Best Mk1 — Cortina Nationals, Bathurst 2025
This is a 1966 Ford Cortina Mk1 GT — the sports version of Ford’s small family car of the 1960’s. It sat off the road for nearly 20 years before a five-year, nut-and-bolt restoration in a home garage brought it back: bare-metal bodywork, rebuilt driveline, reconditioned interior and trim, and a rewired loom, all documented in the build diary on this site.
Since returning to the road in 2021 the car has been driven, not trailered — including the run to the 2025 Cortina Nationals in Bathurst, where it did parade laps of Mount Panorama alongside 170 other Cortinas and took the trophy for Best Mk1.
The build never really stops — suspension tuning, electrical gremlins and all. Start from the beginning in the Build Diary, or get in touch via the Contact page.
Greg's Cortina Mk1 GT Build 