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Ford Cortina MkI Two-door

Ford Cortina MkI Two-door

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Ford Cortina MkI Two-door
Lot number 92
Hammer value £2,300
Description Ford Cortina MkI Two-door
Year 1963
Colour Ermine White

As the 1960s dawned, BMC were revelling in the success of their new Mini – the first successful true mini-car to be built in Britain in the post-war era.

Management at Ford in Dagenham felt that they could not develop a similar small car to the same scale as the production cost would be too high, so instead they set about creating a bigger family saloon which they could sell in large numbers. The result was the Cortina, a distinctively-styled car aimed at buyers of the Morris Oxford and Vauxhall Victor, that was launched in September 1962. A massive success from the outset, the car confirmed Ford's reputation for offering a lot of car for the money.

Available with either a 1.2 or a 60bhp 1.5-litre engine in two-door and four-door saloon and estate forms, it came in Standard, Deluxe, Super and GT trim levels, entering the hall of motoring immortality when the Lotus Cortina entered the range in 1963. Some 933,000 examples were sold before it was replaced by the MkII in 1966, although survivors are now surprisingly rare and sought after, especially in two-door form as here.

First registered in Sweden in October 1963, this two-door rolling shell is a pre-Airflow LHD model with floor change. The vendor states that: “The main structure of the car is solid with good chassis rails, outriggers, bulkhead, strut towers, pillars, boot floor, inner and outer sills. There is no evidence of welding other than to the strut top plates. All panels and wheel arches appear re-usable. There is no engine, gearbox or ancillaries.

The majority of the interior is removed but does come with the car. Bumpers, grille, head and tail lamp rims are in good condition. The colour code from the VIN plate confirms Ermine white from new. This is an ideal basis for a competition car, Lotus or GT copy.”

The car comes with a Swedish registration document and is registered on the HMRC NOVA system, confirming that no duties are due. Once with MOT this car can be UK registered at a cost of £55 with free road tax.

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