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Life On Mars’ Cortina

As a modern day take on the classic ’70s cop show, Life on Mars was always destined to have a high classic Ford count. The most prominent example is Gene Hunt’s Mk3 Cortina 2000E (with a GXL front), a car which appears so frequently it’s a main character in its own right! Numerous other Fords also crop up, including a Mk1 Capri, a Mk1 Transit, Mk3 Zephyr, and a Mk1

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