81 Ford Cortina Mk.1 1500 Deluxe (1963)

Ford Cortina Mk.1 De Luxe 4 door (1963-66) Engine 1499cc S4 OHV

Registration Number AJU 327 A

FORD (UK) SET

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The Cortina was launched just ahead of the 1962 London Motor Show, under the project name Archbishop, as either a 1198 cc or 1499 cc as a two or four door saloon or five door estate and the more sporting 1499 cc GT or the Lotus Cortina of 1600 cc Twin Cam. In 1964 came a much vaunted airflow update with a wider grille and a vent on the C pillar, and were now known simply as Cortina.

The Cortina was designed to be economical, cheap to run and easy and inexpensive to produce in Britain. Originally to be called Ford Consul 225, the car was launched as the Consul Cortina until a modest facelift in 1964, after which it was sold simply as the Cortina. The base model was supplied with a simple body coloured front grille, though this version cost almost the same as the better equipped chrome grilled Deluxe it sold poorly and there a few survivors.

As we all know the Cortina went on to be a roaring success and helped Ford toward the number one slot in Britain.

 

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