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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
During the Seventies my two sisters and I had regular summer holidays in Dundee, our dad's birthplace. He'd pack the Ford Cortina estate, plus roof rack, with military precision. The back seat would be folded down neatly, ready for the three girls. We'd travel from Essex to Dundee by night, Mum and Dad taking turns at the wheel, breaking the journey up. The excitement mounted as we bathed and got...
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Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
A walk through any capital city in the Baltic States is a glorious eye-popping experience for any motor enthusiast. Gone is the era of the old Ford Cortina, instead the pavements are lined with Mercedes, BMW and even the occasional Hummer. Such luxury in the world of automobiles leads one to ass
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Motoring News at UK Car Reviews (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
Good points Real driving no electronic help of abs trc. Large and roomy, comfort, easy to work on, good for towing, stands out in traffic and still looks cool, reliable, good classic drive.
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AutoMotoPortal.com (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Cars from the 1980s are back in fashion as ‘Ashes to Ashes', the new series that sees the return of DCI Gene Hunt, starts tonight (7th February 2008) on the BBC. This time the action takes place in the eighties, with Gene swapping his Ford Cortina for an Audi Quattro. And BCA (British Car Auctions) is predicting a rise in nostalgia for 80s cars as a result.
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
Filed under: Coupes , Sports/GTs , Euro , UK Click image to enlarge The BBC's hit detective show, Life on Mars , has spawned a sequel called Ashes to Ashes . While the former was set in 1973 and featured a nifty Ford Cortina, Ashes follows Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Gene Hunt (the supervisor of Mars ' lead character) to the early 80s, and the hero car is now a vintage Audi quattro. Naturally,...
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Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 02/04/2008
DCI Gene Hunt, the magnificently nacho anti-hero of the Seventies-style cop show Life On Mars is returning to our screens this week. This time, the Bowie-inspired title is Ashes to Ashes, the decade is the Eighties and Hunt's Ford Cortina has been traded in for an Audi Quattro
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 12/06/2007
A 1965 Ford Cortina driven by Scotland's former world motor racing champion, Jim Clark, in the 1960s has sold at auction for a world-record price of £136,800.
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Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/06/2007
They say that institutions aren't for messing with. Radio 4, fish and chips, and rainy bank holidays – and back in 1982, you could add the Ford Cortina to your list. The Cortina was the dad's car of choice – and because it was the motor for Everyman, it remained Britain's bestselling car throughout the 1970s. Everyone loved the Cortina: sales reps, bank managers, policemen – and the low-lives they...
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Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 11/02/2007
LIFE ON MARS FORD CORTINA LANDS AT NEC CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW The iconic 1974 Ford Cortina that featured in the hit BBC TV series Life on Mars will be landing on the Live Stage at this year’s Classic Motor Show , held at Birmingham's NEC from 9th to 11th November. The brown classic, used by TV coppers DCI Sam Tyler and DCI Gene Hunt, will be driven on stage by owner Paul Shedden from Darlaston. Paul shelled...
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Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 10/26/2007
The orange Ford Cortina used in hit show Life On Mars sells for £10,000 on eBay.
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Express & Star (Free subscription) | 10/23/2007
Meet the Black Country man who bought the Ford Cortina from the hit BBC TV series Life on Mars.
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 09/26/2007
Police are looking through missing persons lists to identify a skeleton which was inside a car found 100m over a Bay of Plenty cliff. A pig hunter discovered the extensively damaged dark red or bronze Mark III Ford Cortina Ghia...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 06/29/2007
As solid as a rock, as reliable as time and as comfortable as your favorite armchair. Yes, bwas and grills, it's the 1982 Ford Cortina. Having lost its Sixties mini-Falcon spunk and quirk and early-Seventies swagger, the Cortina was the perfect car for the grey, dreary life of the traveling salesman in Mrs. Thatcher's Britain. Thankfully, this was its last model year, saved from ruining a glorious...
