Guess What ? Yes Another Newbie

[AERO_ADY]

Afternoon all

 

Better introduce you to myself been a newbie to this forum, but I,m not a newbie to classic Fords & forums.

 

Ady is my name & I'm from Wymondham, Norfolk & I work for myself scrapping cars for a living

 

I've always had a propa Ford lurking in my garden whether been a Mk1 Escort to a Mk1 Transit & a few models in between. I'm not scared of taking on the impossible resto project as I'm always up for a challenge. I'm here to give advice as well as rob some too. A few of you may know me off a few other forums under the same user name. That's me introduced now my resto's

 

First is a 1968 Cortina Mk2 4 Door 1300 Delux...well what was left of it I'm three quarters around welding it up & believe me it's a propa weldathon. I done my knee in at the beginning June, 6 months & two operations later & still healing so I can't finish it off at the moment as most of the welding is underneath the front but will as soon as I can. I'm not a quitter

 

My other one I got because I can't finish the Cortina of is a 1968 4 door Ford Corsair 2000E in good condition for me It had a bit of history been featured in a Tv series Bygones a good few years ago until Anglia TV wrote it off & had to foot the bill to correct it, also it was in three magazines in the mid to late 90's. Since then it's been slowly restored by a couple of peeps until I ended up doing a deal on it. Basically it's solid apart from one bit of welding, engine sorting, suspension updating & a paint job.

 

My third, hang on I'm just going to hide behind the sofa for cover is a 1972 Moskvich 412 hang on before stoning me to death, it will end up with Ford Cortina Mk3,4,5 front suspension bed, Capri rear axle & a Ford engine & box. But I'm not on this forum for this car just my Ford's

 

Well that's the four of us introduced & you'll see us floating around

[Vista]

Welcome to OSF

 

Wow, a Moskvitch? I work with a few Russians and these days none of them want to own Russian cars, especially not Soviet era ones. What's the story behind it?

 

They look pretty rugged, but then so too does the bird on the bonnet

 

[AERO_ADY]

That's the one, doesn't quite look like that, but there is always hope

I like the rugged look & it's different, like me I suppose. Don't know much about it really apart from I've had it for a few years, got it running, drop of petrol down it's throat & battery, it fired into life straight away (BMW 1.5 OHC all ally engine) before me it laid to rest in a garage for 19 years. Blokes father had it for around 10 years prior to that. That's all I know of it. It was a horrid gold colour originally, then white & it's present colour black. It needs some welding but untouched & original, could be worse but I reckon it deserves a second chance for getting this far. Wheels were a challenge to find for it been 5 stud, 15 inch Grand Cherokee Jeep ones fit.

 

I like my birds rugged

[lotusless]

Welcome to the site Ady Is your corsair the one that was damaged towing a caravan on the tv program ?

[AERO_ADY]

Welcome to the site Ady Is your corsair the one that was damaged towing a caravan on the tv program ?

 

Cheers for the welcome

 

Yes that's the one, down the A11. Do you remember it ?

[lotusless]

I was speaking to the owner of it at that time, that was a few years back though.

[AERO_ADY]

His name is Paul & owns a Blue GT Corsair. I believe he is on this forum. I know him from BSC & Corsair forum. My mate who I got the Corsair of & the Cortina is his sons mate. He is relieved that I've ended up with it as I will get it done. I've done a fair bit to it already but limited to what I can do as I've been on crutches on & off since mid June. Since I've had it he's been over to my place & seen it & give me a few bit originally off it. I believe he is on this forum.

[theloudboy]

Hello ady i was up your way last week i delivered to the waitrose now it has gone over to shell, look forward to seeing your cars.

[AERO_ADY]

Hello ady i was up your way last week i delivered to the waitrose now it has gone over to shell, look forward to seeing your cars.

 

Evening

 

I'm about a mile & half south of Wymondham, but Waitrose is my local petrol station, if you came up this way via the A11 you was about 300 yards from where I live. I'm going to start a couple of threads up very soon on my cars. We may cross paths one day