Description
The Millbrook Sale | Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire
Viewing: Saturday 9th May 2026 from 12pm
Auction: Sunday 10th May 2026
Location: Millbrook Proving Ground, Station Lane, Bedford MK45 2JH
1979 Ford Cortina 2. 0 Ghia
Just 42, 000 miles from new
Estimate
£14, 000 - £18, 000
Registration No: FOD 350V
Chassis No: BABFWY491560
MOT: May 2027
Low mileage of just 42, 000 miles from new
Single family ownership from new until 2021, and in a private collection thereafter
Notably original and nicely presented
Accompanied by a history file including previous MOT certificates
The fourth-generation Cortina was a more conventional design than its predecessor, and this was largely appreciated by fleet buyers. Generally, it was a rebody of the Mk. III with little mechanical change as an integration of Ford's model range, and as a result, the Cortina and Taunus now differed only in badging. Although the updated Taunus was introduced to Continental Europe in January 1976, Ford were able to continue selling the Cortina Mk. III in undiminished numbers in the UK until they were ready to launch its successor as the Dagenham built Cortina Mark IV, which went on sale on 29th September 1976. Many parts were carried over, most notably the running gear. The raised driving position and the new instrument panel had, along with some of the suspension upgrades, already been introduced to the Cortina Mk. III in 1973, so that from the driving position, the new car looked much more familiar to owners of recent existing Cortina’s than from the outside.
More information to follow.
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Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
Catalogues can be purchased for £20 (admits 2 people)
