1978 Ford Cortina 1.6 Base MkIV
1978 Ford Cortina MkIV in Travelling Man, TV Series, 1984-1985 Ep. 2.07
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2013-06-08 03:42 |
Seen only in last 10 minutes of episode but has a dramatic chase pursued by /vehicle.php?id=603200 and crash into a pile of pallets. Plate check and rear badge without trim letter give the Base ID - why buy a Base and then add a vinyl roof??.![[Image: cortina41-28.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/cortina41-28.jpg) ![[Image: cortina41-28b.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/cortina41-28b.jpg) ![[Image: cortina41-28d44-46.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/cortina41-28d44-46.jpg) ![[Image: cortina41-28e.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/cortina41-28e.jpg) Note the stunt padding: ![[Image: cortina41-28d44-46padding.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/cortina41-28d44-46padding.jpg) DVLA details for YNB 520S are:Date of Liability 28 01 1988  Date of First Registration 01 07 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1593cc CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type PETROL Export Marker N Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BROWN Vehicle Type Approval Not Available Despite looking a total wreck before the chase started it survived for a couple of years after filming. OK the crash was unconvincingly gentle, but the chase was apparently no-holds-barred and would have been fairly destructive ... |
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◊ 2013-06-08 03:45 |
Dents or rust on the roof. And people in the late seventies and eighties loved their vinyl roofs anyway. |
