Upgrading Ford Cortina GT With A Custom Harris Performance Engine | Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars

[@adamweston4152]

You have to respect Mr Harris sr for his dedication to his craft especially when you see his poor hands riddled with arthritis and he is still working on those engines, that's a man who loves what he does with a passion so strong that even with his issues still works bloody hard, let's have a virtual round of applause for Mr Harris!!👍

[@MegaReddevil71]

It's in the blood all started with ron

[@russcooke5671]

He should take moringa for he’s arthritis. It will heal in 6 weeks.

[@mazariqbal9514]

Mk11 cortina 1600E was the best car back early 70's I had one that's why, upgraded to mk3 2000E later on...both were brilliant car's of the time...

[@jamienoel9410]

I can only dream of owning an old school ford let alone owning 1 with a Harris engine. Top guys. Top work....

[@jamesswatman2640]

Like watching a Harry & Paul sketch 'I saw you coming' whenever Drew's on, charlatan!

[@m.p.7075]

😂😂😂 Well spotted. He is as close to a real life “I saw you coming” as you will ever find. The same smug attitude while he screws over someone else with too much money.

[@MrThewillows]

Seems every ford mechanic expert in the country has tuned in to write an appraisal. What lovely people they must be to hang around with.

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

I had a GT.... it was my first car. 2nd hand. The gearbox to this day, is still the best I've ever driven. The twin choke Weber, a beautiful thrust when needed; and that's BEFORE fuel injection.

[@johnathonseagull492]

Nice motor and car ~ the only thing Spoiling this clip is Prew Dickard!

[@terryroberts505]

And the horrible pinstripe

[@inlimbo6019]

yep Prichard is a total knob

[@mitchelledwards8710]

That Yellow Mk1 going sideways is amazing

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

Looks lovely but the suspension looked terrible.

[@martiniv8924]

I had a 1970 1600GT in Bermuda blue, rebuilt mildly tuned, it was quicker than my Nephews Cortina mk3 2.0 GT , I loved that car

[@donepearce]

That looked superb. Now enough looking - get an airbox and proper air filter on there.

[@bobmcl2406]

Yeah, I always cringe when I see an engine with just screens. Even if you don't ingest something fatal, the grit from road dust will wear your rings down pretty quickly.

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

@@bobmcl2406 Yes and also people that remove timing belt covers because the whirly bits look kool.

[@chesspiece81]

As an American it is very impressive they can get this amount of power from such few CC. But, as an American it's hard to get my mind around a 170hp engine in such a light chassis because we rarely experience that.

[@ngauruhoezodiac3143]

I remember when the Mk 2 came out and it was advertised as having bowl in pistons ( which means cheaper cylinder heads ) and cross flow heads. It is not a true cross flow because the valves are in line thus limiting the size of the intake and exhaust ports and even the 1600 engine did not put out more than 80 hp. The Lotus twin cam put out about 120 hp which was a lot back in the day.

[@oneyelloweric]

i have got a 135 bhp harris ford cross flow engine in my cortina 2 and it is superb cost a package but worth every penny

[@russcooke5671]

Have you changed the gearing otherwise it over revs. And it will be in the red at top end and wear the engine. With that bhp and the right gearing it should hit about 120

[@mikeray1544]

Great work Gentileman- former Ford Factory Tech here- had a 1.9L kent in my wifes Escort- quality unit Sir.

[@jk3838]

Mike Ray A cross flow bored out to 1.9 ? Really ? Wow

[@mikeray1544]

@@jk3838 That Escort model was Sold in U S.for years,.still see a few still on the road. As. Former Ford Tech we knew it as the " Kent 1.9L".

[@jk3838]

Mike Ray was yours the CVH front wheel drive engine US escort ?

[@mikeray1544]

@@jk3838 Yes Sir-

[@mikeray1544]

@@jk3838 oh..1992 LX 4 door manual.trams/air cond/pwr steering.

[@raywite6665]

The Lotus Cortina was fabulous

[@earlycuyler9729]

There's a "secret" here that runs across pretty much any business. Do whatever you do better than anyone else & you'll be successful. Try cutting corners, treat your customers poorly & don't do what you say you'll do & your business will be a failure - period. Too bad so many businesses today are only interested in a short-term money grab agenda.

[@guidorollard2944]

i have to agree, this is modern times.

[@infamous7676]

So true, a simple loss of passion in exchange for profit.

[@GTE_Channel]

Great, video, great car. But mesh on velocity stacks? Looks over performance 😉

[@garypeatling7927]

Love them old welded steel wheels

[@terryjacob8169]

Good old Les Weller, started welding them around 1967. Had a 6-inch set on my first 1,498cc-engined Anglia. Tun-Tyres, in Tunbridge Wells, were amongst his first stockists.

[@jamesnicholls1054]

Stick to antiques cause what your know or accept in classic car world you can write on back of a stamp

[@tomh3627]

channeling a litte Wallace there are you Drew? "aw yes"

[@vxlgsi]

I see they use the best flywheels and clutches on the planet!

[@douglasgreen437]

As it's a 4 door, they should have made it into an amber gold 1600E with the Harris engine...

[@julianmeagher9020]

@Douglas Green No way! I had a genuine 1969 Series 2 1600E, in Amber Gold with black interior trim. I saw a couple of copycat versions.... Ok, they looked good, but just not the real thing

[@BabaYaga69577]

Wanted to listen to the engine but instead u got music and these 2 going blah blah blah

[@fastat5065]

It’s got 4 doors 😂😂😂

[@Scalihoo]

The 2 door's were nice

[@mikewa2]

Alan's moved south - the 2 doors were very nice especially in white, they looked like lotus cortina if lowered and wider wheels. The 2 door seemed a lot lighter than the 4 door and definitely handled better.

[@johncauser9705]

What the hell did they do to the suspension and wheels ? the suspension is too high ( it looks like it has been jacked up ) the wheels are totally wrong. Mesh air filters are as much use as a chocolate tea pot ( should have put a pair of K&N'S on ) with no power loss . Oh and loose the rubbish stripes

[@g0fvt]

Yes, looks like it wants to be a dune buggy, needs to be 3 or 4" lower.

[@jimspeed1388]

Wheels inspired by Herbie .

[@johncauser9705]

@@jimspeed1388 AND THATS WHERE THEY SHOULD STAY !

[@johncauser9705]

@@g0fvt YES TYPICAL PRITCHARD BODGE

[@g0fvt]

@@johncauser9705 TBH having watched again I think the wheels are too wide hence the ride height. Stock wheels on the GT were 5.5jJ those look like 7J, I think 6J with normal offset are about as wide as will go under the stock arches.

[@1gregk1]

Very Nice, miss my old 2L '73 TC.

[@mickyhamer1300]

Had a GT mk2 and a Lotus mk2 back in the 60s great memories..

[@brandonroberts73]

Australian GT side stripes are the best on a mk2! But those bonnet stripes are so wrong compared to Aussie ones

[@stevem7868-y4l]

I thought those stripes and bonnet ones looked naff, totally the wrong car to put them on

[@mackayla0]

I agree but even those side stripes are wrong and that makes the whole car look wrong. I guess I’m too used to seeing a Mk2 with “correct” stripes LOL

[@brandonroberts73]

@@mackayla0 exactly hahaa it's just so wrong

[@brian3174]

SOTH AFRICAN CAR IMPORT HENCE STRIPES

[@rtyghoy711]

Another car he’s fucked up

[@rtyghoy711]

He needs reporting to the classic car brothers he’s a fucking disgrace

[@chrismorris5608]

@@rtyghoy711 well said.

[@howardkerr8174]

I like the idea behind Goldie, though, just like that featured Cortina, the finished product leaves a bit to be desired.

[@branon6565]

Listen to that roar? The roar of a 4cyl motor?! I'm a Ford man, but come on now, let's keep it real....

[@stitchjones7134]

Talking about Brits here. Anything larger than an eggbeater sounds like a roar to them. That being said, my little Mk1 Escort sounds to me like an angry wasp.

[@yvonneeriksson9311]

It is Nice to see real cars

[@arthuritchybollix5064]

This show should be called pritchard ruins classic cars trying to make them look like antique chairs

[@infamous7676]

Funny, it's amazing how many of his re-creations now have checkered seats

[@brian3174]

[@rappers5719]

In 73 I worked in a garage in Herne Bay. One of the customers had a 1600E with a V6. I believe it was called a Crayford conversion. Now THAT! is a wolf in sheeps clothing.

[@markwood9987]

I know about the Crayford factory that did the convertibles known as Crayford convertibles but not Crayford conversion?.

[@rappers5719]

@@markwood9987 I thought they did engines as well. The other name I heard it called was the Savage. Not sure if that was just a nickname.

[@markwood9987]

@@rappers5719 yes the Corrina savage and perana used the Essex V6, Australia did inline straight six of 3.3 and 4.1 litres in the mk 3.

[@rappers5719]

@@markwood9987 Thanks Mark. I've only ever seen one Piranha (Capri) and that was in a storage unit at Heathrow. 70 ish.

[@markwood9987]

@@rappers5719 been a pleasure pal keep safe .

[@guidorollard2944]

Harris HPE, a good one, i spoke to them recently, very friendly people

[@shadfaquir4873]

How do I find the whole episode

[@PauloInacio-n3y]

I Saw the show with the Cortina and the Saab 92. Can you tell me the name of the company that made you the new Saab hubcaps? Thank you

[@starman7945]

It’s an X engine.. you mean Crossflow as in X-flow. All these TV car shows are the same BS made for channel flickers.

[@wordsmith52]

The "go faster" stripes are truly horrible, and make a good car look like a naff, useless, clapped out boy racer, many of which we used to see in the early 70s on council estates.

[@infamous7676]

Whats wrong with that? Thats the whole point. Just because they cost stupid money now does not mean they are any good.

[@wordsmith52]

@@infamous7676 Oh there is "nothing wrong with it" for the customer who likes that sort of thing and who is happy to pay excessive money for it.

[@wordsmith52]

@PPP 414 ok I get that. But were they that shade of red with those black stripes? White would be a better contrast.

[@mackayla0]

@PPP 414 And like the GT falcons of the day the colour of the stripe changed with the shade of red that the car was painted. A “candy apple red” car had gold stripes but a “brambles red” car had black stripes.

[@joekurtz8303]

Kent blocks ,had a Nov 64mfg 1500GT Cortina ,non crossflow . Miss it,

[@geddonmeansome9834]

If you are a car guy , its obvious, Drew knows very little about cars.

[@donepearce]

His "I know everything" manner is starting to grate.

[@raychambers3646]

I know as much about antiques as DP knows about cars.F A.

[@djmill]

After a few pints with him, you'd end up following into the bogs and kicking the shit out of him. I'd imagine.

[@chrismorris5608]

You put it better than I would, now all the uk think a mk1 fiesta supersport is worth 24k, oh the bloke really is isnt he!!!

[@alexanderheath6662]

Best if he sticks to his Antiques from what I've seen about his knowledge of Classic cars.. Still something to watch on TV though, and see if they end up making a pig's ear out of an already good car to start with..

[@1gregk1]

Loved my Aussie 73 TC with its 2 litre.

[@kevinantoniomorrison2415]

Okay thank you

[@simonlloyd7557]

this is one of those narrative based car shows for people who don't like cars.

[@Customwinder1]

Love the ol' Cortys 👍

[@chrismorris5608]

Ht racing now that's a real engine builders!

[@stephenmartin1037]

They don’t even answer the phone so don’t know how you would get them to build you an engine

[@arrangrant6037]

Fords were known as Dagenham dustbins back in the 1960s and 70s they weren’t particularly well made and used to rust out very badly very quickly I don’t know why people are paying so much money for them I guess it’s just nostalgic and the fact Ford got them placed into a lot of tv series back in the day

[@ArmandoDNAlves]

Wrong position of the front turn lights? All the ones I know (and drive 40 years ago…) show orange up, clear down…

[@russcooke5671]

What are the performance figures for this engine. Is it quicker then a lotus cortina. And what about the gearing the cortina was low geared. So it over revs in top gear

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

What engine is it?

[@russcooke5671]

@@JazzFunkNobby1964 4 cylinder x flow. Kent engine.

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

@@russcooke5671 I would imagine the DOHC Lotus engine would be the winner. What do you think?

[@russcooke5671]

@@JazzFunkNobby1964 yes. They are very tuneable. 140. Bhp is the most for road use. 190 bhp for race.

[@DRFelGood]

Excellent 👍👍👍👍

[@g.b.8445]

I'm pretty sure heavens carpark is a carpark full of MK2 cortinas, and I have the keys. Hell is the same carpark and they took the keys away. My first car was a 1600xl crossflow, God I loved that car. Work dictated I drove Passat TDIs great cars but not in the same league as the mk2s. I am retired now, and if I had the money, it would be a no brainer for me, another MK2 would be mine lol😃

[@rodneydownes7514]

Very nice, enjoy the video, thumbs up.

[@Linus139]

I'm in Canada and would love to have a place like HPE or a way to get some of those HPE parts for my Mk 2 crossflow

[@davewatts7444]

Takes me back 1974 lost out on a Mustang ( middle east war petrol price shot up ) always wanted a 1600E but so did everyone red ford cortina GT looked fabulous but I had a cortina so settled for Spitfire

[@Paul-wz1tm]

That looks like the red Cortina I had. Mine wasn't a GT though.

[@essexginge9167]

building a engine with not a drop of build oil that thing is going to grind like hell for the first 20 seconds

[@chrishart187]

Where did they get the replacement seals from ?

[@brian3174]

FORD STILL MAKE AND SELL CRATE CROSSFLOWS FIT N DRIVE BETTER THAN ORIGINALS ALLLOY HEAD ETC NOT CAST FROM FORD PERFORMANCE OR RETROFORD SELLS CRATE DURATECS WITH 5 OR 6 SPD GEARBOX SUMP MOUNTS ALL TO FIT ANY OLD FORD RETROFORDS DAVES A WIZARD

[@adambayliss3703]

Why are the stripes reversed avenger tiger shaped look crap

[@brandonroberts73]

The side stripes are from Australian series 2 69-71 Mk2 Cortina GT. The Aussie cars look so much better than the English ones which are kina boring compared to how Aussie cars look

[@mackayla0]

@@brandonroberts73 the stripes on this car are a poor copy of the Australian GT Cortina stripes.

[@brandonroberts73]

@@mackayla0 yep that's exactly what I said in my comment, I've got a aussie series 2 gt with these stripes but these UK copies like you said are crap it's make the car look strange

[@lawrencegatt4515]

Keep these video cars 🚗 show to Australia 🇦🇺

[@beastman.330]

My dad had a red 1600e but I liked the capri 3000s.

[@johncrosley1]

Drew’s a stickler for originality. Let’s put a Zetec engine in the Cortina and paint the Saab roof black!The MkII Cortina was a shit car in its heyday. Apart from severe nostalgia I can’t imagine anyone paying that sort of money for one, especially from some prat who has just caned its newly rebuilt engine.

[@elbarosa2084]

El carro de mi amado fallecido esposo le decian el señor cortina porque tuvo varios los amaba gracias un bello recuerdo de sus autos cortinas🐐🐐

[@derekwhyle1884]

187bhp ! Wow a shopping car has more nowadays. Why no Lotus Cortina ? They were the DB in 5he day

[@MegaReddevil71]

187bhp out of a 1960s engine

[@derekwhyle1884]

@@MegaReddevil71 but it’s not a 60’s engine once it’s been modified with 21st century bits and individually built is it ? I’m pretty sure a turbocharger and modern engine management could be bolted to a Mk2 jaguar engine from the same era to obtain 400 plus bhp.

[@camwat5193]

But a modern shopping car needs that bhp just to haul the extra weight around - 187bhp is a mighty amount in a car with the weight of a baked bean can. That said, the Cortina would offer the same level of protection as a baked bean can in an accident too.

[@derekwhyle1884]

@@camwat5193 totally agree with you but just thought this post was all a bit naff. To get that power this engine probably has nothing below 3500 rpm.

[@MegaReddevil71]

@@camwat5193the mods the harrisis use have been around for years they just know how to build an engine properly nothing 21st century there

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

Never heard of a Xflow producing 187hp on carbs

[@terryjacob8169]

I've heard of plenty, particularly from 1,700cc units used in Clubmans sportscars.

[@davidfelton577]

@@terryjacob8169 yes in motor sport xflow can be tuned high had one in my chevette years agos

[@keith7836]

Poor old Drew , he really gets some stick and dose fuck his cars up but hey he means well.

[@Gigi-ei4ew]

Ford Cortina mk1 and mk2 great cars

[@tuc-dh4df]

The Cortina MK2 1600 GT had 2 doors, the 1600 E had 4.

[@mrforeman7443]

There was both of both just a lot rarer , although 2 door e's were all lhd bar one

[@FreeLancerLondon]

I had the two 1600 GT with 5.5 in rostyle wheels. The wheels on this car were horrific.

[@stevem7868-y4l]

My Father had a 1500GT Mk 2, 2 door, but built with a 1600e interior, by Ford from the factory, i beleive there was only a couple made like that, Fathers car was in Saluku Bronze, basicly a shitty metalic brown colour!

[@andrewcripps2314]

There were 1600 GT four doors as well and estates had a 1600GT Crayford great car five seat open air motoring 👍

[@tuc-dh4df]

@@andrewcripps2314 I have never seen a 4 door GT in bristol uk.

[@memememe2674]

The programme is fake, happened to find a resprayed car, with no seals and crap engine. The show was about the Harris engine guys, full stop, padded out with body seals.

[@petersauer94]

In Australia you could get a cortina with a 4 cylinder or 6 cylinder 👍

[@shakelshaik856]

1600 cross flow👍

[@cliff9455]

Should have left the Crocktina unmolested, it was a classic

[@bluecardholder]

Why cant they leave it as stock rather than ruining it!

[@garypeatling7927]

Turn them into unreliable roar boxes with terrible fuel consumption . Fit a 5 speed box and update front brakes

[@nicoletemelof3073]

Where is your business in Uk, Mr Harris? Thank you.

[@brendancasey866]

Two of the most annoying people in a car show, only beaten by three of the most annoying people in a car show, which somehow has produced the worst of the worst, Salvage Hunters classic cars, Goblin works ( it doesn't ) and finally Motor Pickers, its like a race to find who can star and who can produce the worst program, that involves cars.

[@brian3174]

[@A-37Bdragonfly]

Love the video...just made my day

[@nealives5106]

back in the early 80,s in a barn in surrey was a red two door jeff uren savage mark 2 cortina. it was a1968. im sure it had a wooden dash which would have meant 1600e. i know there were no 2 door 1600e,s made in the uk but something rings in my head about austrailian spec can anyone confirm this. i wanted it so bad but was too young

[@raychambers3646]

X flow is that from Marvel?

[@newtronix]

Not quite a Lotus Cortina!

[@carot2003]

Very nice..

[@bobbybrown7214]

My dad had a GTO

[@wayneosullivan1549]

🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 love it were is it advertised 😁

[@Rich77UK]

If I had 3 wishes...one would be for a Harris 1600 xflow for my mk1 escort.

[@stuartwinstanley4949]

I want that one 🤓 sounds like little Britain, prickchard

[@harshithsadhana7475]

i love harris engines

[@Paul-wz1tm]

I used Pinto engine parts because Cortina parts cost 3X. Same thing.

[@stevem7868-y4l]

Only a question, but did Ford ever produce a 1600GT Mk2 Cortina, as i thought it was a 1500 GT, or a 1600E , i could and very possibly have got this wrong !!

[@johnchurch4705]

They did as a friend of mine owns a white Mk2 4dr GT Cortina, it’s now running 200zx power.

[@Bob-nu3xe]

yes the GT had the gauge's on top of the dash 1600 E in the middle

[@brian3174]

MK1 1500GT PRE CROSSFLOW SAME AS LOTUS TWIN CAM BASE

[@mikewasfaret9563]

A comparable car in the USA, would probably be a 65 Fairlane big block.

[@guy4469]

The first car i learnt to drive in was a rover p5b coupe ,Ask drew what the B stands for .can i have twin carbs .drew is not a car man to young .show him some recorders or skipping ropes .or encyclopeadias.or where his wife is now ..

[@arthuritchybollix5064]

Arris

[@LuciFeric137]

Ummmm I know its English and all, but that red thing has two too many doors.

[@chrismorris5608]

You really are all full of it.

[@susanhenderson2322]

Probably last 500 miles unless you get proper filters and airbox installed

[@chrisparsons7043]

What a pointless programme, two rich blokes buy an old car, pay other people to do what they want with it, try to justify the changes, move on to the next one.

[@leefaulkner4075]

They keep talking about making profit, but what they don't tell you about is the thousands they get for making the tv show.

[@jamesnicholls1054]

Hate the man arrogant and ignorant

[@johncauser9705]

@@leefaulkner4075 In their first series they did a moggi traveler it ended up on Ebay and didn't sell ( when on the program they said they had sold it ) TOTAL FAKE PROGRAM

[@jamesclarke6861]

yep!! capitalism, love it!!

[@terryjacob8169]

Loathed the paint job and the engine was festooned with too much bling.

[@lachlanmartin5573]

easily worth $100K in you sold it in Australia

[@guy4469]

ASK drew about an NSU RO 80 tell me about the engine DREW ..or a citrion pallace .or a dollamite sprint .

[@steveluckhurst2350]

oh dear.

[@MrBigbrobeaz]

Beautiful ❤️😍

[@landfill5]

3 litre MK2 Cortina called ford savage.

[@guy4469]

No wonder his wife is living in knutsford , cheshire with a funiture restorer now . . happy now ,she was being used to photograph stuff all day long .she hadnt got a clue about antiques .in fact she hated antiques .But she liked the bank account . not another fucking car drew . im the bosss .