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.

[@GTE_Channel]

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

[@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

[@bobbybrown7214]

My dad had a GTO

[@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

[@lawrencegatt4515]

Love ❤️ your video’s from Oz

[@philnox7734]

I used to work on the old fords anglias consals etc zephers mk 1 2 3 side valves pre x flows x flows ohcs v6s essix and colone german they the best engines ever not like plastic s t to day unrealble half rubbish on cars to day is not needed it will go wrong cost lots to put right take the plastic off any car you wont be able to drive it

[@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

[@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.

[@BabaYaga69577]

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

[@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.

[@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]

[@jamesnicholls1054]

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

[@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.

[@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!!

[@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]

[@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.

[@peter8084]

Car needs lowering and those two know nothing about cars and the short one is particularly annoying !

[@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..

[@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.

[@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...

[@petemason57]

Totally awful car program. Drew stick to furniture as cars don't suit you. Thumbs down for this show.

[@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.

[@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.

[@georgemoran4077]

He shud stick too furniture he ruined an mg stupid paint job

[@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.

[@jamienoel9410]

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

[@fastat5065]

It’s got 4 doors 😂😂😂

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@Jonno180556ADI]

Hideous stripes. Absolutely hideous.

[@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

[@allanarmstrong4333]

@@brandonroberts73 look the same to me.

[@brandonroberts73]

@@allanarmstrong4333 ??

[@mackayla0]

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

[@simonlloyd7557]

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

[@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.

[@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 ..

[@ronpage1994]

How to fuck up a classic Ford (aesthetically).....a right pair of wankers.

[@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.

[@keith7836]

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

[@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

[@LuciFeric137]

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

[@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

[@markiesmith4537]

Never trust a presenter with a bold bonce, big glasses and and oversize peaky blinders cap - they always turn out to be carp!🤣

[@davidharrison7779]

Drew should leave cars alone and keep his bovine poo for bits of old wood.

[@arthuritchybollix5064]

Arris

[@DRFelGood]

Excellent 👍👍👍👍

[@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

[@terryjacob8169]

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

[@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]

Great car, shame about the dog-dish wheels..🤔

[@howardkerr8174]

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

[@chrismorris5608]

You really are all full of it.

[@wayneosullivan1549]

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

[@guy4469]

this guy could run for president in america he can realy spin the shit ,he hasnt a clue about cars .whats this about its mad .

[@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

[@raywite6665]

The Lotus Cortina was fabulous

[@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.

[@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.

[@markashall4076]

Why do I dislike that Drew guy so much 🤷‍♂️

[@virgoan1959]

It's very easy

[@andrewmoss8760]

It would definitely be more desirable if it was a two door. The ride height is too high and the wheels are too wide for it. A set of 5.5" or 6" steels, minilites, or other period alloys and a whack with the lowering stick would improve the look of the car no end. Oh, and lose those bloody awful side stripes. Unless Drew knows as many people with more money than sense in the car world as he does in the antique world then the car may take some selling.

[@Paul-wz1tm]

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

[@kevinantoniomorrison2415]

Okay thank you

[@stuartwinstanley4949]

I want that one 🤓 sounds like little Britain, prickchard

[@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.

[@geoffsaunders4960]

Utter bullshit. Top price for a 1600GT is £20k maybe, possibly. But incredibly unlikely. The £3k motor will not realise the cost - people expect the car to have an engine so this "Drew" character is as usual talking bollocks. The paint scheme will put people off - an identical Cortina failed to sell in Australian Online Auction - so maybe the same car - for £20k. Look at the logic - Lotus Cortinas are going for £25-£30k, 1600E s at £17 - £20k, so why will a 1600GT make £40k? Just like the FIAT 130 Coupe the prices quoted are bullshit.

[@lawrencegatt4515]

Keep these video cars 🚗 show to Australia 🇦🇺

[@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.

[@richyalebon1758]

HPE Nuff said ☝️but drew is complete 🔔 end sorry , and ovbs never grew up reading about Ron's (conrod father) work in ford mags as a kid like I spent many a happy hour , drew should stick to chairs

[@rodneydownes7514]

Very nice, enjoy the video, thumbs up.

[@Draxindustries1]

No air filters?? Pritchard should stick to what he knows, French polishing..

[@ArmandoDNAlves]

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

[@ungurdani8346]

Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe ...

[@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.

[@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 .

[@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

[@shakelshaik856]

1600 cross flow👍

[@Paul-wz1tm]

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

[@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

[@twistedthrottle8513]

In Australia these UK build ford cars are regarded as gutless heaps of shit, most rusted away years ago ,

[@leswilcock7327]

Stick to antique furniture. You obviously know nothing about cars

[@UncleRobsGarage]

I had 4 1968 cortinas absolutely garbage.

[@1gregk1]

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

[@yvonneeriksson9311]

It is Nice to see real cars

[@joevald3]

This guy with a bad teeth and peg pants on a grown man . Just too weird . I could care less what he thinks or does

[@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.

[@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.

[@stecozz4907]

Dream on £25k tops. 40k 🤣🤣😂

[@joekurtz8303]

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

[@nicoletemelof3073]

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

[@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 .

[@lachlanmartin5573]

easily worth $100K in you sold it in Australia

[@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.

[@jeffreynemitz8060]

I owned that "type" of Pinto engine in my 1971 Pinto. what a pile of crap. only enough horsepower for one person in the car at a time. every time I'd hit a pothole in the road, the timing belt would skip a notch on the pulley, had the carburetor's needles unscrew and fall out onto the driveway. wouldn't recommend that motor to my worst enemy!

[@Generalkenobi325]

Good thing it’s not a pinto!

[@Customwinder1]

Love the ol' Cortys 👍

[@raychambers3646]

X flow is that from Marvel?

[@northstar1950]

Don't like the graphics, don't like the overwide wheels either! I had a 69 GT in red with four doors.

[@shadfaquir4873]

How do I find the whole episode

[@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