For those in the USA etc - there were 5 generations of cortina -
Mk1 was the original, Lotus cortina built by lotus, alloy diff. 'A' frame
etc etc. Mundane cars were strut front, leaf rear
Mk 2 was bigger and boxier, came out about 68 or so Lotus Cortina built by
ford. Strut/leaf.
Mk 3 was bigger again, coke bottle shaped, and went OHC Pinto motor,
probably came out about 72. Wisbone/trailing arm/coil
Mk 4 came out 77 - much squarer again. No major change to underpinnings.
Mk 5 was a facelfted mk 4, best looking of lot. Came out about 1981, lasted
until 1984 ish when Sierra came out (as in Cosworth)
Ford NZ made 30 2 litre turbos - SOHC 2 litre, very quick apparently.
Phil Bradshaw
Auckland NZ
1992 Leitch Supersprint 20 Valve Lotus 7 Replica - 65,000 miles...
Anglia 105GZE Supercharged 4AGZE Clubcar Project
phil.bradshaw@clear.net.nz
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64-9-4437055 H
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