Ford Model C

"GLiddy" (GLiddy) 11/18/2015 at 12:23 • Filed to: None

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I was looking for something else when I ran across this today, from a 1968 issue of Life Magazine. I remember reading that Ford brought in some Cortinas, but I never saw one in real life, and was surprised to find an ad for one.

Oh, 30mpg in 1968. I looked just now and the Scion iA seems to be the highest combined fuel economy non-hybrid vehicle in the US at 37mpg. Yeah, Apples and Oranges and marketing talk, but have we really come that far?

Cé hé sin > GLiddy 11/18/2015 at 12:33

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I was on holiday in California some years ago and I was considerably surprised to find a Mk2 Cortina and even more so to learn that the owner had had several of them.

not for canada - australian in disguise > GLiddy 11/18/2015 at 12:38

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I believe they were sold in Canada up until the mid-70s, when the Mk4 was introduced. Never seen one though.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > GLiddy 11/18/2015 at 12:41

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The pre-frumpy Cortina was also sold in small numbers in the US.

Interestingly, with a unique red upper light segment because haha amber is for weirdos

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/18/2015 at 13:34

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One was almost my first car. Mind you, it was in boxes, but it was a real Lotus Cortina sans the Lotus bits, for $600. Oh, to have a time machine. I got a $600 BMW 2002 instead, so at least I ended up with round taillights.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RallyWrench 11/18/2015 at 13:36

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I have brit-version Cortina lights to go on the Ranchero, because reasons.

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/18/2015 at 13:43

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Good reasons.