Ford Cortina MK3 2000E 2.1 Stage 3 Jem Engine

Do you like being stopped by complete strangers?  Do you like being invited to your local 'out of town McDonalds' on a Sunday morning? Do you like being filmed as you're driving or having your picture taken at a petrol station? If the answer to any of these questions is. yes. then this is the car for you! I have owned the car since 2011 when I started a restoration of the vehicle. It had been in a garage for 10 years or so (the last picture is of the vehicle as I bought it) and was in very good condition. The chassis is all good it having been sealed etc. there are two small welds. one on the drivers jacking point and the other to the front drivers side inner valance. Some of the panels were turning so I sourced three n/o/s doors (I could not get a drivers door) a n/o/s front drivers wing (the one on the car was a fibre glass unit) and a n/o/s bonnet. When fitting the wing some rust was found on the hanging rail and that was also replaced. Some refurbished Ronal period alloys were sourced from Poland and fitted with some H rated tyres. The seats were well past it and so I fitted two n/o/s Recaro part leather front seats as fitted to an RS Escort. A period wood Mountney steering wheel complements the imitation wood interior of the 2000E. I have fitted a Momo gear shifter. The paint is in good order. not perfect. but highly presentable. The drivers door was repaired at the time of painting. there was some corrosion on the bottom front corner which was treated and stuff but as I suspected the paint has started to 'swell' in this area (its about the size of a 50p). As I said I could not get a drivers door. The mechanics. I fitted a stainless steel Fastflow exhaust system mated to a four branch Janspeed manifold. The rear axle was fully polybushed. Koni gas adjustable shock absorbers were fitted along with 138lb springs or 238lb. I cannot remember (these springs lowered the car by 1 inch). The vehicle had new M16 calipers fitted. New twin 45 Weber carbs were fitted to a Burton stage three cylinder head with high lift Kent cam etc.   The cylinder head was made up by Burton Power and is a STAGE 3 handported unleaded head.   A recon 205 block was sourced and all fitted. sadly the block was a mistake and didn't do the job! It was removed and a 2. 1 Jem block was fitted along with a balanced and lightened flywheel. The crank and stuff was also balanced. Please see Jem's web page for details of their work. the short engine was fitted Jan 2013 and has covered about 2000 miles. the head and carbs have probably done about 6. 00 miles in total. The car has a Fuel King fuel meter. Facet electric fuel pump and a Bosch fast road electronic ignition system fitted. A Lux fast road clutch assembly was fitted into a Type 9 five speed box. The car has a Kenlow fan and a new thermostatic Mopar oil cooling system fitted. Period badges were sought and fitted. some rather rare and a bit expensive! The spots are period Oscars painted to complement the car. The upper pair are the uber rare Apollo Tourini carbon fibre type. The Webers required a modification to the heater box and a custom made heater radiator was made. New ancillaries were also fitted along with an engine bay re-wire. I have done everything I can think of to keep the engine running cool. including a lower temp thermostat. In winter this causes the engine not to get too hot. I have sourced a period radiator grill cover to resolve this winter issue. having said that it does not go out much in winter anyway. I just thought that I would mention it. I have not undertaken any of this work myself. It has all been done by professionals and there is a history file dating back to the early 80's. All the bits I have bought have come from Burton's. Jem or other reputable traders. Kindly note that this is a 1970's car and does not drive like a modern car. no power steering. no tech. It accelerates. the Webers frighten sheep. it stops! The car is currently at the garage having a service so that's taken care of as well.  Why am I selling? Well I have no garage and the car deserves one. I hate seeing it covered in snow etc. I have offered it for sale before but I keep stopping myself but I must see sense as my investment deserves better.  I also need to finance the purchase of a large dog van. Payment. I would prefer cash on collection or a bankers draft which must clear accounts before the vehicle is released. After declaring the alterations to the vehicle I can still insure this vehicle fully comp for £110 per year (limited mileage). I will undertake a test drive but I'll do the driving :-).   Lastly. I decided to see what an RS Cortina might have looked like should Ford have made one hence the non-standard looking 2000E.

On 08-Feb-14 at 09:55:20 GMT. seller added the following information:

I am starting to get some e-mails regarding reserve etc.   I will not disclose this as it is unfair to other bidders.   The car is here to sell so please feel free to bid or make your best offers.

On 08-Feb-14 at 10:07:48 GMT. seller added the following information:

Just to add the spot lamps were wired in by a professional auto electrician but they have developed a wiring issue which I intended to fix over the winter but as yet I have not got around to it.

Also published at eBay.co.uk

Want to buy this car?