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CORTINA 1300 Deluxe

A young girl sits on the grass, perched in front of a Mk2 Cortina. The image is small, a greyscale square rimmed with a curling white border, but its significance couldn’t be greater: it’s a record of the first meeting between the car and its current keeper.

Originally owned by her great uncle, today this 1300 Deluxe is the proud property of Diane Hawkins and her husband Steve — 52 years after it rolled off the Dagenham production line, this Ford is still a family affair.

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