England legends Gordon Banks and Geoff Hurst were just two World Cup-winning stars loaned Ford Cortina 1600E's with an option to buy. In 2014, motor journalist James Ruppert went on a mission to find ...

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 ...

Cortina Savages command similar sums; one of those sold at auction for £22,500 last December. Watch out for fakes parading as ...

“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 ...

FORD once gifted one of the greatest saloon cars to the entire England footie squad during a famous World Cup run. From Gordon Banks in goal, to Geoff Hurst up front and Les Cocker on the backroom ...

The Mark 2 Ford Cortina once belonged to England World Cup footballer and former Manchester City chairman, Francis Lee A Ford Cortina once owned by England and Manchester City striker Francis Lee is ...

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 ...

The gorgeous classic is a MkII Cortina 1600E, one of the most popular models of all time. Indeed, the Cortina was Britain's best-selling car of the 1970s, winning out in a fierce rivalry with British ...

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 ...

He’s made it this far despite growing up inspired by Ford Cortinas. The car his parents drove was a Ford Cortina and it was also his first car. “Always Ford Cortinas,” says Clarkson. “That’s why I ...

From Gordon Banks in goal, captain Bobby Moore, to Geoff Hurst up front and Les Cocker on the backroom staff, all got a Ford Cortina 1600E. For a football and car mad then ten-year-old, this was an ...