Ford : Cortina (Mk2)
Model Introduction
The Ford Cortina Mk2, introduced in 1966, was a clean-sheet redesign that refined the original's formula with sharper styling, better space efficiency, and improved comfort. Still designed and built by Ford of Britain, the Mk2 featured more squared-off lines, a wider track, and a roomier cabin, while retaining the successful rear-wheel-drive layout. The range of Kent engines continued, from 1.2- to 1.6-litre units, joined by the larger 1.6-litre Crossflow in later models. It was available in saloon and estate forms, and came in a variety of trims—Base, Deluxe, Super, GT, and the plush 1600E - which allowed buyers to tailor the Cortina to anything from modest family use to near-executive luxury.
Magazine Articles
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Driving the new Cortina
An interim report
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Cortina
We examine the efforts of Mr Harley Copp to civilise the first of the Tin Box generation
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GT
It's General Motors v Ford!
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2nd thoughts on some recent Fords
Ford Cortina GT, Zephyr V4, Corsair 2000E
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Who killed the Lotus Cortina?
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Get the wagons in a cirle
Ford Cortina Mk2 Estate v Vauxhall Viva HB Estate v Hillman Hunter Estate
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Q-Car
Prospecting for power in the new Ford Cortina 1600
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The fastest getaway saloons
Alan Mann Racing Cortina MkII
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A very fierce Savage
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Topless Cortina & Viva
Crayford Auto Developments
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Giant Test
Fiat 124 Estate v Ford Cortina 1600 Estate v Hillman Minx Estate v Vauxhall Victor 1600 Estate
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Q-Car
Nerus Lotus Cortina
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Comparing the rival £1000 GTs
Hillman GT v Cortina 1600GT
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Nine of the nicest?
CAM Cortina 1600E
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Scratch a Cortina and...
Surgeon Uren's heart transplant replaces the Cortina's tame four-banger with a fierce V6
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TGs Home Brew
Savage Cortina estate
