CORTINA 1600E

When it comes to old Fords and full-on restoration projects, normally that means lots of welding, but this stunning silver, late Series One 1600E of longtime Cortina fan, Stephen Branson proved to be an unusual exception to this rule. The welding torch may have remained untouched throughout this involving project, but Stephen still had his work cut out to reach his goal of owning that perfect example of a 1600E.

Stephen is happy to admit he’s been a fan of Cortinas since as long ago as 1975 when the Mk3 was still in production. “My first Ford was a £50 Anglia, but by 1975 I’d bought