Talk:Ford Cortina

message: 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.  The Escort effectively was the replacement for the Mark II Cortina, when the Cortina went up a segment for the Mark III. 203.39.81.92 (talk) 09:12, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Predecessor? 

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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)
thread_title:  firing order 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Medium or Large? 

message: 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)
thread_title:  United States sales? 

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It says the MkIII was exported to Canada, which drives on the right, so have there ever been any left-hand drive versions of the MkIII?--Cancun771 (talk) 21:25, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I've seen a photo of a Slovakian-registered LHD MkIII so yes, such beasties existed.  The article says they were assembled in The Netherlands for the Dutch market, and sold in Scandinavia; these would also have been left-hookers. Mr Larrington (talk) 12:32, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I want one! =;-) --Cancun771 (talk) 09:46, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: A wiki contributor appears to have found one in (I think) Greece.   (And somewhere I have a picture of one I found in Vienna round 1979, but I don't think it was good enough for uploading to wikipedia) Regards Charles01 (talk) 10:02, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: MkIII LHD versions?

message: hi does any one know anything about rally pack mk3 cortina's if any one does have any information please email me at sam91_mum@hotmail.com i am wanting to know as i have one and would like to know more infomation about then i would like to at least everything about the rally pack and how many are there in australia thanks for everyones time  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.149.110.7 (talk) 11:41, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  mark 3 cortina rally pack information 

message: I have added infomation on some special models that were sold in South Africa under the Mark 5 section. All the factual info is from South African Car magazines. I also have some rare images of them but dont fully understand how to upload them yet.
:You can upload them, here  but they are likely to be deleted very quickly unless you personally own the copyright to them. If you don't own the copyright, read the policy at WP:NFC to see if you think they qualify for uploading. Mighty Antar (talk) 18:35, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  special models 

message: I think under the south african section it would be good to add that the MK4 cortina in 1600  form would have the "crossflow" kent unit (OVH) instead of the 1.6 pinto unit (OHC)
196.215.146.225 (talk) 13:43, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  south african models 

message: Many years ago I owned both 4 & 6 cylinder models and can confirm that the 6 cyl bonnets offer no benefits other than cosmetics as the sound deadening pretty much eliminated the extra room. I also sold a six bonnet to a bloke who had a four cyl bonnet on his 4.1 TD, clearance was fine, he wanted it for the look. Motorsyko (talk) 11:16, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Australian mk3 bonnets 

message: "The last brand new Cortina was sold in South Africa by mid 1984,and it was often the countries top selling car, and was far more popular than the Sierra and Mondeos which followed it."
Can someone provide some sales figures to back up this statement?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Asd36f (talk • contribs) 06:10, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  South African Cortina sales v Sierra and Mondeo sales 

message: "The Cortina was Ford's mass-market compact car", says the introduction.  AFAIK, the term compact car is American terminology for something the size of an Escort or Focus; surely the Cortina was Ford UK's standard family car of the time?  It just looks rather incongruous. —Christine (blather • contribs) 09:27, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Compact car"? 

message: Doesn't yet mention the Mk II's early offering of metallic paint as an option (before the rest of the industry, at this price range), and the poor quality of this paint leading to widespread peeling problems and lots of dealer recalls. Andy Dingley (talk) 01:14, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mk II peeling paint 

message: I had previously had a copy edit tag for this section, but after looking at it again, I feel that it really is very essay-like. I think it should either be edited and formatted to include only a description of Australian-spec Cortinas, not just a cut-and-paste excerpt from a book on the GT500 model's whole racing heritage (which includes such "encyclopedic references" such as referring to accountants as "bean counters"). If the Aussie-spec cars are different enough, why not give them their own infobox? Surely the GT500 would be well-enough represented by giving it its own 2- or 3-paragraph subheading, rather than giving it 4 times as much space as any of the other entire countries' sections have. If there are no objections and nobody who wants to move forward with this, I will check back in a month or two to start chipping away at it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Illini407 (talk • contribs) 10:15, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Australia Section 

message: Hyundai started building the Ford Cortina under license from November 1968 until 1983. Engine, according to Korean Car World was a 1.6 liter 4-cylinder with a 2-barrel Solex carburetor. However, I don't consider that a sufficient reference and so will not include this information in the article.--Kevjgav (talk) 16:15, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hyundai version 

message: Back in 2006 it was revealed in the press that only around 745 Morris Marinas were still on the road. The same press reports stated that only 2,101 Mark IV/V Cortinas were still registered. Sadly I can't find a good-quality internet source (a later story by the Daily Mail lists 5,411 survivors, perhaps across all models). How many Cortinas remain on the road in Britain today? It has been a very long time since I last saw one. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 18:43, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Survivors 

message: The statement that compared with "Britain and many other countries where the Cortina was originally exported, in New Zealand it has a far superior survival rate due to the climate being far drier and more favourable to the preservation of rust-free classic cars" is wrong. New Zealand is not far drier than other export markets of the Cortina. These are not "classic cars" and the issue is not the preservation of rust-free cars, but the preservation of cars rust-free.Royalcourtier (talk) 21:40, 3 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Zealand dry? 

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message: I think there are much better (more appealing) photos of the Cortina in the article than the first one (  File:Ford Cortina KTO959E.jpg). The car seems to sag toward the curb (kerb), the lower right front side is underexposed, the paint seems old and dull. I suggest "File:Ford Cortina Mark I reg Aug 1963 pre first facelift.JPG" or "File:Ford Cortina Mark I 1964 prefacelift front.JPG". 
Came here after seeing obituary for Roy Brown, designer. 
Ttulinsky (talk) 19:15, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Primary photo not the best