give me some knowledge on corsairs

[ALL4SHOW]

time to pick your brains time a mate phoned me up today & said he might have found another car i mite be interested in (last one he found me was a 2 door mk2 escort 1.1 with 1 owner from new ) & as he is a bmw e30 nut he was not even sure it was a ford but said he saw corsair on it where the cover was off it so what i need is what to look for ? rough price guide ? how much parts are (as he thinks the front has had a bump ) ive had a quick look on the new bible (e-bay) & not really that much on there so any help would be good even some photos so i can send them to a mate to see if the car he saw looks like any of them as i dont want to find out its not what he thinks it is cheers

[Vista]

Good choice the Corsair, not so many of them about on here either. I'm afariad I can't tell you much about them in terms of parts etc.

 

 

[orionmojo]

i have to say i personally cant stand the 'pointy cortina'. they are an acquired taste. parts seem to be uber rare, as do the cars. i've seen minters go for 2k. or thereabouts. hope this helps

[ALL4SHOW]

i know what you mean about not many about looked on a few of the usual forums & nothing even did a search & found the owners club not really much there just wanted to arm myself with as much info as poss so when/if i go & look at it i dont make myself look a complete T*** (like normal ) but for some reason they dont seem to have that big a following as the other osf cars ???

[Vista]

i have to say i personally cant stand the 'pointy cortina'. they are an acquired taste. parts seem to be uber rare, as do the cars. i've seen minters go for 2k. or thereabouts. hope this helps

 

Affordable classics are asking more than double that for the 4 door 1500gt they have at the moment

 

http://www.affordableclassics.co.uk/carsforsale.htm

 

and spur are looking for nearly £4k for this one

 

http://www.classicperformanceford.com/F ... page01.htm

 

But I prefer the 2 door in my first pic, it's good to be different

[Chris!]

theres a green one in classic ford for sale only done 6000 miles from new

[105Speed]

Its only Panels you will struggle with as the rest of it is MkI Cortina.

 

They are an acquired taste but I do like the taste of a 2 door, although rare they are miles cheaper than the equivalent Cortina.

 

 

Oh and they are one of the only Fords who's door shut like a Rolls Royce, push them gently and click they are shut....

 

Very practical car for today, get plenty in them, good size boot and a big engine bay so plenty choice for engine swaps..

 

 

A guy I know has a Goodwood Green 2 door, lowered on cream Lotus steels and its Gert Lush...

 

 

There is a good owners club with a spare scheme, they have a very good national weekend thats well attended, held at Billing Aquadrome.

[V8ian]

Mostly what neil says is right, Mk1/2 cortina, unless its a V4 where you will be looking for Transit/Mk4 Zephyr engine spares,, TCAs are deffo different, longer than the Mk2 cortina and the bottom ball joint is removable, New Body parts do turn up and generally are far more cheaper than the similar Cortina parts.

Ian

[crapichris]

a mate had one back in the 70's. The Corsair is based on a stretched Cortina floor pan, I recall it is 4" longer in the back. It was designed as the rich mans Cortina and I agree the build and fit is better thanm your average Ford. Don't seem many around but look good with a 3 litre lump in there.

A useless fact - If you look at a Corsair and hold your hand up to obscure the the bottom half you can't tell the difference between a Cortina or the Corsair.

[bortaf]

Well i sold a rusty 3.0 V6 crayford corsair for £400 last month BUT it was well rusty

[Chris!]

Well i sold a rusty 3.0 V6 crayford corsair for £400 last month BUT it was well rusty

 

WELL is an understatement

[Arched Escy]

i have to say i personally cant stand the 'pointy cortina'. they are an acquired taste. parts seem to be uber rare, as do the cars. i've seen minters go for 2k. or thereabouts. hope this helps

 

Affordable classics are asking more than double that for the 4 door 1500gt they have at the moment

 

http://www.affordableclassics.co.uk/carsforsale.htm

 

and spur are looking for nearly £4k for this one

 

http://www.classicperformanceford.com/F ... page01.htm

 

But I prefer the 2 door in my first pic, it's good to be different

orion mojo (without the space) still turns into smarmy git.

[escortmad79]

There once was an ugly duckling...

[ALL4SHOW]

cheers for some of the info & yes ive got to agree that they are not really my choice of osf but its worth a look as you never know what else he will find for me just wanted to know abit more about them before i see it & dismiss it as its not what i want or p*** him off

[Gareth]

i have to say i personally cant stand the 'pointy cortina'. they are an acquired taste. parts seem to be uber rare, as do the cars. i've seen minters go for 2k. or thereabouts. hope this helps

 

 

I'd love a Corsair, they're the nuts.

Even more of an underdog than the Consul Capri IMO

 

GET IT BOUGHT!!!