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This article originally appeared in JUST CARS #261 – October, 2017

OK. Let’s get one thing clear from the start: Ford never built a utility on the Mark II Cortina platform. The pictures here may lead you to think otherwise, but the idea of a factory-built Cortina for the farm didn’t appear until the Mark III (known as the TC Series here) and was made in South Africa.

There are rumours - and a few images floating around the ‘net - of a MkI Cortina ute, but that’s more likely to be an individual conversion, rather than a factory effort.

So, unless the publication of this article proves otherwise, I’m pretty confident the vehicle featured here is the only one of its type in Australia. The boys in the Delgiglio family who created this ute are confident that it’s not only unique in Australia, but also the world.

CORTINA PASSION

Rocco Delgiglio, the owner of the vehicle featured, has a longstanding fondness for Cortinas and Fords in general.

“I’ve always been a Ford fan and I’ve always liked Cortinas – even since I was young,” Rocco says. “I like the sleek style of them