Ford Cortina MK5

Ford Cortina MK5
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In this episode, we take delivery of a classic Ford Cortina MK5. We love creating music at Frantic Studios but we also love cars especially classic older cars.
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[@jeffroberts3535]

Gorgeous car. You can keep all your modern cars with all the computers and electronic rubbish that fails.

[@helmethead72]

I had a 1981 silver 2.0 Ghia, RNR 999W back in the late eighties. I was only 21, back when a young bloke didn’t need a mortgage to pay for the insurance. Loved it!

[@andrewcottington3742]

Myy Dad had a Mk5 1.6 L. So takes me back to the 1980's and being a teenager and all that involved. Great car btw

[@johnhuggins1394]

I used to be in the Boys Brigade and when I went camping in the early eighties,the cook had a black X reg Cortina Ghia saloon Velour seats inside Gorgeous

[@stevedoubleu99B]

No central locking...no electric windows.....WHO CARES!! I love it. I owned a red 1600L FVX 477Y , great car.

[@andy-maunder]

steve double u I had a red 1600l too.. RRX 72Y. I was 19, it was my company car and I loved it.. very gutless but so comfortable

[@tonysilliker5977]

Should have gone for the 2.0 GL LLK 497 V think that was reg no. Red over Silver later used on the Crusaders and Carousel models. Chuffing turd working for Fed brewery near Metro Center Gateshead totaled it doing 60 in a 30 limit.. The tosser.. I was only it's second owner..

[@TheGalacticEmperorOfLabels]

If Ford put the Mk5 Cortina back into production today, people would buy them in droves.

[@atoz4233]

I'm frm Malaysia. I was 9 or 10 when my late grandpa used to drive this kind of car in late 70's, I loved to see this car again, it bring back the old sweet memories. Looks fully restored & well maintained. Hope it will goes to the right person & keep it with love & passion. Well done...

[@anthonymindel5861]

The MK5 Cortina sold like hot cakes ,what a magnificent example this one is

[@asensibleyoungman2978]

I'd love a Cortina.

[@trevorgilbert7284]

My dad bought one same model and color brand new back in 1980 i went with him to pick it up from the dealer in harlow Essex lovely car for its time.

[@Caledonia3104]

what a beautiful example of a beautiful car. I had one, Dad had 6 from mk1 to mk5

[@rodgoth3249]

had 2 mk 2, mk 4 and last mk5, . would love another cheers rodders

[@wernerbloemwagen6878]

Our family had a load of these in the late 70's and early 80's : Mom had the 1979 Cortina 1.6L Station Wagon, Dad the 2.0GL sedan in 1982, his brother the 3.0GLS auto sedan in 1983 (with aircon no less) and his younger brother the XR6 in 1984. And Grandad rounded it all off with a 1982 Granada 3.0GLE auto - complete FORD FAMILY then! 😁

[@user-ni9gr1qn5t]

What a lovely car the MK5 Cortina, a mate got a 1981/82 Xreg beige 1.6L with GL wheels and chrome rims.He has fitted the clocks off a Ghia model for the rev counter, it's got the OHC pinto engine fitted to a 1984/85 Capri 1.6 Laser 5 speed box to look at the car it is mint. about 10 years ago he also had a 1979/80 Vreg MK5 in blue it was the 1.3L 4door ( most of the 1300,s were 2 door ) that was a mint car as well, under powered but very reliable.The Cortina will always be a classic MK1 or MK5 just like the Escort's,Capri's and even all tho not a Ford the Mini.

[@martinherts1967]

I love this car!!! Had two when I was younger, I would soooooo love one more!

[@creativeindependent]

Thanks for watching and your comment

[@arniewheeler4673]

great video, thankyou... love the mk5

[@Wellibob68]

What a beautiful car. I'd love to drive one again. Manual my preferred choice though

[@petert9224]

One of the best car’s Ford ever produced . It came with a Ford carburettor , you changed it for a webber ,then it was a totally different car .

[@richarddavis4378]

Such nce cars, I had a 2.3 V6 with the German engine back in about 1988. It was immaculate on the body work and interior. I got rid of it after a couple of years, when it needed welding underneath, at the time it wasn't economical to do, on a car that was about 12 years old. So wish I had it now😢

[@MyPhilw]

My first car , in 1991 , v reg 1979 two tone blue and silver , wish I kept it now

[@zingo2664]

Love that Ghia badge ,lovely car,beautiful colour.

[@papas7669]

Lovely car. I love my current 1983 2.0 Ghia

[@creativeindependent]

Thanks for watching. Would love to see some pics of it

[@mincenchez5887]

Got my first car a couple months ago, 1980 cortina in baby blue with the original black plates and motor, and told it had a full rebuild 4 years ago. Been driving it around the block every day and have had no issues with it at all. Dad keeps telling me to sell it so I can buy a modern car with power steering and modern brakes but it’s way to much fun driving the thing around.

[@CTX-wh5qu]

KZbin sucks !, I can only give this vid one thumbs up !...… Beautiful car you are so lucky, I LOVE IT... good luck to you.

[@Kaur-dd4nr]

Lovely car! Congratulations! It's nice to re-live old memories while creating new ones! 😊

[@creativeindependent]

Thank you for your lovely comment Mandeep Kaur. Your so right about the old and new memories.

[@peterfalzon1332]

Nice car

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

Lovely car, a friend has had an identical Mk V Ghia ' X ' reg.from one year old.For years as it became a 2nd less used car, and relatively worthless , I persuaded him to hang on to it and was even offered it myself.He recently recommissioned it to factory fresh appearance although it wanted for little and he is so glad now that he hung on to her - a car that now turns heads !.Have a 30 year old Sierra 2.0 Ghia estate that is still mint, bought from the original owner 12 years ago and 24,000 miles for £2000 .The ' secret ' is to keep the underside oiled annually, squirt motorcycle chain protective lube into ALL the orifices, sill screw holes and rear door catch screw holes that will permeate to the vulnerable arches -it just refuses to rust !.

[@darrenmeears4667]

That's a proper car and it's proper gorge I'd walk over broken glass just to have a quick drive 😲👀👌👍

[@creativeindependent]

If your ever in my neck of the woods you are welcome to take it for a spin.

[@bayukristiadi70]

Ford Cortina.... one of the best...

[@johnlarge9317]

I had one of these Cortina's same spec same colour. I fitted a Hella front grill with driving lights and fog lights under the front bumper. I also copied the Cortina Crusader body go-faster strips in red and silver. I also fitted a tinted air deflector to the roof for the sun roof. I had this car for five years and changed it for a Nissan Bluebird saloon in midnight blue a similar shape of car.

[@creativeindependent]

Thank you for watching. Great to hear about your Cortina too.

[@jamesaldridge6899]

Great basis for a restoration, looks like you have started with a good car👍🏼

[@creativeindependent]

Thanks for watching James Aldridge and for taking the time to comment.

[@user_unknown1488]

hell yes!

[@edwarddowney2513]

I had a 2.0 ghia lovely car..couldn't afford one now..

[@navteh534]

This car still looks good 👍

[@powelleblue]

My first car was the MK5 .Great cars easy to work on had 3 in the end .The GHIA was the best .

[@avatoke2]

Wow I'm gutted that you have it it.im proper in love with this car Please please please if ever gotta get rid of I'm here. Omg it's my time favourite car. Forget ferraris and Lamborghinis, this is the car

[@creativeindependent]

Thank you for watching and your fabulous comment

[@bonnscott]

I had a mark 4 2.0 ghia, and a couple of 80 s none as nice as this one, enjoy I'm incredibly jealous

[@romybakshi371]

Love it 👌👌

[@creativeindependent]

Thank you Romy Paaji

[@jasonsibson9288]

Beautiful car! I miss my old mk5 2 litre ghia, rip OLR868W😕. good look with the resto and please post up some vids of the work in progress.

[@marcwallace8589]

Loved my mk5 carousel two tone green mint car

[@eoinkenny8603]

I imported a mint 1981 Taunus 2.3 Ghia from Switzerland into Ireland 2 years ago , no rust and the paintwork is original too ! Did you restore this ? Beautiful car !

[@karlp8484]

Ziebart was a very common bitumenistic wax under sealant for rust protection in the 1970s and early 1980s. Also applied inside the lower door areas.

[@creativeindependent]

Thank you Karl P much appreciate the info.

[@williamgreen728]

Beautiful Cortina! thanks for sharing the video. BodyShield was the Rustproofing system developed by Castrol in the 80's. It was based on their Rustilo brand of Rust Preventive compounds.I hope you feature more videos of the car in the near future.

[@creativeindependent]

Thank you for you helpful comment William Green. Tried doing a Google search for BodyShield and didn't find much info. So your reply was very helpful indeed. I will definitely be posting more video of the car throughout the restoration process.

[@williamgreen728]

@@creativeindependent No problem Sir.Looking forward to seeing the car progress.Great channel

[@itsjeet_yt]

waaaaah paji ❤❤❤ kmaal car ji

[@creativeindependent]

Thanks Veerji

[@gdfggggg]

Great car. I always liked the Granada myself, a bit bigger or the the older Cortina than yours. Nice though and well done.

[@chriswalker9850]

missed out on buying this car a couple of years ago by a couple of hours! from Nelson if i remember.

[@TheMerlin672]

I bought one of these from a squaddie, reg number JHM347W. The only mod it had was the weber carb conversion from the original, horrible VV carb fitted on the production line. 10 years later, I sold it for more than I paid for it.

[@paperbacktripper66]

'Ave yow got a spare whale? " " Ar it's in the boot"

[@lazycalm41]

Lovely example. I owned both the 2 litre MK5 auto and a 2.3 Ghia auto and the 2 litre 4 cylinder is the best. The only benefit of the V6 was the smoothness and the soundtrack of course. The 2 litre was actually just as quick and more economical. Those 2.3 V6 engines were not the finest at the time. Fords best of course being the 2.8 as fitted to the MK 2 Granada and MK 3 Capri. Lovely to see a vinyl roof too. Wish car makers would bring them back!

[@creativeindependent]

Thank you for your lovely comment

[@A1DJPaul]

I'd Have the 2.3 V6, They were Superb. They should have also used that engine in the Capri. Well Worth the Extra fuel. Twice the car of the pinto. Like he says Power steering was VERY rare on the 2.0 Ghia. It must have been a special Order.

[@lazycalm41]

@@A1DJPaulTrust me on this, though smooth the 2.3 was nowhere near as good as the 2.8 or indeed the later 2.9. it was a weak V6. surprisingly low on torque and troublesome. The Carpi's 2.8 unit was far superior and more powerful!

[@carfleet6703]

Superb! What made my jaw drop was the pic at the end of your earlier one in Cirrus red - it looked a carbon copy of the one we had - cirrus red (IIRC) with brown vinyl roof. 2.0L Ghia. I loved it. Learnt to drive in the family's 1.6 and later took on the Ghia. The 2.0L was streets ahead of the 1.6. I always reckoned it was better than the 2.3 as it was OHC, so revved sweetly, higher rpm and less clattery. Also lighter, and with no power steering, better balanced than the 2.3. Robust too, only the contact points let it down, and your new one has already been fixed in that regard. Sadly ours did end up in the scrappy, it managed over 110K miles in the end and saw through to 1997, but it was corrosion that did it in, and at that time no-one wanted a project car only 17 years old. Had a number of vehicles since, but still say it was the sweetest i4 I've come across. Sure the others were more powerful, but always sounded more gruff. Only my Volvo 5cyl beat it for tunefulness.

[@user-ni9gr1qn5t]

@@A1DJPaul The 2.3 V6 Capri was available only in Europe LHD only i've seen clips on you tube,Ford Germany made the Capri 2.3 GL or Ghia.

[@kala9292]

Very good job ji

[@forresg500]

As a lot of people probably know ziebart was just an option years ago to put underseal on chassis once car came to dealership

[@dillanmistry]

I want this car

[@drunkenmaster4537]

Looks like a Foxbody Notch Stang!

[@danilecooley1252]

Nothing wrong with that cortina .it put the one I had to shame mines was rotten body was nice but when took wings off interior stripped out it was rotten.i wish had luck like you when I bought my first mk5 ghia cortina in 1998

[@kala9292]

Nice car 🚗

[@creativeindependent]

Thanks Paaji

[@tabsntoot]

Not my colour I’d prefer the silvery type of ghia but beautiful cortina indeed

[@simonhendy199]

So he went to the trouble of repainting the manifolds and is selling within a few months?

[@Victor-DOOM]

I wish I still had the 3 mk 5 cortinas I had in the 1990s 1.6gl 1.6 auto 2ltr ghia. They where all £500 or less each .but now I don't think you can get them for less than £5000 upwards.

[@didzee002]

Had a 20 GL S it was good for what it was .

[@Bod8998]

Very nice car family friend a 2 litre Ghia estate all wood interior very nice old r reg in blue

[@michael5089]

Lovely. What's the latest on the car? See mot is current ❤️❤️

[@neal2879]

Blown head gasket? Some questions there.

[@alexanderrichardson484]

No matter what anybody says I love the Ford Cortinas, Granadas and Sierras none of the Ford cars we have today at all

[@XCage23-RO]

Do you guys know where I Could Find a heines manual Book Like the one in the video at 7:04?

[@levelcrossing150]

Best bet is at the Classic Car shows, especially the Ford ones. Other than those try second hand or charity shops!

[@bedfordboy36]

Almost as nice as mine is 🙂

[@A1DJPaul]

That car must be up there in Capri Money & Mk2 escort Money. £ twenty Grand ?

[@AamirBilal]

Old crush still stings. But new kids would never know.

[@creativeindependent]

You are right

[@user-hz6yi9tj7i]

such a great car but he's getting rid 😮

[@simonhendy199]

Why is the chap selling it after only a couple of months……….?

[@manofelpo6598]

Ford del rey in brazil

[@arthurdardalis]

The good old days of Ford & Ghia trim, with the morons running Ford today sadly no more… My father purchased brand new in 1978 a Mk4 2.0 Ghia, (UGY 328 S), silver with black vinyl roof and dark grey interior, loved that car, so luxurious and elegant. I has a MK5 2.0 GLS, adored it

[@tonysilliker5977]

Wish people would stop referring a Cortina 80 as a MK5 Ford never made a MK5 Cortina. Even in the original brochure it was a CORTINA 80....

[@richie6921]

I would be happy to buy a car from this guy, even though he's a Brummie