In the 1960s, the Cortina was an entirely new type of British car; light yet strong, cheap to buy yet roomy. It established a new class of car: the Cortina Class. Ford's rivals had to rush to keep up.
Not only was the Cortina the first, it was also the best--a fascinating, ever-evolving project around which Ford-Europe's planning always revolved.
Here, for the first time in one title, are all the facts, figures, images, and legends of the Cortina story. With over 180 color and black and white photos, this is the fascinating story of an incredibly successful car.
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Chapter 1 The `Archbishop' project |
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`Cardinal' and Mini -- major influences |
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Chapter 2 Cortina I & II -- million sellers |
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Cortina II -- new style, same chassis |
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Driveline -- little change, yet |
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Chapter 3 Lotus-Cortina -- twin-cam performance |
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Hayes + Chapman = dynamite |
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Twin-cam cylinder head, Cortina bottom end |
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Lotus engine + Cortina structure = Lotus-Cortina |
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Mk I development -- a complete redesign |
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Lotus-Cortina on the market |
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Lotus-Cortina Mk II: better, but not so special |
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Temperament -- or reliability? |
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Chapter 4 The `works' Cortinas -- rallying and racing |
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Cortina GT -- early development |
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Lotus-Cortina in rallying |
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Not meant to be a rally car |
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Lotus-Cortina -- an immediate winner in the UK |
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Chapter 5 Cortina III -- the transatlantic approach |
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Ford-of-Europe -- a new colossus |
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Cortina Mk III and Taunus TC -- close relatives |
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A midterm facelift -- and a new 2000E |
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Britain's inflation spiral -- prices going up fast |
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Mk III 1/2: a three-year career |
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Chapter 6 Cortina IV -- co-ordination with Germany |
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New generation Taunus -- jumping the gun |
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At last -- a V6-engined Cortina Maturity122 |
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Chapter 7 Cortina V -- the final evolution |
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`S-pack' and `Heavy duty' pack |
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Engine, transmissions and equipment packs |
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Carousel, Crusader and changes for 1982 |
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P100 -- the Cortina pick-up |
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1980 Taunus -- like for like changes |
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Chapter 8 Today's Cortinas -- keeping them on the road |
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Clubs and specialist magazines |
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| Appendix I What happened when? |
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| Appendix II Engines |
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| Appendix III Performance |
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| Appendix IV Prices |
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| Appendix V Production |
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| Appendix VI Specifications |
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After a varied career in the automotive industry Graham Robson has gained a worldwide reputation as a motoring historian, and has more than 160 books to his credit. Born in 1936, and educated at Ermysteds Grammar School in Yorkshire, Graham then went on to study Engineering at Oxford University. He joined Jaguar Cars as a graduate trainee, becoming involved in design work on the Mk II, E-Type and Mark X. Beginning as a hobby, he became a rally co-driver, eventually joining the Sunbeam 'works' team in 1961, and took part in rallies up to International level (once with Roger Clark), but stopped rallying by 1968. During this time he joined Standard-Triumph in Coventry, in 1961, as a Development Engineer, mainly on sports car projects. He then ran the re-opened 'works' motorsport department from 1962 to 1965, this being the period of the birth of Spitfire Le Mans cars, TR4, Vitesse, Spitfire and 2000 rally car developments. Graham Robsons writing began with rally reports for magazines which evolved into a job with Autocar from 1965-1969. He was recruited back to industry at Rootes to run the Product Proving department, then after a brief period in 1972 as technical director of a safety belt company, became an independent motoring writer. Graham has lived 'by the pen' and 'by the voice', not only writing but commentating, presenting and organising events of all types.
