The LAST Ford Cortina GT Wagon Known to Exist & Other Rare Cars | Barn Find Hunter
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In this episode of "Barn Find Hunter," Tom discovers a rare piece of Ford history tucked away in an industrial storage unit in the suburbs of Detroit. A 1 of 5, Ford Cortina GT Wagon that was part of a test batch made for the Canadian Mounties back when the MK I was first introduced. The Owner also has many other rare cars with interesting history and stories. Tune in and find out!
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0:34 Rover Sedan
2:14 Help Support Us
2:51 THE BIG REVEAL
2:59 Triumph Herald
3:59 Base Cortina Wagon
5:46 Cortina Sedans
6:18 Cortina GT Wagon
8:01 Jaguar E-Type
8:46 Other Projects
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This should have been an hour long video
they all should !
In 70's Britain, Rover P6's were the getaway drivers favourite as the De Dion tube rear end gave it superior handling over the MkII Jags the police were using. Great stuff as always, cheers BFH!
How many kickass getaway car stories can one country have?
The UK: "How many would ya like?"
In Britain in the 1970s police forces where regional , so they did NOT use the same types of car despite what may have appeared on TV , the most common getaway vehicle was the ford transit van! , police used a mixture from late 60s early l70s ford Zephyr/Zodiacs , Consul/ Mk1/Mk2 granada , Escorts and cortinas, Vauxhall Victor's , Viva's , even Austin Alllegros , Princess, Rover P4 P5 P6 SD1 amongst many others even MGB roadsters and mini coopers as panda cars!
@@scotttait2197 That little nugget came from, erm, an "experienced" family member. Take it how you will.
@@scotttait2197 Southend (Essex) used Daimler Darts for a while. They needed something to chase down the Rockers (bikers) doing the ton on the bypass.
In the late 70's early 80's, each village had a police house (if anyone remembers them), the local officer would do talks at the school about road safety etc. He always had rovers, including later an SD1. This was in Nottinghamshire. Might be worth keeping in mind, the London based forces would order specials, built specifically for the police. I didn't see any like that up here.
That Ford Cortina GT for sure is a Canadian car.. probably a diplomat had it.
I saw a ford cortina estate with a cosworth engine at the maid of the loch 70th anniversary it was one of 4 vintage cars at the event
These cars are not my cup of tea but to find alone survivor of any car that's been lost to history is very cool!
Stick your pinky up when you have your next cup and you'll soon have an appreciation for them.
there are a lot of cortina gt's in new zelaand, i happen to work on a mk 1 sedan gt, even have photos of it, it had a very unique lotus wood steering wheel and other cool things much like the escort and Capri
Wow. Amazing collection. Cars worth saving even if the monetary part does not always make sense. Glad you found these. Just got my "Barn Find Hunter" hat in. I love it.
I like your comment regarding cars worth saving. Here in the UK, most of the TV classic car shows are about making money from cars, which I think is a shame and gives the wrong message. People should restore cars because they like the car, and get some satisfaction from its restoration. I tend to like small family cars, and appreciate that when I see one restored and gleaming at a show, the owner has done so simply because of the affection they have for the car.
FINALLY someone that doesn't leave his car in the yard to rot out.
I was not aware Ford built a Mk1 GT estate. Quite a few Mk2 Cortina estates were built, although it was never in the UK catalogue, it was special order only. I used to have a MK2 GT estate.
I was a Rover, Land Rover, BMC, Peugeot & Citroen mechanic (before were upgraded to technicians) for a company called Hoover Motor in Milton Mass. In the late 60's & early 70's. Loved the flash back from the red Rover TC
In 1971 I was working at a speed shop in Philadelphia. My boss was friends with an importer in the city. The day that the Philadelphia Auto Show started, he needed two Rover TC’s brought to the show. I believe that they were both V-8s. I drove one and my boss drove the other. They were sold at the Show. I liked the one I drove.
I was thrilled to see the Mark I Corina Estate Wagon. I owned one of the last Mark I Estate Wagons which was actually titled as a 1967 model. Previous to the Cortina I had a 1958 Triumph TR-10 (Standard 10 in the UK) which my father purchased new while stationed in England. Once a week the local car dealers lined up in front of the PX making certain everyone knew they could order cars with left hand drive. Over many years the TR-10 was titled to my father, then older brother, sister, myself and then back to my brother.
Lovely collection indeed.
"lovely" ... i sure hope you are a female
Theres alot of those Rovers in New Zealand.
My best friend in high school 69-73 owned a cortina, rode with him everywhere till I bought my 72 ford pinto wagon with air conditioning,
then I became the designative driver. My friend passed away from cancer in 2015. I long for those days again! Pensacola
A cameo appearance at the end for the Dolomite Sprint, lovely collection!
That Dolly Sprint is LHD but appears to have a UK registration plate.
I'd love to hear the story behind that one.
Don't know if they sold them in the USA. Very quick car in it's time.
8:25, Those webers are something special. They don't have a flange, to bolt to the manifold.
As an English man in my early 50s I grew up as a kid with my Father having quite a few of the motors owner by the English gent in the video. Never expected to see a Triumph Dolomite sprint. Which is in 1 of the latest series of wheeler dealers.
P6 content on Hagerty? Yes, please.
Check out the Australian Mk1 Cortina GT500, an homologation special for Bathurst.
An absolutely wonderful collection, thank you Hagerty.👍
"wonderful" .... what straight guy uses that word to describe a collection of cars in a garage?
An absolutely wonderful guy, guy
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I saw this yesterday when it was up for a few minutes...
Hi Tom!
We met at "Greenfield Village" last year...and I wish I knew you liked Mark One Cortinas, as I used to have 4 of them many moons ago. When Ford started producing the Pinto (yuck!) they ordered all the Mercury dealers (which had all the Cortina parts) to ship everything back to England ...thus ending our parts supply.
I started selling off my Cortinas when major things started going bad, with the last straw being a Lucas starter, from England, for $110 + shipping, in 1972.
Of all the 80+cars I've owned in my life...the Cortinas are the ones I really miss.
Hope to see you again,
Thank You!
Back in the day you find lot's of these Pommy (English) cars here in Aussieland, but most would have been crushed by now, shame in some ways, but most were very unreliable. Aussieland used to produce their own cars as well, but it is rare to see a 60's or 70's Aussie car now. My first Aussie car was a 1975 XB Ford Falcon 351C, and as a young bloke got caught speeding so many times, used to smoke the tires real well LOL
Aussies seem to be continually dealt bad hands and still somehow horseugweposer prevails
Aussie land always produced other countries designs. Never built their own from scratch.
@@adambrinkley4014 Yeah your right to a point. Holden being GM used many parts as in engines/trans, although they did have cars that might have been based on a model from with in the GM family, many of their cars are not found elsewhere, generally if they were a somewhat of a clone they were always smaller, same goes for Ford or Valiant (Chrysler). I am not defending Aussieland cars as I am not an Aussielander, just reside here, but the last series Falcons and Commodore and some other models were not based on USA based models/shapes, sure they name was, but that's it. But they did built their Aussieland cars in Aussieland for the most part, sure tooling for engines were based on USA engine design and so on early on, but there were cars designed and built here that were primarily Aussieland. I have been to the main Ford plant in my state before they closed Ford like they did with Holden, and the last few Falcon models were not based shape wise on something in the USA, just the badge/name. Like I said before I am not an Aussielander (green card holder from way back) but felt sad when the 2 main car manufactures seized to exist, Ford still operates here but imports everything 100%, Holden is gone, I grew up here and was and still am a Ford bloke, always gladly street raced against anything GM, way back in the 80's (showing my age) before anything internet or social media, we as teenagers used to hit the streets on the weekends with our cars, sadly most of that is now replaced with a PlayStation, although there is still some street scene around but most cars are imports, it is rare to see an old Aussieland model car these days,
Not sure why everybody is so obsessed with restoration. These things are beautiful exactly the way they are just to look at. If I had the space I'd buy a thousand more old cars and never fix them just to look at.
Man knows his stuff that's for sure
Always interesting finds. Thanks for showcasing these for us car guys who otherwise would never see them.
Absolutely amazing video what a cool collection of cars with some fascinating history thanks Hagerty 👍👍
Super video, loved Andy's knowledge and enthusiasm and great cars.
This are very rare English cars. The Lotus GT are very rare. But all these are one of a kind cars! Thank you for sharing. 💯❤️
The Triumph Herald had full chassis under them, some were a Vitesse 6 cylinder, Beautiful Rover, my father had a Ford Cortina Mk1 wagon ( 1500cc non cross engine ) it was not a GT just a normal wagon, somebody had done body repairs, the Bog was inches thick near the rear bumper they have a moulding that comes out it was BOG!! Filler!!
My father in 63 bought a series 2A Land Rover when he was stationed at Hunters Point Shipyard. From that day forward he started his love affair with Rovers. The 2000 Tc was next followed by a Rover 60 and Rover 100 for my brother and my self. Great cars
Would love to have seen those cars in more detail. What an interesting collection
What a collection. One of my favourites.
This guy certainly has an English car problem 😂😂
They are very nice though and quite a few unicorns 🦄 there 👍👍
what a great collection, so many interesting cars, was hoping we'd get a closer look at that MK2 Rover P5 behind you Tom, maybe you could revisit Andy's collection another time . well done .
Very cool collection! I have a Canadian market '64 Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse) basically a 6 cyl version of the Herald. Very rare over here.
My Dad had a Cortina back in the 70s a 1600 GT Lotas 2 door sweet car
My father had one too MK I GT 1500. He was looking at the Lotus, but it cost 50% more and with high fuel consumption for city use.
Another great video Tom. Cheers!!
That first red car was a really appealing .
car.
Crazy stuff...first car I ever owned back as kid in Glasgow, Scotland....Navy blue Ford Cortina estate car/wagon (NA)....been owned by Max Factor the cosmetic company, used as a sales reps car. Less than a year of ownership, the gas tank leaked...It was replaced by a Mini 1000...a truly remarkable car, then for unknown reasons traded it off for a Morris Minor 1000...your Grand dads car....although it was near pristine, it was not cool to own such a beast unless it was made into a race car look a like...especially when you were 17....Then the opening of this piece saw you drive in with a Pacer wagon...Left Scotland in 1978 for Canada...by the early 80's, I had that exact car....Red, wood trim...identical car.....but, the challenge of owning such a car, stuck at the side of the road more than once was too much....Cortinas...an iconic car, that never seems to fade away..what a collection that man has.
What a find that GT wagon is!
Really cool wagon! Love this Barnfind series!
It just needs a Mk1 Escort Mexico, And I would enter that Garage....... and Never leave...... P5b was my Dads Car of choice...... Wonderful Collection.... :-))
I'm not a frein car Guy but that is a nice collection !
My dad had a seventy-two rover two thousand in Germany, and that little car would run down the audubon like there's no tomorrow. He told me the only problem he had was the aluminum head. You would have to go retork the head bolts from time to time. If you wanted to go faster and a little more power there was a head gasket that could be use. My dad loved that car. This was the late seventies, we had a national speed limit of 55 miles an hour and that rover, could have never gotten out third gear. That little car was made to run down the german autobah.
Amazing finds and collection.
fkn love that cortina, hope to see it more in the future please.
Not the only one in the U.S. I had the chance to buy another (allegedly a former rally support wagon), in Souther California, in the late '90s, as part of a storage unit filled with Lotus Formula Fords. I bought the FFs, but passed on the wagon due to lack of space. Regretful decision! Casey Annis, Editor, Sports Car Digest
Pretty cool, he is just having fun
Hi, my father had a P4 rover 110 (2625cc) reg number was 5087PL that was two tone green.
My first car was a '67 Lotus Cortina. I foolishly sold it for $1000 in 1972. I wish I had it back. 😢
Dolomite sprint. Learn something new every day. 🥰
Thats a very neat collection ! Ive always liked the Cortinas but in my 58 years Ive never ran upon one out on the streets. I learned to love them from magazines and videos.
In my also 58 years, here in Aussieland we used to see many of them, my first girlfriend had a ''sporty corty'' with a 4.1 straight 6 in it, it was a fast car in it's day, many people used to put V8's in them.
@@TRIBE.OF.ZEBULUN Here in the states they are really rare.
@@troynov1965 Seeing Aussieland is still under British occupation, there way of life has and still influences most things here. Older cars are rare now, like most western nations many were scrapped, there are still plenty of them but people keep them more as collectable cars. Some of the old 60/70's Aussie made muscle cars get really high prices now, if only I had stored some of them away when I was younger, but then again you used to see them everywhere back in the 80/90's, now its all computer plastic cars. I now own 2 American made cars, a XJ Cherokee and a mint 03 Ford Explorer 4.6, and I am sure they will see me out in this life time.
@@TRIBE.OF.ZEBULUN Yeah same , my first car was a 1970 Dodge Dart 340 GT 4 speed . It was barely 10 years old and I got it with low miles from original owner for 900 dollars. I drove the wheels off it. If I was smart I would have put it up and drove it sparingly. I didnt though used it up went on to the next one. Got a 3rd owner 72 Buick GS 350 4 speed for 800 dollars ( man was it a good car ! ) did same thing. Then on to the next one ,,,,,,,,,I just never thought the old muscle cars would dry up and get so expensive......sigh.
I own a older Jeep myself with straight 6 , It aint fancy but its dependable and I can actually work on it. Ill just keep repairing and rebuilding it as long as I can. I have no interest in owning a I Phone on wheels.
When they shut down the Rover P6, the order books were full, but they shut it down ready for the SD1 saloon. The P6 had a steel beam behind the engine to stop it entering the cabin. It was copied by Audi for its saloons.
This could have been a longer video so many cars!!✌️🇺🇲
My dad had a TC2000 in the early 70s. Lovely little car but it was always in the shop. It got replaced with a Toyota Corolla.
Christian Horner clone ,that Cortina over here in Australia would be worth well it would be priceless lets put it that way ,OUTSTANDING
I like Andy's taste in cars.
What about the Dolomite Sprint and the P5 Rovers and the Volvo? This could have been an even better video production!
I grew up driving and fixing most of those cars
So cool that guy knows his cars holy...
Passed my test in a Dolly Sprint!
The RU registration number on the herald number plate means its from Bournemouth UK
Come to Connecticut!!!! I've been commenting for years no one comes here for anything there's so many incredible classics here😊
What an interesting nest of survivors... Thanx !
I'm a MG Rover owner in Newfoundland. I heard the owner mention that the TC2200 was here at one time. Do you happen to know when and who owned it, I think I remember this car.
Nice but to short
Very cool!!!! 👍👍
50 yrs of projects right there, needs to sell a few of them, ill take the GT wagon.......😁😁
I wish more of us had the means to save old cars like this. We're losing so much of our Automotive history because the people who care can't afford to do anything about it. And the ones who can afford it, don't care. Or they buy up all the good cars to cut them up to make expensive customs
Bournemouth reg on the Herald!
If never seen a mk1 cortina wagon other an my brothers mk2
Canada a hotspot for Cortinas, who knew? My dad owned one when we lived there in the 70s, not a rare example like this though.
Way more in Australia.....GT's and Lotus.
nice volvo
1959 Volvo Amazon 122. From Sweden 🇸🇪
Did he say Cortina GT made for the police force in Kenya? Now, I have to start a barn find here 😂
Hi it,s actulaly a cortina estate reg bob in uk
I do know a man who has a green mk1 GT estate genuine he said it was a cancelled order for Kenya police
I've seen the car many times
Fragile, what a nice way of saying JUNK.
When I was shopping for my first car in 1967 I test drove a 2000 TC, I thought it was a great car though passed on it, started buying Alfas.
Just so you know…
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They aren't a wagon or a sedan as they are call a saloon for the 4 door and a 5 door is call estate
That depends on where you lived in the market they were released into. The pommy terms are just that, and may or may not have been used in other markets.
Shed find
Please return to cover the other Rovers in the collection. The owner does an ex ellent commentary. Thanks
Great video too short though
like teh xke and volvo amazon.
Couldn’t tell if he has a British accent or an incredibly unique North American accent
Brit who's lived in the states for a while, I'd say.
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I have one for sale, in better condition.
$153.895
It's an Estate not a Wagon.
Herald,,, a Standard 8 engine with twin carbs.
Cortina,, a Anglebox engine
Twin sump in std form,, very fragile and very expensive to repair
Cortina GT wagon?? To me either a myth or somebody built their own.
Very rare.....Make America 🇺🇸 V8 AGAIN
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Thats awesome. There is another cortina gt wagon here in south africa
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