32 YEARS Off The Road! 2 DAYS To Make It RUN & DRIVE!? - Tasty Classics Garage Find

[@chrisbradley1192]

This morning I had a very unpleasant surgical procedure done. Got home here (Western Canada) just after 3pm feeling really crappy - but there's a video from Ben waiting for me. Instant tonic! Thanks Ben.

[@davidhenderson7433]

@@chrisbradley1192 i only just found this Chanel while sitting at home nursing a broken foot. This chanel is a total breath of fresh air compared to all the usual 15min vids and loaded with ads. Defo a winning formula.

[@ewanstewart8011]

Hope your road to recovery is short and you get back to full health soon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

[@chrisbradley1192]

@@ewanstewart8011 👍

[@Dan.Chaytor]

Get well soon mate!

[@lucythemoggy1970]

get well soon chris x

[@akaDavidWebb]

That smile and excitment at 1:20:50 when the clutch freed up. We were all smiling with you mate!

[@paulgordon3531]

Ben my heart skipped a beat when I saw this because my dad that exact same car sadly he's no longer with us but he was so proud of it. He sold it for a granada 2.8 ghia which was equally cool. Great video!

[@nostreamavailable9090]

@@paulgordon3531 god bless you and your dad mate 🙏🏻

[@papalaz4444244]

Friday is Tasty Classics day. Cup of tea and relax. Better than last week, when I had a fg heart attack. Love a Cortina. My Dad had a couple of these :)

[@jeffreymonks8507]

It's amazing how a little bit of nostalgia can take us back to a much happier time. Great video 👍

[@mattboddy3094]

I’ve no idea how cars work nor have I any interest but your videos are tremendously entertaining. I love the way you breathe life into faded classics with a combination of enthusiasm and down right genius comedy timing. Thanks for all you do and keep up the good work

[@hectorpascal]

The little smile on your face when the clutch freed off! - Priceless!

[@ultraviolettp3446]

Kudos from the USA! OMG! Love that car. Simple. Well designed and svelte. What a remarkable time piece to an age when things were simple and honest. Alas this was when Fords were good honest cars. Can't say that about today's hot messes. I can't wait to see what you do with this. Love the channel and that is a bloody nice Cortina. You lucked out with this one!

[@westernmonitor]

A near side wing mirror was an option back then not standard

[@Isthatyoudermot]

What do you mean "back then" it was just yesterday. 😂

[@matthewcook3839]

Brilliant. Although I'm a little freaked out, being nearly 50, that it only seems like yesterday I saw cortinas everywhere 😅

[@petemommo9622]

Exactly. Everybody and their dog had one. Had to check: in Finland where I grew up the biggest used car site has 14 of any mark, nearly all not roadworthy...

[@memorialgardens1664]

55 myself ….. remember them everywhere….🧠🤝💯.🙏

[@AndyfromSurrey]

I’m 56 and completely get what you are saying. It’s only now looking back that you realise that the cars that were normal boring cars back when I was growing are now really interesting and cool 😎

[@garywinterbottom6073]

I remember changing the plugs on a shopkeeper friend of mines x reg mk5 1.6l estate they were tapered and he wasn't mechanically minded.rip Michael.

[@EastwoodLights]

I had to pause it then, i am now 50 and my dad gave me a Cortina from my birth year (1973) TGH 703M, wish i still had it today, if only we knew back then what we do now, mine had a positive ground which made upgrading the radio almost impossible, and just by the clutch pedal was a rubber pump that you pumped to get water on the windscreen.

[@davidhenderson7433]

Proper cars from days gone by, proper videos the way KZbin should be. Imagine that car had been waiting all those years for you to come along and make an absolutely perfect KZbin video on, wow. Please don't change how you do your content it's perfect 👍

[@Mark---]

Totally agree

[@Justcars1001]

Agreed

[@Isthatyoudermot]

I was born in 1977 in Cork Ireland. My dad worked at the Cork Ford factory until it closed in 1984. We were a Ford family until then. We had a brown mark 1 Escort, 2 door, then a silver mark 1. The a mark 2 estate. I have never in all my walks to and from school and all my car spotting have I seen a 2 door Cortina like this, never. I moved to the U.S. in 2005, the nostalgia the vehicles on your channel brings me is tremendous. You're a natural at bringing us a long with you. Thank you very much sir.

[@davidshepherd4808]

If i remember rightly MK 4 cortinas had a problem with hot starts on automatic choke, thats why people converted them to manual choke. Great video, keep em coming.

[@kevinburns5762]

Hi mate, mk5 owner here lol, the sagging door is a common complaint on these, it's usually the hinge pins that go on them

[@Dave-gp6be]

So good to see this my dad had a mk5 2.0GL in Midnight blue reg OLF 484W back in the late 1980`s and early 1990s this episode brought back some childhood memories for me please do what you can to make this a nice car again there aren`t many of them on the road these days. I am not a fan of lowering it but thats just personal preference. I have often wondered what one of these with an engine from a Sierra Cosworth would be like. Dad would have loved to have seen this episode but sadly he passed away from liver cancer in 2016 i still miss him very much. I have always loved the look of the cortina a much nicer shape than the blobby Sierra. I am sure there will be people who disagree with me on that one each to their own. Keep up the good work I always enjoy watching your videos.

[@paula3124]

I had a midnight blue, 2 litre Ghia too! Fantastic car! Sold it in about 94, when I bought a Capri.

[@Dave-gp6be]

Ghia model very nice the ultimate version of course would be a 2.3 Ghia . The Capri was another very nice looking ford. Back in the days when ford made good looking cars. Modern fords just don't appeal to me so much. Each to their own.

[@paula3124]

​@@Dave-gp6beyup, Ford made some cracking shapes back in the day. They're nothing special now. All wind tunnel designs now, & they all look the same as everything else 🤷🏻‍♂️ I'd have kept the Capri, but tinworm got the better of it. I sold it in 99 for £100. Lol

[@ambivalentonion2620]

​@@paula3124don't know what you mean by 'all wind tunnel designs now' acting like they didn't use wind tunnels and boast about coefficient drag back then

[@paula3124]

@@ambivalentonion2620 THIS is what I mean:⬇️ "Homogenization of Design: Over the years, car manufacturers have moved toward more uniform designs that prioritize aerodynamics and fuel efficiency over distinctive styling. This has led to many vehicles looking similar, lacking the unique character that older cars often had." Understand now?

[@davidrix804]

My god!! A two door,bloody rear that is!!you have struck gold there,you have got to keep this golden nugget for sure,please!!🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@SimonHarvey-i4z]

All cortinas are REAR wheel drive 😂😂 joking I know u meant rare

[@davidh328]

Wow 😮 Just… Wow. Also Bens a top bloke and I always look forward to his uploads. Thanks for the entertainment mate 👍🏻

[@nchcroy3877]

This fella needs his own TV show - he has the perfect style for presenting.

[@danw4722]

Omg that's a keeper there please keep it 😮😮

[@Retroprotomoto]

I think you are underestimating how cool it is without modifications. Modifications are the new boring 😊

[@ThomasEdward]

Agree!!

[@nigelpez5056]

Nope, needs a turbo’d 2.9 cologne with h external waste gate and a 3:62 lsd with 15” dished steelies

[@fatroberto3012]

@@nigelpez5056 It would be cheaper to just get "Cunt" tattooed on his forehead!

[@pb3846]

Although, imagine how cool it would be with a 6 cylinder engine

[@H.T.S]

shut up lol its a 1300L

[@alanmulley6484]

Your channel is my happy place. Look forward to Friday evening to watch the next episode

[@nostreamavailable9090]

@@alanmulley6484 brilliant isn't it mate, bit like being in a car club but without the bickering and bitching. More than just a KZbin channel, its more like meeting up with mates on a Friday night. Does my heart good tbh

[@neill4133]

Used to pay up to £50 for Cortinas back in the 90s for banger racing, they were everywhere. This is a real gem that is a great find Ben!

[@Jjm2024-u3t]

My father used to get em given to him for racing sometimes 😂

[@raymondhayes7673]

I banger raced a mk3 in the early 90's, paid £50 for it with tax and mot, so used it for a while on the road first 😅.

[@Jjm2024-u3t]

@@raymondhayes7673 where you from if you don’t mind me asking?

[@Jjm2024-u3t]

@@neill4133 did you ever race at mildenhall?

[@peterberresford5315]

I raced a 2 door mk5 some years back at buxton, 1300 auto originally, dropped a 1800 pinto in it , 5 speed box, pedals out of a mk1 granny, solid as owt, be worth a few bob now 🙈👍😂

[@theaylesburycyclist8756]

It’s beefy like a tin of Heinz oxtail soup. Red with a brown interior… A thing of beauty.!! 👌🏻👍🏻😍

[@deepestdub]

Best car you've had on here so far, and that is a very high compliment indeed. What a beauty

[@TheFoxington]

I FOOKING LOVE CORTINAS😍😍😍 BRILLIANT!!! GET THAT BABY BACK ON THE TAR 💪💪

[@MarkB-33]

💯👍

[@slimpilgrim1981]

I'm an 81 child, but my first car, was an A reg, 957cc fiesta. It had no headrests or passenger mirror from factory. Loving the vids mate. Keep them coming👍

[@victorbox6289]

Agreed. My Mk1 Cavalier L of similar vintage to this Cortina didn't have a rev counter, headrests, radio or clock and the passenger door mirror was an optional extra!

[@bertrandbunatz1765]

She's a beaut! Please, please keep and look after it!

[@lucythemoggy1970]

ben, your content is always bang on! I look forward to your presenting style, your dry humour, and the journey you take us on! Never stop being you!

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

Ben that is one car you'd be MAD to sell. Try and find another!!!!

[@TheTorkerman]

Agree! This one is a KEEPER!!!

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

@@TheTorkerman Definitely!

[@philtucker1224]

I really like this bloke, he’s funny and bright. - I reckon he has a good future.👍

[@rogerfreeman5176]

Cocked, locked and ready to rock, in my Tasty Classics T-shirt and sipping beer from my Tasty Classics mug 🍻🍺😎💪🏻 I was so relieved when you took those god awful hub caps off 😄

[@duncanmcgill9752]

My P6 Rover V8 had a Linwood alarm. It was key operated. Best bit was that I set a delay on it and had a mega loud siren under the drivers seat. One night, someone managed to get into the car and 10 seconds later, the horn, the headlights, and the siren went off. Thief fled and no damage to the car. I recon that the thief lost his hearing for some time. The Cortina is an absolute find. Keep as original as possible apart from fitting a decent carburettor. Keep up the good work Ben.

[@waynelittle5583]

The passenger wing mirror was an optional extra back then mainly ford and vauxhall it was a thing

[@CalamityJames.]

My base spec K10 Micra also came without a passenger wing mirror, I remember getting new mirrors from an SLX which not only were on both sides, but also were internally adjustable!

[@philtucker1224]

My Dad bought a new Marina van, and the passenger seat and sun visor were extras. I was quite young back then but the total price was something like £460 on the road I think?

[@ambivalentonion2620]

My 1980 mk1 cavalier doesn't have passenger wing mirror or head rests as they were options, even the mk3 fiesta had no passenger mirror on base spec (one of the later cars that was still like that). It wasn't just GM and Ford though Austin did it too with the metro

[@ianhill4585]

Don't laugh( too much) I had a Skoda Estelle with no nearside mirror, sooooo I went to the breakers ,got one , screwed it on ( screws on outside of door- that'll become crucial later) looked down the road at the car a handful of days later, something didn't look right, ---- it was missing a nearside mirror! Some lazy git had nicked it ----no mirror and 2 screw holes in my door....... Nice.

[@philtucker1224]

@ we went on holiday in Malta back in the early eighties with two very young children. Hired a Ford Escort. She gave us the keys and when we went to it we found it only had one wiper and only one headlight worked. She said: no that will be fine in Malta, the Police will not worry you about the headlight - and one wiper is all you need, if we fitted two the other one will be immediately stolen anyway” …

[@chrisbeard2654]

My dad always had cortinas when i was young put most was the estate for the family holidays. 2 sisters and baby brother on the back seat, then me the dog and luggage in the boot. I really want to restore one and keep it for memories. His last car was a jaguar x type, but he really wanted the XKR but sadly past away when he was only 65. So i now have an XKR for him and keep his picture in the glove box.😊 I seem to mention the XKR on most recent KZbin videos and podcasts 😂. Very envious of what your doing with the workshop and car collection. Keep it up.

[@MattVF]

Nice. Funny, you took these cars for granted as a kid. Now they are a welcome treat when you see them. Was this a “run out” model?

[@christ1010B]

Yeh used to be able to pick them up for few hundred quid in the 90s 😢

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

The "run out" model was the Cortina Crusader.

[@venskip]

We had a red 2 door 1.6 Base Mk5 automatic! My Grandad had it on motability from new, and my parents bought it in 1985, WVF103X - we spent the rest of the 80s growing up travelling around in the back - so many memories - thanks Ben 👍🏻

[@Dirt-Diggler]

Most of the 2drs where mobility cars, especially the autos 👍

[@clivet3252]

​@@Dirt-Diggler I seem to remember seeing a lot more of the pre-facelift 2 doors

[@Dirt-Diggler]

@@clivet3252 mot sure TBH only the mk5 (actual real name the cortina 80) where available on motorbility not the mk4 AFAIK, 2door models where never popular in the UK for some reason 🤔 mainland Europe got 2dr models up yo thr ghia and also had 2dr granada saloons 😎 no idea why the UK seemed to dislike larger cars in 2dr?

[@clivet3252]

@@Dirt-Diggler yeah I meant the MK4. I guess more of those were made. I think people saw them more as a family car but they looked quite stylish and coupe like as 2 door. Did they all have a vinyl roof?

[@Dirt-Diggler]

@clivet3252 no not all, I've had 3 2drs without vynal, only ever seen 1 2dr with a factory fitted sunroof and that was a motorbility car? XRG560X was my last motorbility 2 door, blue and gray (most where blue IME) with saph cossie wheels, then 3Dr cossie wheels and recaro seats from a GLS cortina

[@colsparky651]

What a great discovery! I absolutely love it!

[@alanmulley6484]

The syncromesh acts like a pre clutch. You can actualy change gear without the clutch if you get the timing right with the speed of the engine revs. I had to drive a car home many moons ago without a clutch. Such fun! Morris minors have no sycromesh on 1st gear so they make a horrid crunch if you try and put it in 1st as you approach a junction

[@speckledjim_]

80's Fords. They really knew how to underpower a car didnt they. Still, got to love a 3 door Courtina :)

[@heihar2007]

Man what i love about your videos is that you show the car walking around it. Some yt-ers just stand in one spot next to it talking with them as focus point.

[@SfdSMS23]

I would be buzzing with this find.

[@chuffinel7676]

What an absolute Gem of a car. So solid. I would make it look like the 2.3 Ghia, the alloys, a few bits of trim etc, New discs and brake kits on all four corners isn't even going to break the bank. Go through everything with a fine tooth comb, service everything and run it.. no need for engine swaps and go faster stripes. It's Brilliant.. huge smile factor. You also have the 32k pinto on stand by. Great Video.. was rooted from start to finish.

[@ST150ward]

Just having a beer and watching my favorite Friday night KZbinr.mrs out, kid out. Paradise. A Kent will always run. Bulletproof engines. My last mk1 escort ran for about 2mth with the bottom end gone. I'm completely on board for the resto mod, they look great on rs500 alloys. Combine the focus and the Cortina for an ultra modern st225 powered beast. Love the content pal. Can't believe your 7years younger than me yet we seem to love the same sort of cars. Keep it coming.

[@otterhead44]

Thanks!

[@mikes747]

What a find! All of the brown inside!

[@forrestrobin2712]

The sheer joy on your face Ben when you uncover this beauty is just priceless ❤

[@nostreamavailable9090]

You did well there mate, well done. Best thing is seeing you happy at what you're doing, does my heart good. 👍🏻 What that car needs now is a ride to the coast for a chippy tea 👍🏻

[@68gt66]

I hope you do a sympathetic restoration and hope you don't change the original running gear, those crossflows run great if maintained and I'd argue more reliable than a pinto..but that aside it's lasted this long and rare as, and in great nick, be a shame to butcher it ..its your car so sure you'll do what's right for you lol. 🙂

[@cortinaelmo]

Mr TC don’t make the mistake of lowering the front 2 inches, the front subframe will be so close to the road any uneven surface you will be digging the road up. I would on just put updated springs on it a a set of 2.8 injection capri pepper pot rims on it. Love the videos keep up the good work.

[@ArronMurray]

Brilliant find/purchase! I'll tell you a story. A few years back, I rented a garage in Cardiff, you know, one of those that had their own entrance that were built in the 60's that you would get when you bought a flat. Anyway, I got talking to a few of the others who were working on thier own cars in adjacent garages. It turns out, just on my block alone, out of 24 garages (there's probably around 300 garages dotted around the estate), there were 2 Ford Capri's, a Ford Zephyr?, a Saab 90, and an old Mini. Most of these were the old boys who lived up in the blocks of flats, who, because of age, no longer maintain them. There are 1000s of hidden gems still out there.

[@djm9937]

Isn't she a beauty ! a great find !

[@heckmacbuff]

The colour combination is so good. Red with black vinyl roof, and chocolate brown interior. It shouldn't work but it does.

[@darrenpenton5420]

You lucky bas#ard whata find ❤👍

[@bobkendall1805]

Thanks

[@davidkaye8712]

Now that is a tasty car :)

[@Feierteifl]

You really came a long way Ben. The production quality of this episode is really professional! A story well told 👏

[@Porl1024]

I’ve driven a few old Fords and they’re so much fun. Will they break down? Will they stop? Which part of the electrics will fail this time? You know what? I don’t care. It’s all worth it. My 2013 VW is much less fun and more stressful (expensive to repair). These cars are an absolute treasure.

[@bobkendall1805]

Wow! What a car. I've owned loads of Cortinas, 3's and 4'. You lucky B,......... LOVE 'EM. GOOD LUCK .

[@Elkott]

I love Cortinas, my dad drove them when I was a kid, what I'd give to own one these days

[@linwoodlane5721]

Retro plates do recreations of dealer plates , bought a pair myself , excellent quality

[@waynepizzey5877]

Hi, Wayne here. When you have a ceased clutch? I used to Jack the back of a car up. Rev the car as hard as I could. And then slam the brakes on that user to freeze the clutch.

[@televisionandcheese]

Yeah! Every car that's been sitting for a couple decades I've found ends up with a seized on clutch - putting it in the highest gear and revving it up on a jack with the clutch pedal held down, then suddenly dropping the car down onto the wheels would always break the clutch free

[@andrewlee1067]

This channel is so up my street love a old ford

[@chrisshawofficial]

It's Friday, and you know what that means!

[@chrisdouglas1840]

What a fine machine! Absolutely fab! Can't wait to see it properly back on the road and driving around.

[@ivanfernyhough3851]

The passenger mirror was optional on the more basic models,on those early ones atleast.

[@scottcallis3491]

Hard to imagine you'd find a more solid and original Cortina L, here in the uk right now. A car I'd see everyday as a kid, makes ya remember being that kid again. 58 year old kid on this Saturday morning. What a treat to see. Thank you Ben.

[@modermonkula]

This is something that electric cars will never have, a story, history, a soul, personality

[@johnwilliams2646]

I was so pleased for you when the clutch started to work

[@HarryandMarvfixcars]

Love your videos mate wish i could have made it to rustival to meet you keep the cracking content coming pal

[@WhiskeySmith]

Omg what a beauty! I remember my dad had a cortina when I was a kid mk 3 it was brown leather seats and looked so cool I loved jt. They don’t make cars like this anymore

[@jonnycarus9147]

What a wicked car to find!!! Keep this one Ben 😍

[@simonmunden9782]

These old carbs we would change them when I was younger to Webber they were notorious bad.

[@craig50]

Great video as usual mate,love Friday nights watching Tasty Classics,also love seeing the “Farrall’s Transport” trailers in your yard as my Dad drove Lorries for them for over 40 years and it brings back lots of very happy childhood memories for me of travelling all over the country with him as a kid.

[@gwince]

Passenger side mirrors was optional extras until sometime in the mid-80s.

[@bryemycaz]

On the base models, GL Models upwards had them fitted as Standard.

[@Dirt-Diggler]

The center console / stereo mount was also an option on the early base models 😂

[@timjames7869]

Its heat is the key to freeing the clutch. We had Humbers which stuck regularly because they were wedding cars. Get the engine to normal temp and switch off. Do it often . The. Jack up back wheels, put it in second and let the back wheels turn. Let it warm up. Then gently depress the brake. Keep the clutch depressed, I use a length of timber between the seat and the pedal. Eventually the prop will stop turning as the brakes win.

[@kennethjennings9292]

No bags of crisps in the glove box😂😂

[@otterhead44]

Yes don’t eat acient crisps

[@Retroprotomoto]

@@otterhead44 Ben does!

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

Waltham brand took me right back to my teenage years. I had a Waltham cassette player in the 80s.

[@cindybailey2097]

Definitely resto mod. Absolutely beautiful car. 2 litre engine from granada would be good but crossflow's are amazing engines. Bulletproof

[@SimonHarvey-i4z]

So are pintos there only downfall is they r heavy being all cast iron

[@mickeypickey789]

I just found my new favourite channel!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Thanks Google for recommending.... Love it!

[@deanodrives4966]

My next door neighbour has just restored a last gen Courtina. He's put a 3.2 v6 cosworth engine from a Granada in it, sounds lovely!

[@matthewc.419]

Raaaaaaz !!!!! Jealous much iv always wanted a mk3 with a v8 in it .........😊

[@Dirt-Diggler]

Steve Taylor built ?? He did many 2.9 24V cossie cotinas 👍

[@StevenMilne-sm4fk]

Two door corty that’s cool man! Mount speakers under dash corners when no cuttin* allowed 😎

[@joergcrux]

in deutschland ist das ein Ford Taunus ng👍👍👍👍👍

[@csf6614]

Sweet ... such a lovely looking car and another brilliant video... Thanks Ben for keeping me smiling..

[@johnf3779]

Push this video on the cortina facebook pages etc, this will go viral. Great car Ben

[@pauljordan1457]

Yes my brother. Brilliant video 👍👍👍. Such a great car. Had a Mark IV as my second ever car. Bought it from a chap who kept it garaged as well. Was mechanically sound to the point where all it needed was a service and it was good to go. And this was a good 30 years ago. Changed a few bits over the 5 years I had it. But it was bulletproof. Had a cam belt go on me one time but the great thing about them was engine instantly stopped and didn’t blow. All I had to do was replace the belt and she started straight back up and ran like a dream. The only problem I found with them, which apparently was legendary was that the sills, both inner and outer easily rusted. Which was how I ended up having to get rid of it due to the cost back then of getting them done. Still remains the best car I ever had. Look forward to more videos on it.

[@NestaGibson-p3s]

Put the Granada engine in it !

[@MikeLloyd-z2s]

Sacrilege! Needs to be original!

[@peterhynds7231]

Get rid of that Motorcraft carburettor and fit a twin choke webber the difference will be like night and day and gain a few horses, a four branch manifold will also benefit, other than that oil change and service maybe check the valve clearances and that engine will run and run they virtually bulletproof and worth a few quid too.

[@paulking6396]

There are only five GRANADA GL 2000 LEFT keep the GRANADA there 78 CORTINA 1300L

[@televisionandcheese]

Naaah that little kent 1.3 crossflow is a beat! Doesn't need to be super original, put a angrier carb on it if you want more go, but like, that pushrod lump is great as is!

[@rossmclaren71]

Omg !! Now that’s a Tasty Cortina !! Love it Ben well done what a find mate and those 80s speakers !!

[@DaveCurran]

Nice work, that little engine couldn't wait to run again.

[@astravanmk2]

What a wonderful machine. I remember these as a kid. Sadly a rare sight now. If you do any mods, it’s prudent to make sure they are reversible / keep the original parts.

[@stevehall3410]

Loved every second of this video. The cortina has a special place in my heart as when I was a kid my mom had two mk4’s and my dad had a mk3. There’s just something about the way they look, they were gorgeous cars.

[@MrSlipstreem]

I'd forgotten the 2-door version even existed. What a beauty!

[@7quidstudio]

Definitely mod it! Nice drop, tasteful rims, pinto engine 👌

[@tvdel]

Looking forward to the next installment of the cortina

[@bigfin1967]

You face was an absolute picture so many times, it really does show how much you love what you do

[@neilmustow368]

Great vid as always Ben good to see this rare 2 door Cortina Mk 5 up and running again after its 30 year slumber

[@MrMarksdaniels]

Thanks for making me feel old! Loved my cortina’s.

[@aslandama]

You're on a definite winner here Ben, I follow the classic car auctions and old Fords are making incredible money. I struggle to understand it though, I've had loads of cars but never a Ford!

[@thomasalfred9029]

Mk4 and 5 Cortinas have been my latest obsession for about a month now and my favourite KZbinr is saving one... Epic

[@diysi-u8l]

Love it love a cortina can't wait for upgrades 😊

[@antonioercolino6087]

Hi Ben after fighting to get that old seized drum off, I wouldn't have bothered putting any shoes or springs and things back on. That way it rolls easy and you can do a proper rebuild whenever you have the appropriate parts. 👍

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

What I was thinking