Maybe not the best week for new Fords - time to indulge in some retro goodness
. Not only does the name and the heritage sit rather awkwardly with an electric coupe SUV - the suggestion of Explorer Sport as a name looks especially sage now - the obsession with it meant attention was diverted away from Ford’s biggest draw of its Festival of Speed line up. That beingTime to retreat, then, to the warm embrace of nostalgia, to old Fords that we know and love.
This is far more than just a cool engine swap, though. A hub upgrade to a five-stud set up means Granada wheels can now fit , with bigger brakes and ABS behind them. There’s power steering and a very smartly redone interior, with an RS four-spoke wheel and a pair of delectable Recaros.
Add all that to a properly lovely exterior, with perfect paint, the blackest of black bumpers and the Ghia badges still in place, and it’s easy to see why this might be of interest. It’s hard enough to find a late Cortina of any stripe these days, given how many have succumbed to rust, scrappage or, uh, banger racing, let alone one with a well thought out package of upgrades. So this one is very intriguing indeed.
Said to have been overhauled the best part of 20 years ago, back when the modern restomod wasn’t really a thing and classics could be modified because they were plentiful and cheap, the Cortina was magazine featured as long ago as 2009. This isn’t some freshly completed build that’ll have teething troubles to sort and any new owner will be concerned about using. This Zetec conversion has been loved and enjoyed, surely, or it wouldn’t look this good for a 42-year-old car.
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