When launched in 1962, the Ford Cortina was an entirely new type of British car. Compared with its rivals - and with earlier Fords - it was light yet strong, inexpensive yet roomy, mechanically simple and cheap to maintain. It quickly established a totally new class of car. Once it was seen to be a success, there was a rush to emulate it. More than a million of the original-style cars were made, and after twenty years well over four million had been produced. There were saloons, estate cars, sporty models, and even special machines ready for motor racing - something for everyone, everywhere.
| ISBN: | 9780747805199 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 2001 |
| Author: | Graham Robson |
| Publisher: | Shire Publications an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Series: | Shire Library |
| Genres: |
Motor cars: general interest History: specific events and topics |