Greg's Cortina Mk1 GT Build

Restoring a 1966 Ford Cortina Mk1 GT

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Month: December 2016

  • First steps

    First steps

    Initially I was just going to get the car running and driving so I put a new generator, starter, plugs and gave it an oil change. It ran…badly. It had a lot of surface rust underneath from sitting for so long so I decided to paint underneath and paint the engine bay. All the old…

  • The Car

    The Car

    The first car I owned was a 1970 Mk2 Cortina. It was a low mileage one owner car, white with a blue interior and automatic. It had a few bumps on the outside but no rust and the interior was immaculate. I don’t think anyone had ever sat in the back. When we picked it…