Description
VIN/ Chassis No: WFOFXXGBBFBK000167
First Registered: 1981
Craner are delighted to offer this exceptional 1981 Ford Cortina 1. 6 Carousel finished in metallic green over light grey paintwork complemented with a green and grey cloth interior and woodwork surround to most of the dials. The car has a black ever flex vinyl roof as well. The car presents to an exceptional standard with excellent headlining and interior.
This really is a time warp piece of history and needs to be seen to appreciate the excellent standard that the car is presented in.
The car is a one former keeper from new and still displays its original supplying dealer sticker to the rear window. this is one of the best unmarked original ford Cortina's we have ever had in at craner classics this really is an exceptional example.
We would urge interested parties to contact us ASAP to avoid disappointment as this has to be one of the most original Ford Cortina’s on the market today.
The Mk V Cortina was released in Australia in April 1980, where it was known as the TF Cortina. It sold poorly and was dropped in 1982
Up to and including 1981, the Cortina was the best-selling car in Britain. Even during its final production year, 1982, the Cortina was Britain's second-best selling car and most popular large family car. On the Continent, the Taunus version was competing with more modern and practical designs like the Talbot Alpine, Volkswagen Passat, and Opel Ascona.
The last Cortina – a silver Crusader – rolled off the Dagenham production line on 22 July 1982 on the launch of the Sierra, though a few were still leaving the forecourt as late as 1987, with one final unregistered Cortina GL leaving a Derbyshire dealership in 2005. The last Cortina built in England remains in the Ford Heritage Centre in Dagenham, Essex, not far from the factory where it was assembled.