1980 Ford Cortina Estate 1.6 L MkV

1980 Ford Cortina Estate MkV in The Dancer Upstairs, Movie, 2002

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Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2008-05-23 19:42
rpcm ◊ 2008-05-24 00:26	The thumbnail shows that the other car has a sticker of the Portuguese MOT equivalent, so it's a 1980 Cortina Estate MkV. These were sold in 1.6 L form and I think they were assembled in Portugal at the now closed Azambuja plant.
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2008-05-24 00:27	Why wasnt it sold under Taunus like in the rest of Europe?
rpcm ◊ 2008-05-24 00:32	The Cortinas MkIV and V were sold this way in Portugal and not as Taunus. They were also sold as Cortina in UK and not only in Portugal.
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2008-05-24 00:33	Yes i knew about England but why as well in Portugal? does Taunus mean anything in Portugese?
rpcm ◊ 2008-05-24 00:42	The Taunus models were also sold in Portugal when they were different from the Cortina. Nevertheless, when the Cortina MkIV and the Taunus [TC2] became only rebadged twins, the name Cortina was retained for Portugal ( the same also happened with the MkV and the [TC3] ). I guess it happened because the different Cortina models were always strong sellers here.
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2008-05-24 00:55	You are an open book rpcm, thanks for the information.