from up in the great white north

raiders · Post by **raiders** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:39 pm

I have been a member of the forum for around a year now and just decided to introduce myself. I am Alex and i live in Steinbach (Winnipeg), Manitoba, Canada. I am 16 and i own a 1970 Cortina. I got Tina a year ago on kijiji.ca and i have fallen in love with Brittish cars! my car doesnt run correctly yet but i know it will yet. it has 42,000miles on it and i plan on painting it next summer.

raiders · Post by **raiders** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:40 pm

posting pictures just isnt working right now but ill try again soon.

canadianmk3 · Post by **canadianmk3** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 2:41 pm

Welcome to the forum Alex!
I have a 1972 Cortina and Im 16, got the car when I was 12 for free.
Definetly have to get some pictures up, I love cortinas!

zephyrgary · Post by **zephyrgary** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:12 pm

Well look at that. There may be a future for funny Brit cars after all. And it's in the frozen North. I know a lot of Brits emigrated to Canada, were either of you influenced by parents/grandparents auto choices?
Gary

raiders · Post by **raiders** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:02 pm

yeah my dad had a 74 cortina a long time ago, but he isnt english, he is 5th generation canadian.

raiders · Post by **raiders** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:07 pm

theres one, my computer is slow but i managed to get this one on

canadianmk3 · Post by **canadianmk3** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:41 pm

zephyrgary wrote:Well look at that. There may be a future for funny Brit cars after all. And it's in the frozen North. I know a lot of Brits emigrated to Canada, were either of you influenced by parents/grandparents auto choices?
Gary

Kinda sorta... My grandparents came over in 1967, my dad was the first born Canadian in the family. My dad and grandad are both big Jaguar people but Ive had relatives that owned a few Cortinas in the past

zephyrgary · Post by **zephyrgary** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:10 pm

So, it's in the genes then. You were powerless to resist.

canadianmk3 · Post by **canadianmk3** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:21 am

Well, having the car given to you helps too

Otherwise I would have bought a Jag

raiders · Post by **raiders** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:31 pm

This is a picture of when I got it. It doesn't look much different yet.

This is what it looks like on both front wheel wells, rust free for the most part, completely paint still on the floor pans. You don't see that much from a car this age where I'm from.

raiders · Post by **raiders** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:32 pm

I have a new set of slot rims on Tina now, she needed some jewlery...

canadianmk3 · Post by **canadianmk3** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:10 pm

Looks solid, but be sure to check the inner fenders around the strut mount, they are notorious for rotting

Post by **IFHP** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:52 pm

I'm impressed by those rocker panels.

raiders · Post by **raiders** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:32 am

One of the strut mounts do have a bit of rust, but that is basically it for Tina.[/list]