1965 Ford Cortina GT Mk1
A 1965 Ford Cortina GT four-door saloon, first registered on 30 September 1965 and carrying registration CTH 969C, that was fully restored around 2000 and developed specifically for historic regularity rallying. The car was stripped to bare metal and resprayed in Ermine White with a grey side flash, then built to FIA and FIVA specification with a comprehensive list of period-appropriate modifications including a 2000E gearbox, Salisbury LSD rear axle, and Minilite wheels. A rare surviving four-door rally Cortina GT in active historic motorsport trim.
Ownership
- 2017-02-24Auction saleSold £9,500 (≈ $12K)
- Date unknownPrevious owner prior to current vendorpartial documentation
The car's documented history runs from 2000 onwards; the vendor has known the car for approximately 16 years, suggesting this earlier custodian oversaw the bare-metal restoration and rally preparation around that time.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownCurrent vendorfull documentation
Has owned the car for roughly six years and was familiar with it for a decade before purchase; describes the car as fully functional with a history file covering the period since 2000.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2000Restoration
Full strip-down followed by a bare-metal respray in Ermine White with a grey side flash, and comprehensive rebuild to historic rally specification in compliance with FIA and FIVA regulations.
Modifications included a Rocket 2000E gearbox, low-ratio rear axle with Trans-X Salisbury English LSD, Lotus Cortina front anti-roll bar, twin Facet fuel pumps with regulator, GTS recliner front seats, and Minilite wheels.
- 2007Engine rebuildMotoscope of Northallerton
Engine fully rebuilt at 8,200 miles recorded on the odometer; mileage subsequently increased to approximately 14,000 miles at time of cataloguing.
- —MechanicalMotoscope of Northallerton
Recent renewal of front brake calipers and pads, plus replacement of rear wheel cylinders.
Motoscope of Northallerton carried out a significant volume of work on the car overall, with multiple invoices present in the history file.
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