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 ...

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 ...

James Walshe on why the humble second-generation Cortina is a shrewd purchase these days Crisp, handsome lines by Roy Haynes, applied to a lightweight body devised with know-how from an ex-Bristol ...

The player bought the motor for a discount before giving it to his wife FORD once gifted one of the greatest saloon cars to the entire England footie squad during a famous World Cup run. From Gordon ...

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 ...

When we marked 60 years of the classic vehicle, we were inundated with your stories about a beloved car that changed the motoring landscape Dr. Andrew Roberts is a cinema and motoring historian whose ...

Jeremy Clarkson fondly remembered his dad on The Grand Tour, recalling the moment he felt ‘proud’ of him for driving a car he loved. Clarkson explained that he was just a kid at school when his old ...

IN 1970 something incredible happened. Not only had England qualified for the World Cup in Mexico as defending champions, Ford loaned every squad member the greatest saloon car in the world. Just ...

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 ...