RSS feeds available Dont miss the latest news Cortina news feed Classified adds feed ................................................ Febraury 1st PLEASE READ This site and jewels would like to state that at no time did i ever see the Cortina Nationals as a finacial gain It was and always will be only about the cars and getting all enthusiats all together in the one spot to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Cortina MK1. I cannot believe after all i have done and all i have dedicated to this event since the conception in 2008 and being the person who originally had the idea of the Cortina Nationals have now being informed after the membership of CMOOC have voted that i am not a fit person to be involved. A sad day but i will accept the decision and move on. Statement details in HERE Please forward all correspondance to the Cortina Mark One Owners club of Aust Inc. ................................................ January 2nd Replacement fuel tanks back in stock. Also 5 volt fuel sender kits HERE ............................................. November 11th Tie rod ends back in stock! HERE .............................................. October 11th New replacament fuel tank senders. Now available HERE ............................................... July 6th Engine mounts back in stock! HERE ................................................ June 21st Firewall padding now available HERE ............................................... May 21st Mk1 sills back in stock HERE ................................................ April 16th New Mk1 Suspension bushs & idler arms HERE ................................................ Visit the Classifieds! Free to list - Free to sell For small Ford owners Register, and you can place your own adds. Click here! ............................................. February 14th Hanging rock mages ready for viewing HERE ................................................ February 8th Small Ford day images ready for viewing HERE .............................................. October 12th MK2 Cortina sill repair sections available .............................................. October 12th To the tech section Body dimensions and wheel alignment data here ............................................... June 17th Two new cars added to drag Cortina page. Zetec & SR20 powered. HERE ............................................. April 10 Media page updated Small Ford alliance Dyno day Videos HERE and images in the gallery See our dyno printout HERE .............................................. January 2nd New tech guide to fitting Datsun crankshafts into Kent blocks HERE ! ................................................

1963 4 door GT
This is a new car we have found that will be restored to its original state. We are looking for any parts that you may be able to help us with. Its one of the 100 cars bought into Australia by Ford in September 1963. We think that there are only about 4 restored out of 8 of these cars left in Australia. Hover over images for details.

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Its Story
The car was found in the coastal area S.A. near Mount Gambier. If you recognize this car or can help in locating missing items we would be very appreciative. Sold new in Victoria we still have original number plates. It was sold at some stage from a car yard in Footscray, Melbourne. Bill Wilcox from Buckley St. Can you help? Contact us

Restoration has started (Jan '07). Restoration pictures can be found in the gallery here. Rust is the main problem so many new panels will be used. In the mean time we will begin stripping to a bare shell in prepartation for media blasting. Regular updates can be seen here.
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What's different about a 63 GT?
1963 GT's were a little different in specifications to the later more common 65 and 66. While they did carry some of the specs over to the 64 model. These are unique in a couple of ways.

Early GT's '63 and '64 never had the rear radius rods fitted to the diff like the '65 or 'flow through' as they known to be called.

1963 and '64 GT's were also never fitted with chrome quarter vent window surrounds. You will find they were only paint on the front and the rear. See images on the right.

And: they just look like a 1964 GT from the outside and 63's still retained the chrome moldings along the side. Its not until you look inside the car that you see the main differences. The dash is very distinctive in a 1963 car which were fitted with a 'bar' type speedo. They also had a rev counter that was mounted to the steering column and two gauges in the console.

One more thing, the front calipers were also different, locating on the front of the disk rotor unlike other GT's which had them on the rear of the disk.

If you can help with parts, please contact us.

Interior
Engine
Restoration progress images

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