A Ford Cortina Savage Estate left to rot for 30 years will be one of the stars at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show.
Rotten 'Tina's A Show Star
The V6-engined Cortina is one of 100 ever made, and will be on the MkII Cortina Owners’ Club stand on 13-15 November at the NEC, Birmingham. It will be displayed exactly the way it was discovered, complete with dust, rust and a boot full of spares and junk.
The ‘Tina had been moved around various builders’ yards, before club member Adrian Howe chanced upon it. He said: ‘I wasn’t looking for another project, but while at the annual Thornfalcon classic gathering in late 2014, I was in the queue for a coffee when I started talking to a gent and he mentioned he had a Savage rotting away in a yard. We didn’t exchange details at the time, but when I bumped into him the very next day in our local merchants, I decided it was fate and I should investigate the possibility of buying the car. Now I own it, and can’t wait to show it at the NEC!’
The Cortina Savage was developed and built by Jeff Uren at Race Proved where he built around 1700 MkII Cortinas, 100 of which were estates. Only eight or nine still survive today.
An ex-police car and a show-winning 1600E will also be shown on the MkII Cortina Owners’ Club stand.