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by 78courier
Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:17 pm
Forum: Readers Rides
Topic: My Dad's '68 Cortina Mk 2 GT 3L. V-6
Replies: 15
Views: 45451

Cortina

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.
by 78courier
Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:30 am
Forum: Readers Rides
Topic: My Dad's '68 Cortina Mk 2 GT 3L. V-6
Replies: 15
Views: 45451

The XFJ of the licence plate - eXperimental Ford Junk is what my dad said it meant.
by 78courier
Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:15 am
Forum: Readers Rides
Topic: My Dad's '68 Cortina Mk 2 GT 3L. V-6
Replies: 15
Views: 45451

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 ...
by 78courier
Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:38 am
Forum: Readers Rides
Topic: My Dad's '68 Cortina Mk 2 GT 3L. V-6
Replies: 15
Views: 45451

I do believe that it is still around. And yes it would be nice to have. Unfortunately, even if it was available, deciding which one of the vehicles that would have to go to make room...
by 78courier
Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:33 pm
Forum: Readers Rides
Topic: My Dad's '68 Cortina Mk 2 GT 3L. V-6
Replies: 15
Views: 45451

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...
by 78courier
Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:01 pm
Forum: Readers Rides
Topic: Pete & Bob's Zephyrs
Replies: 6
Views: 18680

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...
by 78courier
Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:21 pm
Forum: Readers Rides
Topic: Pete & Bob's Zephyrs
Replies: 6
Views: 18680

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 ...
by 78courier
Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:51 pm
Forum: Readers Rides
Topic: Pete & Bob's Zephyrs
Replies: 6
Views: 18680

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...