1975 Ford Mk3 Cortina 2000e goes for a Drive

[@mauromazzoncini5711]

My dad bought one in 1975 we drove from Glasgow to Italy and back again twice ,me just a wee boy in the back seat ,lovely car i remember it being very refined and it had a nice interior ..ahh they were the days ..all a lovely memory now

[@jeffroberts3535]

Magnificent, stunning, simply gorgeous old car. Rather have that than any modern piece of crap.

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

Too bad we didn't get these Cortinas in the U.S. The Mk3 models are the best-looking ones ever.

[@sg8539]

Uncle had a yellow P registration back in the 80's, with black velour and remember how quiet and comfy it was.

[@gdsuperstar5657]

brought one of these ,for a tenner once , in about 1985 , and the reason i brought it was for the battery , the guy wouldnt sale me the battery without the car.... lol . ended up driving it for about 3 months , GXL if i recall . great times.

[@cwmtawe03]

Had one as a young man awesome car

[@JohnnyPaton]

Had one back in 1999. Red and riddled with tin worm. TSN601M. Wonderful.

[@ciaranburke3243]

She's lovely, and manual why such a short video 😭

[@willismahood7012]

My first taxi in belfast N.I in 1976 same car and color.i loved it i drove it for 2 years as a taxi and put 3 cam shafts in it .i live in Canada now and i would love to have one now

[@nowhereman5119]

The rectangular front lights of a mid 70's Mark 3! Rare as hen's teeth nowadays. I would give anything to own a 2000E version from '75 or '76.

[@helmethead72]

Me too!

[@lars.from.norway_]

Thumbs up for those different camera angles when filming.

[@user-lx6bl2wd8g]

Had a Mk3 1600 L 1973. Loved it!

[@bodieofci5418]

My grandad had one, which he sold to get a Rover SD1, which he sold for a Granada. Nice.

[@seancooke7332]

A man with Very good taste your Grandad.

[@chrisaskin6144]

With the hindsight of 40+ years the Mk 3 was the best looking of the Cortinas. Unfortunately I never had one, I had three Mk 2's and a Mk 4 Estate with a black vinyl roof. My personal preference would be a Mk 3 pre face-lift 2 litre GXL.

[@philtucker1224]

Beautiful car I was at our local dealer launch.👍

[@sg8539]

Fantastic looking car and happy to see one so well looked after/restored.

[@furiousdriving]

This one was a low mile original, wish Id done a 'new' Furious Driving review on it

[@petert9224]

My Dad had one of these in blue and then the estate version .If it was fitted with the motorcraft carburettor you had it changed to a webber . The car performed so much better . For its time it shifted .

[@RF590KG84]

Once had one of these. I remember seeing one in Wellington that look absolutely stunning. I think it still had the rostyle wheels although it may have been 5 slot mags, and had the chrome pin striping removed and the Mk 4 plastic waist trim fitted instead a bit lower. Very subtle change but made it look fantastic. Was very tempted to try and get some of that trim for mine, before it was stolen. At least once I got into the wrong car in the car park because it looked outwardly the same as mine and the keys opened it. You only needed another set of Cortina keys to steal one. This reminds me of when a flatmates friends turned up in some little Japanese car, and managed to lock their keys inside. We were about to smash the window but I had a tin of old keys and we tried a few, and lo and behold one key opened it.

[@sca8125]

Black vinyl roof best car great memories thanks👍

[@helmethead72]

What a beautiful motor! Sounds sweet as a nut, too. Great to see there are some of these iconic cars left on the road.

[@furiousdriving]

It is, every time I stopped people would come over to look and take pictures. This was one of the best Ive ever seen, and the same owner has now got an even better Mk2 that Im hoping to take out soon

[@helmethead72]

I'm biased when it comes to Cortina Mk3s. My Dad had a '71 K reg 2000GXL as his first company car, followed by a '74 2000E in signal orange. I've owned a few in my time and loved them all but none were in as immaculate condition as this beautiful example.

[@pauloconnor5101]

My favourite car as a young kid loved it.

[@bobwilliams2127]

That was a 2000 E I had a 2000 Gt Maize yellow.

[@sponk12]

One of the most comfortable cars I've ever owne

[@stevealexR1]

The English “Coke Bottle” Cortina Mk3 was SO much prettier than the German Taunus of the same period!

[@gman4360]

Had an N reg 2000E in 1979 with an aero foil spoiler on the boot lid. I loved it but unfortunately during a journey to Exeter from Luton the engine seized.

[@pim1234]

The car we drove when we were young ...

[@deborahriley2037]

Me dad had one 2000e flying machine

[@Ryk254]

Currently restoring mine as we speak

[@furiousdriving]

Good luck, hope it comes together well

[@Ryk254]

+furiousdriving thanks

[@davidvickers4228]

What a Stunning car

[@CortinasAndClassics]

Gorgeous car I love it.

[@adamoreilly6337]

Beautiful car ❤️

[@CortinasAndClassics]

I own one of these now. 😁

[@esssexboy]

Lucky you i would love a mk3 2000E. My mate has got a minter 2000e same colour as the one in this video but he has made a few sensible mods it's got a sierra 5 speed box to cruise better and he has very cleverly put electric power steering on it. But he is a ex ford mechanic probably beyond my scope 😂

[@CortinasAndClassics]

@@esssexboy mine is a pre face-lift estate base model and I am recommissioning the car but as it was stored off the road in a barn since at least 1980 maybe 77.

[@dougnolan5567]

Scrapped my 2000E back in 1990..wish I hadn't now..!!

[@humayunmirza560]

Superb and well made video.

[@paulillingworth1242]

Lovely mklll cortina , I’d love one in Red with twin round headlamps and vinyl roof, nicest Of Corrinas the mklll

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

Critiscised by the mk2 snobs at the time. Imo it was a better car. More comfortable and quieter.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Lovely looking car. For some reason, the Cortina was never a good seller in North America.

[@furiousdriving]

Too small at the time maybe? Was it sold as a Merkur or was that just the Sierra?

[@jasoncarpp7742]

@@furiousdriving It's hard to say why it didn't sell well. I remember when the Merkur was sold here in the USA. I found it more attractive at the time than the Ford Taurus that was sold here. In terms of size, it was about the same size as the Toyota Camry. So I don't think that size had anything to do with it. What I didn't like about the cars was its name. I would've preferred either *"Ford XR4ti",* or the *"Mercury Scorpio",* rather than *"Merkur".* I remember first hearing the name and was like *"Merkur?* What the hell is that?"

[@richardrichard5409]

The lack of power steering wouldn't cut it the the US.

[@Nortenho_Minhoto]

Nice car!!!! I love Cortinas mk3 :) I need help. Where i can get the 2000 badge, shown on 2:18 minute? I need the black ones, and rear lenses. I searched on ebay but they are very rare... Someone knowns a online store in UK? Thank you so much.

[@Ryk254]

look out for auctions on ebay on a daily basisi

[@Ryk254]

Look out for auctions on ebay

[@-The-Mon]

newford parts, Abby Village, Chorley, Lancashire, they deal in obsolete ford parts

[@wobblewobble7330]

my first car... how much to buy restored?? i want it back... old like myself.. lol

[@furiousdriving]

Great cars, but worth more now than ever-talk to Sussex Classics www.sussexclassiccars.co.uk as I think they have it back in

[@richardrichard5409]

@@furiousdriving the backside was/had already fallen out of the classic market, before our present dramas with C19. Lovely old barge though.

[@4WDIESEL1]

how the world has changed and not for the better. now you can drive a potato on wheels and go figure who makes it. how did ford go from wonderful cars like this and the Escort, Granada and Capri. all electric cars are soulless tin boxs

[@seancooke7332]

Never forget those knocking camshafts. They never seemed to put anybody off. Great cars Mk3s, especially the estates, they weren't far off the size of Volvos.

[@TopGear93100]

Would u ever consider driving a gxl? The person I know and that might help u would be Pete crompton from cortina city. He has 3 4 door saloons that he restored on his KZbin channel over the years and he’s currently restoring a 1972 2 door gxl.

[@furiousdriving]

I want more Cortinas, good shout Ill message him

[@TopGear93100]

furiousdriving just to be sure do u know who he is?

[@furiousdriving]

@@TopGear93100 I dont know him but Im generally good at finding people, assuming hes alive and in the UK

[@TopGear93100]

furiousdriving he is. His KZbin channel is called Pete C

[@Rocky_Raccoon_cartoon]

Hello, can I repost your video, I will give a credit

[@smashyrashy]

no interrior shots!!!

[@sykcnt8012]

The Aussie Cortina's had the 4.1 litre 6 Cylinder option, sooo much better

[@richardhoulton4016]

They were lead tipped arrows. My mum had a 4.1 litre manual Mk3. Quick in a straight line, but you knew you had a big lump up front.

[@philtucker1224]

(Judder fault and no audio on camera during intro)

[@MIERDAENELESPACIO2]

Wonderfull.

[@ralphups7782]

I bet you , got a phone call from cortina Pete. ;-)

[@stoop25]

The worst thing about these is the steering. It's so vague.

[@fernandoxavier9613]

Taunus ?

[@JohnnyPaton]

Fernando Xavier Meseztacker Cortina Mk3