CORTINA 1200 Deluxe

Some owners put their cars on trailers, to best preserve them for concours competition. Some owners don’t. Jim Scott is definitely in category two. Alpina Green with a spotless, matching interior, his 1966 Cortina 1200 Deluxe takes dozens of trophies every year, yet it’s driven to every show it attends. “I don’t believe in trailers,” he laughs, “Ford put wheels on my Cortina. It’s meant to be used.” It’s an ethos that’s carried the car past 204,000 miles — and Jim doesn’t plan to stop any time soon.

Short of an odometer reading, there’s no way to tell that this Cortina has been