1979 FORD CORTINA GHIA S SHOW CAR

hi and welcome to my auction for my 1979 german built ford cortina mk 5 2. 0 ghia s . The story starts with this car in 79 dec when it was built it was ordered as a 2. 0 ghia and it arrived at the dealer (hanger motor ) garage that supplied cars for sweeney ect . the gentleman that was to own it . sked for s pack to be fitted along with these rare extras. cruise control. conolights. teel sump guard . ear seat belts. oor sill kick plates. eadlight washers . he car was owned by 2 business owners for 4 years then another chap owned it for over 25 years and sadly he passed away and car was left in a garage . here a few years later the car had another owner . nd then sold it to a mate of mine . thats where i come in . I bought the car 3 years ago and it was a very solid mk 5 and a rare model. olour. pec . so i decided to do a light restoration on the car. I stripped the car to a rolling shell . ew genuine ford wing were fitted at a cost of £500. 00 and the car was given a whole respray in 2 pack sirius red paint. while this was done 8 months . i refurbished everything else. the suspension stripped . lasted . owder coated. nd re sanded for a good finish and re coated. all the nuts bolts brackets were sent off for nickel plate when i had the car back i decided to take the car to bare metal underneath and spray /laquer it body colour. nd the sills . posts were stripped to metal and no rust was found . 5 yr old sills . i replaced all the lights with genuine ford old stock items and carried it on from there. all suspension bushes were replaced. all joints . ew nickel brake pipes . ew brakes all round. ew bearingsthe engine was stripped it needed nothing just a clean re gasket paint in high temp engine laquer. ew clutch. the gear box was fitted by the second owner i was told he asked ford to put a 5 speed gearbox in to it some time in the 80s. the prop shaft had new bearing and universal joints checked and were fine so re coated. bought a brand new fuel tank and sent it off to be sprayed silver . and rear axle was good no wear at all and it was re gasketed and built . ut there is a small whine  doesnt bother me  but i had a quote of £150 to set it up . he wheels ive not touched theyre vv good . ew tyres were fitted 2 years ago and lots of tread left . ive only done 900 mile since built the interior of the car is original no rips burns ect its Durham and crushed velour brown trim . ut the interior is 35 years old but it has worn it vv well as you will see v well looked after. o marks in dash. t has the original fm mw radio cassette turn o clock . top of the range for 1979 . and ford whip arial. he car also has a wheel disc clean pads between the wheels and hub to keep wheels clean and they work . the car has a full stainless exhaust. he car did have under bonnet lining but was rough so i dont have it anymore . lso have the fixtures and light for under bonnet .  everything works on the car well but the punp for the headlight washer will not squirt water out . and cruise control needs the bracket putting back in by propshaft i do have it and tested the cruise it powers up . nbsp;I have nearly all old mot. and tax discs from new . andbook . ruise control book and handbooks. since i built the car ive showed it abit . i won in my class in singleton park 2012 . nd i won best mk 5 at symonds yat 2012 /and this year 10 june 2013 by the three counties ford group . This car is a gem i will be verry sad to see it go but i must sell it to fund a camper / caravan thanks for looking i do not want any tyre kicking or messers please . erious buyers only please no swops and i will leave auction run to end no buy it now thank you  good luck.  3 more good pictures to follow soon  thx

On 27-Jun-13 at 20:07:23 BST. seller added the following information:

Car also benefits from a remote boot release fitted from new

On 28-Jun-13 at 11:27:29 BST. seller added the following information:

This car is in immaculate condition so I also had a Thatcham 1 alarm and immobiliser  professionally fitted with certificate. I'd also like to mention that the car has been independantly valued at £10. 00 this takes  into account its condition and rareity so ONLY serious bidders please.

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