RSS feeds available Dont miss the latest news Cortina news feed Classified adds feed .............................................. July 21st New items available for your MK1 check out the price list for updates ............................................ June 17th Two new cars added to drag Cortina page. Zetec & SR20 powered. HERE ............................................ May 30th Work progressing on our 63 GT restoration. Mk2 Cortina replacement sills available soon. ............................................ Visit the Classifieds! Free to list - Free to sell For small Ford owners Register, and you can place your own adds. Click here! ............................................. April 29th MK1 Cortina strut braces ready to order. Please go Here for info ............................................ March 19th MK2 Cortina Inner and outer Tie rods now available .............................................. March 3rd AOMC Classic car show pictures ready for viewing in the gallery ............................................ February 14th Hanging rock images in the gallery Ballarat hotrod drag drags also in the gallery YouTube video of both events also ............................................ February New! version of alloy rocker covers available Here ............................................... February 7th Small Ford Sunday images ready for viewing in the gallery You tube videos on the cortina-mk1 channel ............................................... October 19th New design strut tops No change over required. See details here .............................................. August 26 Rust repair sill sections for MK1 cortinas. Go here for details ............................................... August 19 New albums in the gallery Classic Ford show UK and images from Norway cortina club AGM ............................................... August 16 Updates made thoughout the site. Also new pages to our new project V8 here. ............................................... May 26 Images from the Small Ford Alliance drag day at Heathcote park here and video here We broke the gearbox on start line ............................................... April 10 Media page updated Small Ford alliance Dyno day Videos HERE and images in the gallery See our dyno printout HERE .............................................. February 15 New! All Ford Day images in the gallery Plus video HERE ............................................... February 10 Our 2 door deluxe featured in 'Street Fords' HERE! .................................................... January 2nd New tech guide to fitting Datsun crankshafts into Kent blocks HERE ! ................................................

Problem areas on Cortina MK1s
When looking a purchasing a MK1 Cortina there are some common areas on the car you should look for rust. Of course it depends on where the car has come from in the first place, cars located on coastal areas are always going to be prone to more areas of rust than those located inland.

Here are a few of the more common areas to look for.
Door corners
Sills
Spare wheel well
Fuel tank edges
Front floors
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How we have rated the rust
We have also put a rating on what we consider to be typical, minor to bad rust.

Minor = Appearance is of small bubbles. No holes, paint still covering the area. This is typical to what you will find in any unrestored Cortina MK1. Repairable with some steel replacement

Bad = Larger area of bubbling some holes through the steel. Rusty color staining through the paint. Surface very thin and weak.

Real bad = Large holes in surface area red rusty thin perforated surface. Places where no steel exists anymore. Major steel area replacement required
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Don't worry all can be repaired with a time and patience. We are lucky here in Australia as we don't get the worst rust like in the UK. They replace inner guards , guards (wings); chassis components and strut top areas are nearly all expected to be replaced in a restoration.
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