barriethebash

Hi. Having looked all over the internet (and I've seen some strange websites) I'm now appealing to you all. I know I've seen what I'm looking for but cannot for the life of me remember where. So here goes. Does anyone know the numerical order that the Mk2 1600E Cortina chassis numbers were produced. I know that there were 60k plus made in total. But I'm sure I saw that they started from xxxxx number and ran till xxxxx I'm trying to place mine but having got it with no history at all (weird i know) I now want to try and sort something out. the vin on mine is BA97HR24007 and it was built feb 1968 and reg 7th March 1968 but it cannot have been the 24,007th one built can it?? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Bazza

Hello Lloyd, we will get some meets going in Milton Keynes when the weather gets a bit warmer. Cheers Paul I'm in Northampton, happy to come along with me Tina... bazza

cheers. been looking for a reasonable 1600e for ages, managed to find this and then nearly loose it. Lucky to get it at a good price too. She needs a fair amount of work, mainly all the rubbers in the doors and screens doing, as she leaks like a good un. Not too sure what I'm going to find when I do the front screen next week. Minor rust and the odd hole, but otherwise sound. And the engine runs real nice. once water tight she will be my daily runner. with me slowly bringing up to show condition over the next couple of years. bazza

Hi. Joined yesterday 24th Dec because I was looking for some info on a car I have just got, had no history as the previous owner said he didn't get any either. . Its a 1968 Mk2 series 1 cortina in light blue and by surprise i saw some pictures of it here. Looking forward to bringing it up to show condition over the next couple of years, but for now its my daily driver. So all i'm doing is keeping it going and trying to stop the water coming in through the window rubbers. Will be stripping the insides in a month or so to get rid of the small amount of rust and doing some minor welding. I've cured the electrical problems and got the dials to work so far. Cheers.