BusmansHoliday wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 7:57 am Guess it's an autocorrect but that's a Chelmsford registration so it would probably be new in Shenfield not Sheffield (which issued WA, WB AND WE reg letters).

Who Mentioned Sheffield

Fixed

Do play along

Was the Summer of 76 my uncle Dick had passed away some 5 years previous and his daily was left out under a willow tree catching moss and three years of dead autumn leaves. Dick was a mechanic and as often said Mechanics dont have time to look after their own cars :( The Cortina was even after 5 yea...

Warren t claim wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 9:17 pm I'm pretty sure that my '65 estate had different seats to yours.

Probably did this was built late 64 registered January 65 it was literally the last few months of 64 they had this interior.

That looks nice. Much welding required? Glad Alan looked after your transport, he’s a good bloke. A little but not much,the strut tops have never ever been welded and are like new there's one outrigger holed but there's a new one in the boot and it needs a new exhaust but there's a full new system ...

Your all spoiling this :cry: OK a couple more pics then its 1976 tomorrow :roll: Not bench but a very interesting set of seats as i understand they only had these in very late Consul Cortina's and Very Early "Airflow" Cortina's and Rocker is right all 1500s had discs from October 64 I have...

Last pic in here Honest but if there was ever a sign i picked the right car this is why i am going to write in the past tense that this car is being fixed up 1976 in time to cruise for 77,the previous owner saved it in 2012 Moted it but then never really used it :cry: But before that this was when i...

And this one includes real genuine dash mounted handbrake porn

Firstly, my Mk1 was an estate but legend has it that the Mk1 saloon has a boot big enough to carry a washing machine. May we see please? Any chance of posting some held open, continental strength, interior pics? Preferably showing the column shifter? TIA. Warren xx Ok you wish is my Command :mrgree...

Well today is the start of a new thread and will be the end of this one. I am explaining it here so not to spoil the illusion. The car will be here today and a new thread that will be stuck in a time warp that starts in the heatwave of 76 will begin so all play along it will be fun 8-) Don't spoil t...

Yeh I am not usually bothered but you have to put a little force into the column stuck to get the starter inhibitor happy to start if so need to get that sorted.

Will look into it when it gets here.

It will need a good bath first