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........on TopGear now, has just said the Mk3 GXL Cortina used on Life on Mars shouldn't of had a vynal roof, 
I am pretty sure the Mk3 GXL I had had one, it got ripped by the monkeys at Longleat in 1984.
Is he wrong or did I have a dud too?
I am pretty sure the Mk3 GXL I had had one, it got ripped by the monkeys at Longleat in 1984.Is he wrong or did I have a dud too?
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Originally Posted by pauld37
........on TopGear now, has just said the Mk3 GXL Cortina used on Life on Mars shouldn't of had a vynal roof, I am pretty sure the Mk3 GXL I had had one, it got ripped by the monkeys at Longleat in 1984.
Is he wrong or did I have a dud too?
I am pretty sure the Mk3 GXL I had had one, it got ripped by the monkeys at Longleat in 1984.Is he wrong or did I have a dud too?
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Originally Posted by unclebuck
Are you referring to the back seat specificatons? 
actually the Cortina in Life on Mars was incorrectly badged.... it had different badges on the back to the front
it also had false plates and IIRC the reg number changed during the series...
as for BVR's - Ford were a law unto themselves... if you walked into the showroom and ordered it, you could have had it - so yes it may have had a BVR
according to the BBC's website it is a 2000E... but it clearly has GXL badges...
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Originally Posted by unclebuck
Are you referring to the back seat specificatons?
DOES know about Cortina's..
*edit* she beat me to the post... SEE , I TOLD YA!! she knows <nods>
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Originally Posted by pauld37
.. the Mk3 GXL Cortina used on Life on Mars shouldn't of had a vynal roof....
Is he wrong or did I have a dud too?
Is he wrong or did I have a dud too?
Anyway, who's to say that the vynyl roof wasnt added later, my dad had his 1969 Capri 1600 GT XLR repainted and fitted with a Vynyl roof during it late seventies refit.
I had my MK1 Golf GTI fitted with one after some turd climbed on it, didnt look so bad seeing as the car was black and was better than footprints.
I had my MK1 Golf GTI fitted with one after some turd climbed on it, didnt look so bad seeing as the car was black and was better than footprints.
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my dad had his 1969 Capri 1600 GT XLR
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My Cortina MK2 1.6 Deluxe Automatic didn't have a vinyl roof
BUT
My Cortina MK3 GT DID!!! and I 'think' most GXL's and 'E's had too - the L and LX were without.
Lovely cars especially the MK3 GT!! Reg. No. was MRX 1L ..........
Pete
BUT
My Cortina MK3 GT DID!!! and I 'think' most GXL's and 'E's had too - the L and LX were without.
Lovely cars especially the MK3 GT!! Reg. No. was MRX 1L ..........
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Pete your car is still around!!
The vehicle details for MRX 1L are:
Date of Liability 01 01 2007
Date of First Registration 01 01 1973
Year of Manufacture 1972
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2000CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLUE
The vehicle details for MRX 1L are:
Date of Liability 01 01 2007
Date of First Registration 01 01 1973
Year of Manufacture 1972
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2000CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLUE
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As a slight aside...
What was the idea with the vinyl roofs anyway? Was it supposed to make the car look like a convertible? Just don't geddit, always wondered about this.
What was the idea with the vinyl roofs anyway? Was it supposed to make the car look like a convertible? Just don't geddit, always wondered about this.
My dad's red one had a black vynil roof, and his green metallic had a brown vynil roof.
Both went like the proverbial sh*t off a fork. Before that he had a Corsair 2000E of legendaery gearbox fame, and before that, always Zodiacs.
Mind, in those days, if you bought the fastest FORD in it's class, you had the fastest car on the road, in it's class.
Alcazar
Both went like the proverbial sh*t off a fork. Before that he had a Corsair 2000E of legendaery gearbox fame, and before that, always Zodiacs.
Mind, in those days, if you bought the fastest FORD in it's class, you had the fastest car on the road, in it's class.
Alcazar