The Cortina's chief designer was Roy Brown Jr. — the same man behind the infamous Edsel, banished to Ford's UK operation after that failure, who then helped create Britain's best-selling car.
Median 95 hp across 273 similar cars
Lead trim: 1500 Super · up to 78 hp
Ford Cortina Mark I1962–1966
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FactThe Cortina's chief designer was Roy Brown Jr. — the same man behind the infamous Edsel, banished to Ford's UK operation after that failure, who then helped create Britain's best-selling car.
Ford of Britain's "Archbishop" project: a family-sized car designed by Roy Brown Jr., who had designed the Edsel, aimed at buyers of the Morris Oxford Farina and Vauxhall Victor and launched on 20 September 1962. Designed to be economical to buy, cheap to run and easy to produce, it used a pushrod "pre-crossflow" four-cylinder. The Cortina GT of spring 1963 had lowered suspension and a tuned 1500.
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2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 GT | 1963–1966 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 78 hp | 97 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 1500 Super | 1963–1966 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 60 hp | 81 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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The Cortina's chief designer was Roy Brown Jr. — the same man behind the infamous Edsel, banished to Ford's UK operation after that failure, who then helped create Britain's best-selling car.
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