The new
Mk
III
Ford Cortina went on sale in
late
1970. The new
car
shared
the
German Taunus platform, hence the internal name TC, standing for
Taunus-Cortina. On
the outside the cars were slightly different, the
Taunus
TC had
longer front indicators, different door skins and rear wing pressings
that toned down the "coke-bottle" appearance of the
Cortina. The
Mk III Cortina replaced
both the Mark II Cortina and the larger Ford Corsair.
The
car was available as a 2/4 door Saloon or 5 a door Estate with the
following trim
levels Base, L (for Luxury), XL (Xtra Luxury), GT (Grand Touring) and
GXL (Grand Xtra Luxury). Four headlights and Rostyle wheels marked
out the GT and GXL versions. The GXL also had bodyside rub strips, a
vinyl roof and a brushed aluminium
front
and black boot lid panel, while the GT had a black painted section of
the boot with a chrome trim at either side of it. Initially
the
new
Cortina came with the L4
1300
and 1600cc (Kent)
engines
from
the
Mark II Cortina, with
the exception of the 1600 GXL, which was equipped with a Pinto
engine. Later
a 2000
cc Pinto
engine
was
offered.
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| Predecessor: Ford Cortina Mk II |
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| Predecessor: Ford Corsair |
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| Ford Cortina L Mk III |
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| Ford Cortina XL Mk III |
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| Ford Cortina GXL Mk III |
In
late 1973 the car
received
a facelift. The main new
features were
the dashboard and clocks, upgraded trim levels and revised grilles,
revised rear lights, rectangular headlights for the XL, GT and the
new 2000E (the "E" standing for executive), which replaced
the GXL.
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| German sister car: Ford Taunus GXL |
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| Ford Cortina Mk III 1973 1974 Facelift |
The
Ford Cortina Mk III (TC) was replaced by the Ford Cortina Mk
IV
(TC1)
on
29 September 1976.
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| Successor: Ford Cortina Mk IV,
identical to the Ford Taunus TC2
|
Brochures
Ford Cortina Mk III introduction (1971)
Ford Cortina Mk III Advert 1 (1971)
Ford Cortina Mk III Advert 2 (1971)
Ford Cortina Mk III Advert 3 (1971)
Ford Cortina Mk III Advert 4 (1971)
Ford Cortina Mk III 2000E Advert (1974)
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