I think my father found a Cortina and measured it up to make the Bar. Neat that you still have it.
To the owner, please be aware that over 115MPH the font end gets a bit floaty and scary.
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- Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:17 pm
- Forum: Readers Rides
- Topic: My Dad's '68 Cortina Mk 2 GT 3L. V-6
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- Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:30 am
- Forum: Readers Rides
- Topic: My Dad's '68 Cortina Mk 2 GT 3L. V-6
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- Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:15 am
- Forum: Readers Rides
- Topic: My Dad's '68 Cortina Mk 2 GT 3L. V-6
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The Cortina
Yes that is the car my dad put together. It took him a year of nights and weekends once he bought the Cortina to get it on the road. He had bought the engine a year earlier and was going to put it in Pete's Zephyr but got talked out of it. Kind of amazing that three of his vehicles are still around ...
- Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:38 am
- Forum: Readers Rides
- Topic: My Dad's '68 Cortina Mk 2 GT 3L. V-6
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- Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:33 pm
- Forum: Readers Rides
- Topic: My Dad's '68 Cortina Mk 2 GT 3L. V-6
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My Dad's '68 Cortina Mk 2 GT 3L. V-6
In ’67, my dad started looking for some alternative motivation for his 60 Zephyr (See Pete and Bobs Zephyrs) and found what seemed to be the perfect fit: a new, 1966 3-litre Ford Essex V-6. It was apparently one of two in the country at that time. As it was modern, Ford and British and the price was...
- Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:01 pm
- Forum: Readers Rides
- Topic: Pete & Bob's Zephyrs
- Replies: 6
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Update
Hi Pete, Great to hear from you! Yes it has been a long time since those pictures were taken. And a lot of events have occurred. I had hoped to be much farther along with the car than I am but it gets cold here in the winter and the garage a bit chilly so most of the effort is done in the spring tim...
- Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:21 pm
- Forum: Readers Rides
- Topic: Pete & Bob's Zephyrs
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Update
Been a while since I updated on the car. I did a lot of cleaning under the hood and painted (well I had parts powder coated). New Battery. I refurbished the original wheels and put new Firestone 185-70-13's on it. Got new hub caps as well. Cleaned and checked the brakes. Had the sun damaged back of ...
- Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:51 pm
- Forum: Readers Rides
- Topic: Pete & Bob's Zephyrs
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Update on the Zephyr
This is Bob. My Zephyr, I have discovered, is Pompadour Blue (it grows on you). It has 41K miles on it and is an automatic. The last few thousand miles weren't the easy ones. I have managed to change the oil which was rather dark and syrupy, cleaned and rebuilt the carb, adusted the valves, broken t...