The Corcel made Brazilian history for an odd reason: it was the subject of the country's first-ever automotive recall, reaching 65,000 owners.
Median 101 hp across 372 similar cars
Lead trim: Corcel 1.3 Renault 810 OHV four (68 hp; 1968) · up to 85 hp
Ford Corcel I / BelinaCORCEL-I · 1968–1977
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FactThe Corcel made Brazilian history for an odd reason: it was the subject of the country's first-ever automotive recall, reaching 65,000 owners.
The Ford Corcel ("charger" or "steed") is a family car sold by Ford do Brasil in Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Venezuela, with origins in the Renault 12: Willys-Overland's "Project M" to replace its Dauphine range was inherited when Ford do Brasil bought Willys in 1967, so the Corcel was presented nearly two years before the Renault 12. It debuted in 1968 as a four-door sedan at São Paulo with the 1.3 L (1,289 cc) 68 hp (51 kW) water-cooled OHV "Cléon" engine from the Renault 12 at a slightly lower 8:1 compression to run on 70-octane petrol; a coupé followed in 1969 for the second-car market (quickly the fastest seller) and the three-door "Belina" wagon in March 1970. Early quality problems hurt sales until, under new head Joseph W. O'Neill, Brazil's first automotive recall contacted 65,000 owners and the Corcel was again Ford's biggest seller in 1971, when the L (Luxo) and the more powerful GT (twin-barrel carburettor, 80 hp / 60 kW, 141 km/h / 88 mph against 135 km/h) arrived. Styling borrowed from the Maverick and became ever more pony-car-like; the "Mark 1½" facelift of 1973 added a bored-out 1.4-litre (1,372 cc) engine to some Ls and all GTs (75 hp gross for the regular Corcel and 85 hp at 5,400 rpm for the GT's XP engine; 72 and 77 hp on the later SAE net basis), a minor 1975 facelift brought the luxury LDO coupé or estate and the locally developed 1.4 gradually replaced the 1.3 (some dealers offered a tuning kit to about 95 hp gross), and CV joints replaced the front-drive universal joints in 1976. The GT (920 kg) did well in the Tarumã, Interlagos and beach rally street-car championships of the 1970s, beating everything but the V8 Maverick and Chevrolet Opala. Front-wheel drive, 4-speed manual, wheelbase 2,440 mm (96.1 in), width 1,610 mm (63.4 in).
Collectors Spotted in the Ford Corcel Lineage
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corcel 1.3 Renault 810 OHV four (68 hp; 1968) | 1968–1975 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 68 hp | 71 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Corcel 1.4 1300-B OHV four (75 hp gross; 1973) | 1973–1977 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 75 hp | 84 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Corcel GT 1.4 XP OHV twin-barrel (85 hp gross at 5,400 rpm; 1973) | 1973–1977 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 85 hp | 84 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Corcel GT 1300-C twin-barrel (80 hp; from 1971) | 1971–1973 | Inline-4 | 80 hp | 72 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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Ford's humble Brazilian Corcel II had its own dedicated FIA racing series — a one-make Group 1 championship that ran from 1979 to 1983.
The Corcel made Brazilian history for an odd reason: it was the subject of the country's first-ever automotive recall, reaching 65,000 owners.
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