1978 Ford Cortina Mark IV Saloon 2.0 Ghia -- SOLD
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•Seldom-seen car in the United States
•Showing only 22,945 miles
•Ford’s version of the Fairmont in top-of-the-line Ghia trim
•Right-hand drive
•2.0L OHC four-cylinder engine (code NE)
•Four-speed manual transmission (code B) and 3.07 gearing (code B)
•Red exterior (code 78) with full black vinyl roof and tan cloth interior (code W1)
•Power brakes and driver’s side remote sideview mirror
•Rear defroster and mud flaps
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Ford’s perennially popular European compact, the Cortina is a virtual unknown in the United States, but we have one yet again at MotoeXotica Classic Cars. This is a Ghia model, the top-of-the-line trim. The car has been featured in, among others, the 1990s British situation comedy, “Keeping Up Appearances” and it made a cameo in the 1977 James Bond film, “The Spy Who Loved Me.”
Dressed in Red (code 78) with a full black vinyl roof, the car’s paint and trim are in overall very good order. Made in Ford’s Dagenham, Essex, England factory, (code B), the bodywork is straight and solid. The engine bay is extremely tidy and the Super Start battery appears new. The car’s chrome bumpers fit tightly to the body and look great.
This British Ford rolls on radial tires, size 185/70SR13, at every corner. Each tire is mounted to a factory wheel. While the wheels are in very good order, the tires are in good shape.
Under the hood is a 2.0L OHC four-cylinder engine (code NE). It is mated to a four-speed manual transmission (code B) and a 3.07:1 final drive (code B). Driver convenience features include power brakes and driver’s side remote sideview mirror.
Inside, the tan cloth interior (code W1) is in overall very good order. There are bucket seats in front and a bench seat in back. The complementing carpet and headliner look great. A four-spoke steering wheel serves as a contrast to the rest of the interior. The instrument panel is in very good order, has full instrumentation and even a working clock. The inner door panels are in similar condition. An AM/FM stereo with cassette deck and Matsui rear deck speakers rounds out the interior.
The fourth-generation Cortina was a more conventional design than its predecessor, and this was largely appreciated by fleet buyers. The most obvious change was the new squarer body in line with contemporary “folded paper” fashion of the time, which achieved the marketing department objective of larger windows giving a better view out and a brighter feel to the cabin, but at the expense of body weight which was increased. Ford claimed an overall increase in window area of some 15 percent, with 40 percent better visibility through the wider, deeper back window.
This series spawned the first Ghia top-of-the-range model. The 2.0-litre Pinto was always by far the most common engine option for Ghia models. Two-door and four-door saloons and a five-door estate were offered with all other engines being carried over.
Despite its status as Britain's bestselling car throughout its production run the Mark IV is now the rarest Cortina, with poor rustproofing and the model's popularity with banger racers cited as being the main reasons for its demise. Particularly scarce are the 2.0 and 2.3S models, which were discontinued when the Mark V was introduced in August 1979.
For Ford fanatics, Euro car collectors and anyone who can appreciate a mid-70s stalwart compact, this is quite a find. Stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today to look over this Cortina soon.
VIN: BABFUL11691
This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 36,926 kilometers or 22,945 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title.
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Beautiful car Jupiter red I think had one back in the day mine was midnight blue.
Outstanding example. I owned one in England in the early 80s. Great to see one in the US.
What a stunning, gorgeous example here in red, classic Ford Cortina this sedan. I love it, & it's on my 2024 bucket list, for sure.
Such a timewarp example - I can't remember when I last saw one of these!
Mk4 Ghias look really nice, & definitely worth preserving. Should have done that over 30 years ago, even though they were still a common sight then.
That colour was a pain as there was about 14 shades of it. I had a head on collision with one of these in my Mk2 Cortina back in 1982
Lovely
Great car, but then I'm biased as I love old fords. Mk4's are incredibly
rare here in UK, so to see one turn up in the US it must be the only one there. Obviously taken over there by an ex pat as its on british plates and right hand drive. If it was left hand drive it would've been badged as a taunus as they were in the rest of Europe. Despite having very similar looks the Mk5 (or cortina 80 as ford called it) have faired much better.
I just bought this.
@@markjordan5303 how much somthing like that go for in the US I have one in NZ
@@richarddarrah9368 I have been in the US since 1981 and have seen very few imports such as this. Unless an Ex-Pat wants something like this for nostalgia purposes and understands the history and more importantly, the meaning behind having something like this, I can tell you there is little to no interest in an American wanting something like this and willing to pay a good price for it. I suppose if you do not have links to what such cars meant to you personally back in the day, then it holds no reason to have one other than to say..."well that's different". For me, I used to work on these when they were brand new being a car mechanic straight out of school and into working for Ford. For me, I LOVE IT.
@@markjordan5303 yeh mate that’s true they’re getting expensive in NZ with the conversion I’d say around 15k usd to buy one maybe more I have a mint one myself and love it always had cortinas since I was young this is my my first mk4 and only brought it cause it had only 60000km on the clock and in original mint condition
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I had a friend had exactly same spec &colour.
The 2.0 was the one to go for was reasonable on fuel in manual gearbox form