Hi guys my names colin im mostly into mk1 cortinas i have one or 2 of them but im building an early prototype that fords built in 1962 ,it was called a saxon ,they only built 1 and as far as i know it went 2 oz and got broke up ,iv been building it 4 about 3 months thought you might be intersted here some pictures .




had 2 make the car 19" shorter

 

Here some more.

had 2 make the door 2" deeper


remaking the sills


front arches had 2 be made bigger

had to change the screen ap as its going 2 have a hard top

 

and more

made a mock up of the roof line
making it stronger underneath

 

fitted a fleet grill


changed the front of the bonnet

 

rear quarter 2 long so got 2 cut them down




if you look at the picture its got a hump in the boot

 

incredible job there, keep up with updates

 

also the back panel is flat



got 2 make the hard top this is going to be a big job






that was a few pictures so far colin.

 

Great job there Colin ,Dave mentioned that you were doing this ,we will have to pop up one day for a closer look

 

anytime b&q

 

Great project, looks a little like an English T-Bird

 

what a lot of work you have put into this! what engine will it be running?
looks good mate (y) keep us updated

 

Got to love the cortina, this is gonna be a beauty though.
What engine are you putting in?

 

[quote=GrimV8;5040981]Great project, looks a little like an English T-Bird [/quote
Hi Grim your dead right that what they called it the saxon thunderbird

 

just a 1500 GT i want it to be what it would of had in 1962 im tyring 2 get it as close to the picture as i can theres no picture of the so thats up 2 me .

 

This is epic.. top stuff

 

thanks mate dont know if its ok to quote another forum but if you go on buy sell cortina under saxon project your see lots more pictures .

 

looks good so far keep it up and us posted

 

looks awsome! really like it.

 

Thanks guys its been a long time coming been wanting 2 build his for years il post some more pictures at the weekend .

 

Great project will be watching this i adgree with oathers the british thunderbird...

 

Great fabrication work

 

amazing metalwork skills!

 

Nice work there fella

 

Thanks 4 the interest guys .

 

Very cool looking car , and some superb fab work going on

Paul

 

Great fabrication work! Do you have further drawings of the car or do you just use the picture?

 

proper work that

 

WOW flipping amazing skills too just build it from nothing..major impressed mate..

 

Superb fab work there, keep the piccys coming.

 

Love the fab work and the shape of that cortina is gorgeous

 

Thats an amazing project mate, big up to you. I also like your rotissrie, we made a similer one but have it mounted on a transporter trailer, lol

 

thats fantastic, your fabrication skills are amazing. keep us updated!

 

Very interesting build - especially since I'd never seen nor heard of a Cortina Saxon before!

Is that the only picture you have of the official Ford produced car? Just interested to know how you know all of the correct dimensions for it?

 

stunning mate love mk1 tinas alwasy fancied a crayford k1 but thiss looks so much nicer have seen that picture before

 

nice motor.

 

My thoughts too - interesting car - glad it has found the right person to restore.

 

Hi XR3I no no over drewings just that one picture at first i thought it was just a cut down cortina but no so many things diff like the door 2" deeper hump in the boot flat back panel etc i think that y no one has built one b4 ,one big problem i had was the wheel if the look there not 13" there 15" so where do you get them so i had 2 make them i used vw beetle outer rims and ford focus hubs i welded them 2gether the hub cap was hillman minx that took a lot of work sorting that problem out but had 2 build the car round the wheels .

 

great job on the wheels colin ,see you tommorow at battlesbridge

 

excellent

 

Bloody hell! That is one hell of a project, great work and superb skills on the metal work!