A fast Ford that isn't playing too fast and loose with the price? How about a Mk2 Cortina 1600E... Mk1 Ford Cortinas are definitely my favourite of the breed, but I have a soft spot for the Mk2. When ...

“PEOPLE used to say: ‘Oh my dad had one of those’, but nowadays it’s more a case of ‘My grandad had one of those’”. Steve Butterworth’s pride and joy is his Ford Cortina 1600E, a car he became ...

IN 1970 something incredible happened. Not only had England qualified for the World Cup in Mexico as defending champions, Ford loaned every squad member the greatest saloon car in the world. Just ...

A Ford Cortina once owned by England and Manchester City striker Francis Lee is up for auction. The Ford Cortina 1600E was one of 30 loaned by Ford to the defending world champions from the England ...

A car that was to become one of Ford's best-sellers in modern times and whose nameplate was to last for two decades started in development with the code-name Archbishop. It would be produced in four ...

The player bought the motor for a discount before giving it to his wife FORD once gifted one of the greatest saloon cars to the entire England footie squad during a famous World Cup run. From Gordon ...

I drove several Ford Cortinas in my time so it is with a little bit of shock that I learn the Mk2 series has been on the road for 50 years. For the record, I haven't been driving that long. Yes, the ...

Those were the days.” @Graham Marris: “I owned a Ford Cortina 1600E in the 1970s. It had alloy wheels (cool in those days) and its colour was saluki bronze. A work colleague of mine unkindly suggested ...

In 1970 England’s World Cup squad were each loaned a Ford Cortina 1600E. Yet after a year they had to give it back, or buy it at a discount. I wondered what happened to those iconic Dagenham-built ...

Alan Wilson wants to know which classic car is best for him. He has the choice of a Ford Cortina 1600E in average condition for £1,200 and a Rover P6 2200 SC which has only covered 45,000 miles at the ...