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05-04-2011, 02:17 PM

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the world's fastest Ford Cortina?

hailing from Oz, is this the world's fastest Cortina? still runs factory style suspension, 370ci Windsor and 2 x 70mm turbo's weighing 3050lbs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi0464RZP44

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KussJXj3sH0

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05-04-2011, 04:08 PM

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im lovin that.

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06-04-2011, 12:01 AM

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im lovin that.

aussies love the Cortina's they can run 7's on a factory style suspension no probs. here is another http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orbh_7xlchY

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24-05-2011, 09:38 PM

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well the boys with the silver cortina stepped up the combo last weekend and this is what happened

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aXE1QGL4vM

making it now the quickest and fastest Cortina in the world.

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24-05-2011, 09:47 PM

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Fuck I want that car!

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24-05-2011, 10:01 PM

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Sets off like my xr3

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24-05-2011, 10:03 PM

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Fast as them !!,I would of still done a traffic light grand prix in my gold mk5 2.0GL

My green one was quicker and I even chopped the badges up on the back to read 1.6GT.
Not too ruin the thread though but was it anyone on here who had the matt black MK3 about 10 years ago.I remember seeing it at the pod,it wasn't in this league but it wasn't shy either

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24-05-2011, 10:12 PM

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Fuck!!

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24-05-2011, 10:18 PM

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Any idea on the spec of Joe's engine now?

Ginge

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24-05-2011, 10:39 PM

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Fast as them !!,I would of still done a traffic light grand prix in my gold mk5 2.0GL

I was thinking of that car only the other day. It was still running at the Pod about 3 years ago but i haven't seen it recently.

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24-05-2011, 10:41 PM

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i remember that, last time i saw it ws ford fair 3 years ago

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24-05-2011, 10:44 PM

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I saw it coming down the motorway after it had been run so it was obviously no trailer queen lol,FFF (FIT FORM FUNCTION) .Surprised a few people iirc

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24-05-2011, 10:53 PM

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The matt black mk3 cortina if (its the same one) got wrote of at the pod a few years ago

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24-05-2011, 11:18 PM

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Any idea on the spec of Joe's engine now?

Ginge

Joe's engine is a 370ci Windsor, Dart block, with 70mm turbo's (largest allowed in the class that these 2 cars race. Joe also hit 200mph that same weekend. it was the most consistent car on the weekend running 7.3-7.4 all weekend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvRq6pDpBAE

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25-05-2011, 06:02 AM

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The matt black mk3 cortina if (its the same one) got wrote of at the pod a few years ago

Mick Rodgers;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVu71CppOY4

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25-05-2011, 07:08 AM

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I have a old street machine mag with this cortina feature in it. I seen it at the pod a few years back it was running a quick cossie engine. It was a quick car too.

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25-05-2011, 07:11 AM

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Mick Rodgers;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVu71CppOY4

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Wow never seen that before. I bet he was well gutted.

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25-05-2011, 09:45 AM

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Loved Mick Rogers car. Stage 3 YB with a BIG shot of gas and ran regular 10 second quarter miles! I.e. As quick as a Veryon!

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25-05-2011, 05:09 PM

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Loved Mick Rogers car.As quick as a Veryon!

Not quite as smart as a Veyron, but at least you could have parked it in Asda's car park.

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25-05-2011, 05:20 PM

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i remember seeing that black mk3 going up the pod a couple of years ago. loved it lol

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25-05-2011, 07:55 PM

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What caused him to lose control of it in a straight line?

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25-05-2011, 08:11 PM

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Love those cortinas, such a shame about Mick Rogers one though.

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25-05-2011, 08:32 PM

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What caused him to lose control of it in a straight line?

Rear wheels lost traction on his rear slicks from oil he was dumping from the front, allegedly!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2467/...a001eb51_o.jpg

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