Happy Birthday 77C1044

corktina

30 years old at Midnight...tax application in the post and Insurance disc on the screen

Wishbone Ash

Are you going for the ZV?

corktina

nope...dont do ZV's.....

andyj22

Class nice work

ADz

corktina

well you see i put it throught the NCT in 2005 and they only gave me 5 months test so i thought stuff that and took it off the road for 15 months until it was exempt...that'll learn them....:)

andyj22

corktina wrote:

well you see i put it throught the NCT in 2005 and they only gave me 5 months test so i thought stuff that and took it off the road for 15 months until it was exempt...that'll learn them....:)

Good Idea
I Love it when a plan comes to light and works:cool:

ADz

corktina

storke of midnight it's going out of the gate.....:)

Esel

Are you sure it's not '30 years from date of first registration' as opposed to 'legal on Jan 1 of (year of first registration + 30)' ?

corktina

date of first registration 1.1.77......:)

Wishbone Ash

corktina - any chance that you could change "Nirthday" in the thread title - it's sore on the eyes.

corktina

i treid and failed......it's South African for Birthday.....

junkyard

Have you the original wheels for it? It should have Ghia wheels I think. I remember the black one in the James Bond film in 1976 and I thought it was the most beautiful car in the world......untill I drove one.:(

corktina

yay!

corktina

junkyard wrote:

Have you the original wheels for it? It should have Ghia wheels I think. I remember the black one in the James Bond film in 1976 and I thought it was the most beautiful car in the world......untill I drove one.:(

ghia wheels like these do you mean?

you droive a 3.0S?:eek:

junkyard

Aren't they Capri wheels? The wheels I mean are the type that were on the Granada and the Fiesta, the style obviously not the sizes. Yes I drove a 3.0S, it was quick enough in its day but the handling...that was another story. My grandfather used to work for Fords in Cork and would get the latest model Fords or demo models before they would go on the market so he would often have a Ford car that was never even on the market in Ireland but would be on show to the dealers.

corktina

well they are the wheelds that came with it but who knows when they joined the car. The S models wouldnt have had Ghia wheels as these were only on Ghia MK 4's as an option. S models in this part of the world had "sports" wheels. I was not aware there was ever a 3.0S in Ireland (2.0S yes, but even these were scarce) The 3.0S was a South Africa only model and mine COULD be the only one in the British Isles (there is rumour of another but noone can find it). There are several mk5 versions around (XR6). It seems there are less than a dozen (8 is the figure I hear 2.0S's left OTR in UK and only 2 2'3S's apparently; 2 of those 2.0S's are in NI)

Alfasudcrazy

Just shows how old I am getting - remember these cortinas when they first came out like it was yesterday (it was 1977 wasn't it?)

I recall being a bit dissapointed with the new boxy look as I was a great fan of the coke bottle Mk III.

All Cortinas look great generally but they were never very entertaining or even relaxing to drive - too much wallow and body roll for my liking and their fuel consumption was frightening.

corktina

this ones very entertaining......Drifting? Pah......:)

http://z8.invisionfree.com/EveryFord_Ireland/index.php?showtopic=137&st=0&#last

just for non-members of that forum....

Wishbone Ash

corktina wrote:

nope...dont do ZV's.....

:eek:

PS - is that original registration (TKR) an Exeter one?

corktina

Maidstone Kent on my list which would tie in with being re-registered on arrival in UK possibly.(Dover or Folkstone maybe...)

junkyard

I think a ZV plate wouldn't look too bad on it tbh, I really don't like the years on the plate. Or better still an original Irish one.;)

corktina

well thats your opinion......and MY opinion is that there are far too many ringed motors on Irish plates already.....about time the Customs and Excise clamped down on them all before they ruin the concessions we get for everyone.

junkyard

corktina wrote:

well thats your opinion......and MY opinion is that there are far too many ringed motors on Irish plates already.....about time the Customs and Excise clamped down on them all before they ruin the concessions we get for everyone.

:eek:I'll go and stand in the corner.:(

corktina

OK you can come out now.....:) Happy New Year Junky!