Mk1 cortina number check

[choppmyride]

Hi guys , I found a Mk 1 Cortina 2 door with 289 V8 owner tells me is a factory fit , where can I check chassis numbers, cheers Leon

[foxtrot3]

Hi. I think thats the same as saying the V8 engine I put into a mk3 zephyr was a factory fit, I did it in a mates factory in Coburg. Cheers MD

[naughts]

Factory racing team maybe.....

[foxtrot3]

Hi. If it was factory fit the engine number should match the chassis number and it should have a 5 bolt bellhousing and a generator as I doubt that ford engineers would source the late 64 motor for a car that had a run from 61 to 65. Cheers MD

[allanv6gt]

Don't the MK1 Cortinas have an engine code ?

Try http://www.cortina-mk1.com/identify.php, and others I'm sure.

Never ever heard of a V8 Mk1 Cortina factory approved (someone can prove me wrong I'm sure).
There were some Mk2 Cortina Savage (approved?) conversions, with an Essex V6 3lt IIRC.

[Dr Danger]

As above.

No Mk1 Cortina (sold to the public anyway) ever came out of the factory with a V8.

They can be made to look factory fitted, maybe that's what he meant?

[europatek]

Mk1 Cortina was never fitted with a V8 from the factory. They had 1200, 1500 and Lotus Twin cam.

[mitelsx2000]

Originally Posted by europatek

Mk1 Cortina was never fitted with a V8 from the factory. They had 1200, 1500 and Lotus Twin cam.

Thats correct.

Heaps of retro fit done with 2ltr, 3ltr and V8 in my teenage years by mates

[Ratrodder39]

Originally Posted by choppmyride

Hi guys , I found a Mk 1 Cortina 2 door with 289 V8 owner tells me is a factory fit , where can I check chassis numbers, cheers Leon

If you do or don't buy it can I have some photos? I've got one that will be a future gasser for the Motorplex. Would love to see what mount/suspension items have been used.