in the 80's. You even also managed to scratch another itch of mine and that's mini's, with the primrose yellow one in the background. Thanks Johnny, please keep up the great work. I am now looking forward to the mk2 cortina video.
Soon as saw those spare dizzies in the boot thought that'll be a pain in the arse electrical issue 🤣 Another great barn find episode. Look forward to the Mk 2 when it comes along
Starter motor worn/weak 🤔🤔
Come on Johnny tell us did you have a sniff of those knickers, another great episode 👍
Love the stories behind these barnfinds. Thanks Johnny.
Overwhelming nostalgia with this video. My grandad used to take us to clacton in a light blue 2door consul cortina. Must have been an early one as well. I’m thrilled to see a great example that’s survived.
What a cracking old survivor, it looks like a heavy duty battery and heavier jump leads would give it a fighting chance of starting 👍
Love the video! With Ford basically going out of business, one marKet segment at a time, the ones built back in the day are so much more valuable now.
The blue car door that came out with the red escort door was a Corsair door great car design
Fantastic J I was born 65 remember these and especially the colour
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You should try connecting two batteries in series direct to the starter (disconnect the lead to the starter from the solenoid to isolate the rest of the electric system from 24v) it will spin it quickly then!
Worst that will happen is you will need to rebuild the starter but it sounds like thats the case anyway.
Jonny's enthusiasm is infectious. He'd nearly will any car to start.
The brushes on the starter are probably stuck and corroded. A neighbour had one of these new and would give me a lift to school on his way to work. It was kept outside and on winter mornings there'd be him, his missus, 10 year-old me and his daughter all sitting in it with the engine running and the windows shut while he took huge draws on a Player's No.6 and blew the smoke on the windscreen to clear it. This took a good 5 minutes. I'm amazed we survived those days.
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Watching this while unboxing a 1/18 scale model ford cortina mk4 is simply the best. Cant wait to see the Mk2 cortina barn find
A nice coincidence here as the 1963, March to May filming of 'Carry on Cabby' featured the Consull Cortina Super MK1s. They were supplied by the Ford Motor Company as a way of promoting the new model and even some of the posters were sponsored by them using the slogan 'Britain's Newest Film Star - The new Consul Cortina Super - The small car with the big difference'.
Yes, Glam Cabs was run by Hattie Jacques with a young Amanda Barrie as one of her dollybird drivers.
I am 67, and my father was a taxi-driver. In the mid-sixties he had one of these Consol Cortinas registration No. HG 9822. Exact car, but of course I cannot say what was the engine displacement. It was the essence of simplicity by today's standards.
Nice seeing this one !
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It's very original and whoever takes that one on will need to keep it that way as much as possible.
nb. always checks the earthing lead from the engine block to the chassis if it's turning over weakly.
That was a good example of a cortina! Thanks Jonny for the show....and greetings from Bergen, Norway. God cares for you
Great find but at the same time a bit sad because this was clearly someones passion for a long time and now not anymore. Makes you wonder what’s happened to the owner of the car
He or she probably died
Yeah it would be nice to hear the back story.
That was brilliant!!
I guessed right about it being a consul cortina. My one was a light blue 1963 version with steering column gear change (852 BRV) I brought it off a bloke at work over 40 years ago now so in fact it would be 60 years old if it still exists. I had it for a couple of years till the lure of a MKII 1600E made me sell it.
I'm sure it will only need a good service and probably a change of starter to get it going. Lets hope it gets a good home, it looks in really good condition.
Great memories of that car, thanks for bringing them back!!
Have a great weekend and good luck from Spain!!
Absolutely love your barn find episodes Jonny 👍🏼👍🏼
What is it about seeing old motors rescued from premature deep sleep and (hopefully) given a new lease of life ? 🙂 In 1978 my dad bought a mk 1 Cortina 1600GT, 2 door in green and white. It was brilliant and took all 5 of us on many family journeys, happy days. Although sadly the top mounts and wings eventually corroded beyond practical repair for those days and that was the end for that car. I have always really liked the mk 1 with the painted metal dash and its unique rear lights and other little touches later models didnt seem to have. Hope this car ends up having a quality restoration and a second life in regular use. They should be used, not put to sleep in a dark damp corner and forgotten..... Great channel with a simple but very enjoyable format, thanks 👍
Aw, I feel bad for the (now defaulted) owner, assuming they've not shuffled off this mortal coil. But at least the Cortina's been recognised for what it is and not been hauled out for scrap.
True, because we could easily be clearance people who just skip and weigh everything in.
Customers of mine kept mk1 minis and other early 60’s cars in London in rented garages. when they moved up north they went to go back to the lockup’s to get the cars and someone had been and moved two of them never to be seen again. Council claimed they knew nothing about it.. watching this I’m not sure how I feel about going through some poor person garage now.
Loving the series, but I don’t think there’s ever a happy background with proper barn finds like this.
@@SaltySeb15 Yeah I think I agree, not sure I feel like this was the best idea for a barn find vid. Usually it's a positive story but this is like, here's someone's stuff that we're going through without the consent of them or their family.
Brings back memories!I passed my test at 17 on a Mk 1 Cortina in 1965. A very easy car to learn on!
Considering where it's been kept, this is in amazing condition
Isn't it? Some cars just want to survive. Or so J believes...
That car looks original to me,I bought my first consul cortina in 1975 when i passed my test aged 17, from my dad for £70.00 he bought a mk2 cortina.
Just like my dad's, but his (BML 935A) was Trafalgar blue and supplied new to him from Perry's at Edgware. The seats at the back of the lock up are the same blue that he had in his. And I remember sitting on his lap 'driving' across the grass at an Elstree air show in 1963 or 64 and pushing that lovely horn push whilst gripping the thin steering rim🥰. I'd love to restore this to original condition - how do I get in touch? PS we're connected on LI - dm?
Email the show via contact@thelatebrakeshow.com and we will put you in touch with Paul. 👍🏽
Owned a 67 Cortina super with the 1500cc.(not the later 1600cc)...constant problems with noisy tappets and very exiting when the gear lever came off in my hand when it broke down at floor level. The car did look good in red with the chrome strips !! ...and handled much better when crossply tyres were swapped for radials....Happy days !!
Sure brings back a lot of memories. In all my years I have owned 16 Cortina MK2 and still have my 70 GT. Thanks guys.
Brings back child hood memories, My parents bought this model except it was a station wagon, same color, 1500cc engine, 4 on the floor in NZ, an ex show model, always loved that shape, great seeing one again
Brings back childhood memories, cars had so much more character back in the day ❤
Who remembers the sound of cars turning over and turning over trying to start? Once a common sound on any street on any morning, especially damp ones. That sound takes me back to the sixties and seventys.
Complete and solid looking Mk1 Cortina Jonny 👌
Soth Carolinian Here. I really enjoy your channel.. British built Ford Cortina's (62-71) were some of the best cars Ford ever built. Ols school British racing was to me, way more interesting than old American racing.
Enjoyed the video I'm a mega fan of mk 1 cortinas the model you have there is a pre face-lift called a consul cortina it's a 1500 super identified by the super badge on the quarter panel and the chrome side strips on the side top mounts look good every mk 1 cortina on the road has had this area repaired very rare to find original top mounts the matchbox car you found is called clipper it's a rolla matics model when you push it along the exhaust pipes go up and down making a clipping noise I'm pleased that that these old cars are still bring found and preserved and its thanks to people like you that cars like this are being preserved and kept alive
Another great vid, my dad had a mk1 GT back in the late 70s early 80s, (he is now 80 and drives a Focus ST!) I don’t remember it but apparently called it Tina car
I had one of these new and traded it in for a Mk1 Lotus Cortina with the A frame suspension. Two things come to mind, condenser and started motor windings. There was also a carbon button in the centre of the distributor cap that connected to the rotor button. they were spring loaded and sometimes fell out. You could use the centre of a D battery for the button and a spring from a ball point click pen. Also track down the ignition relay and open it up and clean the contacts. Jonny you should contact Ryobi and get them to supply you with an impact wrench, power ratchet handle and a compressor on 18+ system. With the number of views you get you should have a good case for some sponsor support.
This was a great video. This helps motivate me. I have a future barn find in my garage in the US. So many good intentions, plus time. Time, gravity, and rust always win. Damn sunk costs.
What great find. So complete and unmolested. You were so close to getting it to start but perhaps too much for an old starter motor that has lost its oomph. Look forward to seeing progress
Such a genuine guy Johnny, loved this episode, it just takes you back, I am always amazed at how many car parts we can identify when they come out of the garage, we must have been eagle eyed as kids without ever realising.
These barn finds are some of the best on UA-cam
We were at the revival, this year we have a full membership so back again this year, we saw the interviews in the hub revive and thrive , its really great to see skills being reborn the young people need to be involved in the classic industry, classics generate a lot of jobs and revenue. Well done for supporting the industry , see you again at the revival Dom 👍
Fantastic discovery and brilliant video, well done - great entertainment, thanks Jonny - there was an old man in our village who operated an unofficial taxi service with an old mk1 cortina - it drove with a very strangely wallowey unsteady ride, sort of surging, rolling back and forth even though the speed was steady ? - I remember when in our early teens going the 12 miles to Bodmin cinema with my mates in it, where we passed on something called 'starwars' favouring a film named 'convoy' as it's poster had crashing trucks and police cars and a woman in a bikini where the other poster had men in plastic drainpipe suits and a man dressed like a sasquatch ! - the ride home was as exciting as the film we had just seen, especially when the complete exhaust fell off from the down pipe back !
Fascinating video. Takes me back to my late teenage years in southern Scotland. My dad had a garage (Ford) and had a taxi service too. He got two 4-door Cortinas… Probably first year models. Registrations: PKS 220 and PKS 323. (Yes, I know, it’s weird, but registration numbers was a thing in the 1960’s.) If I’m not mistaken, bench seats in front, column shift. Later he had the good fortune to have a Cortina GT… Leaving home for a trip to the highlands a new Pirelli Cinturato got shredded. He was NOT happy about that! Later he rebuilt a written-off Lotus Cortina. Great memories.
Bought one of these in 1973 for £100, used it to go to Cornwall on a honeymoon, it never let me down, I loved it. 79 now.
It’s so beautiful, opening a garage door and seeing this! Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Austria 👍
Good golly, had forgotten how beautiful the mark 1's are. Haven't been in or near one since the late 80's. The lines and upholstery are just fab. Thanks for the video, simply awesome.
Greetings from Finland. That car brings back memories from my childhood. My dad owned in total three Mark I Cortinas. One was exactly like this, even the color. Two were the facelift model, a red one and a white one. We also had after those a Mark II Cortina.