[{"id": 12844100, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Good morning BaT community ! Welcome to my no reserve auction. I\u2019m reluctantly listing my Cortina estate due to space and time limitations that I can no longer deny. I had great plans for this project and hope that the new owner will be as excited about it as I first was. Please use the \u201cContact Seller\u201d button if you have any questions of me directly. Otherwise feel free to comment away !", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1698767799, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12844112, "authorName": "devortex", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/devortex/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Lots of good parts here for an English Ford collector. Bid for the parts and get a free wagon! @klfulop do you know what the ratios are in that gearbox? Standard, semi-close?", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1698768193, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12844215, "authorName": "freakinutz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/freakinutz/", "bidAmount": 500, "content": "$500 bid placed by freakinutz", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1698768848, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 12844341, "authorName": "rabs", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rabs/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ford Cortina Estate.... added to the list of wagons I didn't know I wanted. Good bones for a solid foundation to build on. GLWTA!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1698769776, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12844394, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@devortex It\u2019s been a while since I did that one and there have been a couple since then so I\u2019ll have to check tonight.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1698770132, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12844431, "authorName": "JagBee", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jagbee/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This would make a great basis for a restomod! Put in a small block V8 or a powerful 4 (suggestions?) a few licks of POR15 on that interior and a nice exterior paint job and I can see a wonderful California Cruiser with a surfboard on top. I might even consider doing that myself! GLWTA,", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1698770318, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12844958, "authorName": "Sjalabais", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjalabais/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So much work already done, so much work still left. I first thought this is a great candidate to swap in Leaf batteries and a motor, for an otherwise lightweight and quiet classic. But the engine work has come quite far, it would be a shame to not follow the path that has been started. Also a joy to see a BaT find of old here, and not just the now common 1%er cars.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1698772817, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12845277, "authorName": "David_C.", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/david_c.-user/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Cortina Mk2s are pretty rare birds these days. There's a lot of potential for this one. Finishing it would be more of a labor of love than something that would be economically feasible. But, I'm sure there are more than a few people out there up for the challenge.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1698773948, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12846039, "authorName": "Elan2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/elan2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@David_C. You are correct they are pretty rare, I believe there is an estimated 3,000 or less imported and I would bet not that many are left", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1698776430, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12846423, "authorName": "RIXALFA", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rixalfa/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Agree with @Sjalabais on sticking with the crossflow motor. Re-paint in gold, lower it onto 14\" or 15\" minilites, maybe add a front lower lip. I'd daily that.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1698777533, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12847484, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My original intent for the car was to use it as a \u201cshop truck\u201d. I was looking at a sort of period track or rally support vehicle replica based on a couple of photos I had seen online. The engine build was going to be based on the Cortina bottom end bored and stroked to as large a capacity as was practical and topped off with the twincam cylinder head. I was considering a sort of reverse Allan Mann Racing paint scheme too\u2026. Lots of possibilities for this cool rare project.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1698781106, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12848709, "authorName": "spencer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spencer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice to see a listing that has a true honest phrase like \"Catastrophic failure\". Also the correct and accepted vernacular of master cylinder. This Wagon has so much potential. It would make a great success story down the road!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1698786000, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12850023, "authorName": "Electraglider", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/electraglider/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My friend had one that looked just like this one\u2026 after he rolled it a block from the high school.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1698799730, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12850260, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@devortex According to my decrepit Dave Bean catalog, this is a \u201csemi-close\u201d ratio box. I counted the number of teeth on the 3rd gear of the mainshaft. At 32 teeth it couldn\u2019t be anything else.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1698803066, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12850268, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@spencer The catastrophe I was referring to was that whoever was driving it let THIS happen. Thankfully the block was not badly damaged.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1698803264, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12850280, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@JagBee Regarding engine swaps\u2026. I know there is at least one running a 302 Ford motor. Also quite popular are the Z-Tech swaps. I was going for something that may have been done in period. More of a \u201cretro-mod\u201d.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1698803462, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12850837, "authorName": "Dake", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dake/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I love this. Seems like a strong candidate to finish the mechanical restoration, keep the patina, and do some dirt road rallies. And of course MK2s are getting rare everywhere, even overseas, but especially here. I wonder how much this 1.6 has in common with the 1.6 in my 1980 Fiesta. Also, is that an Elva Courier hiding back there?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1698824406, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12851338, "authorName": "Lotuszog", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lotuszog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Cool car. GLWTA!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1698843867, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12851422, "authorName": "spencer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spencer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@klfulop, I used to keep a collection of failed components like this as cautionary examples for my customers. Forensics was a big part of the repair process. This piston looks like a defective casting. As if there was an inclusion of casting sand into the piece! Maybe no ones fault just Baaad luck. Spencer", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1698844679, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12852148, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Lotuszog Thank you. I think so too. I may include my copy of your Cortina Estate book to the winning bidder.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1698851774, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12852184, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dake Yes. I expect they are fairly rare at this point. I believe the Fiesta Kent block has different motor mount drillings but I may be wrong\u2026. Crank may be different too but many interchangeable internals. Also the Courier is my recent daily driver. Featured on BaT long ago. \r\nhttps://bringatrailer.com/2012/12/06/flat-tires-and-no-crank-1961-elva-courier/", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1698852075, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12852755, "authorName": "freakinutz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/freakinutz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My brother and I both own1968 MK2's. His is an original GT; mine is modified Deluxe. He recently obtained an Estate, also 1968, from a wrecking yard and it was surprisingly intact and straight. Engine was shot so we road tripped to Oregon from the SF Bay Area for a free GT engine and other Cortina parts. His car is also a 4 speed. I'm intrigued with this car and also curious to see how far I go with it.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1698856488, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12852816, "authorName": "Paul_Blouin", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/paul_blouin/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I recently took a stromberg head manifolds carbs cam chain covers etc to recycling. Nobody on Cortina List would come get it an I was selling the house.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1698856884, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12852965, "authorName": "Brian_M", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brian_m/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@JagBee easy choice for an engine swap, just throw an F20C in there but leave the rest as is - or not.\r\n\r\nI put an F20C in my Mk1 Cortina and it improved the performance. \ud83d\ude0a", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1698857700, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12853998, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@freakinutz Sounds like you would be well equipped to take this one on ! Also thank you for your bid.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1698861366, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12860792, "authorName": "freakinutz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/freakinutz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@klfulop I would be well equipped to take it on. Not sure if my wife is well equipped to find a new husband. LOL.... but still....", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1698935709, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12865520, "authorName": "aosborn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/aosborn/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@klfulop you are correct, the Fiesta FWD crank is (slightly) different. The Fiesta block has the RWD mount bosses cast into it, but they aren't drilled or tapped. This looks like a great project, with a Lotus twin cam head added as a bonus! Best of luck for a healthy auction, and a great project for the new owner.\r\n\r\nPS - anyone that says stick a V8 in it, come on! If your going to ditch the Kent & Twin Cam setup, Duratec or Ecoboost is they only way to go!", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1698954990, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12879668, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thought I might post a couple of inspirational photos.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1699118321, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12879699, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Check out the Tecalemit Jackson trackside support vehicle on the right side of this period photo !", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1699118407, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12881935, "authorName": "spuh", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spuh/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@kifulop, thanks for the link to your Elva, that's exactly the sort of information/trivia I loved reading in the old days.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699126569, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12887425, "authorName": "Hywyflyr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hywyflyr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@klfulop couple questions. Do you have the bearing caps for the stromberg head? I don\u2019t see them in the photos. The block, has it been bored? To what size? And last, the trans, is it original to the car? Hard to believe a wagon came with a semi-close ratio box. Thank you.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699208261, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12890429, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Hywyflyr No sir. I do not have the cam caps. They are available new from Burton or used from various sources. There has been talk of needing to have the new ones align bored but I feel like a used set shouldn\u2019t require that. The block was not bored. It was just machine shop cleaned and then painted. I was going to have it x-rayed to see how big I could go for bore size. I have no reason to doubt that the gearbox is not original to the car. Perhaps they were fitting \u201csemi-close\u201d gears to all US bound Cortinas by late \u201869. Experts please feel free to chime in here.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699231420, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12890751, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Since you all have been clamoring for driving videos \u2026.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1699236007, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12890765, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "As I\u2019m sure you will notice it has excellent handling characteristics for a Station Wagon. It takes a light touch, and has great turn in feel. Excellent feedback from the steering wheel. Also noticeable in the short clip is that the parking brake holds quite well.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1699236299, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12893631, "authorName": "Elan2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/elan2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Absolutely the best driving video ever!", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1699293885, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12899306, "authorName": "TomPayne", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tompayne/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@klfulop Those are exactly the things that informed bidders want to know.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1699320441, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12899485, "authorName": "SnidelyWhiptrash", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/snidelywhiptrash/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This cool car looks like a fun project for those with handy skills and I\u2019d love to see the end result! Maybe someday @BaT will add a side link for alums to add update reports on their projects.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699322845, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12899522, "authorName": "Billaji", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/billaji/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Lotus Cortina Wagon Tribute ?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699323433, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12899529, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Much to my boss\u2019s chagrin I will be glued to my IPad tomorrow until about 11:00AM or so to answer any last minute questions.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699323506, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12899537, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Billaji Yes. To any extent that you wish.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699323607, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12899842, "authorName": "5gearsinreverse", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/5gearsinreverse/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "To quote Ian Dury: Had a love affair with Nina\r\nIn the back of my cortina\r\nA seasoned-up hyena\r\nCould not have been more obscener\r\nShe took me to the cleaners\r\nAnd other misdemeanours\r\nBut I got right up between her\r\nRum and her Ribena", "likes": 9, "timestamp": 1699327714, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12900177, "authorName": "Gerryaugustyn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gerryaugustyn/", "bidAmount": 625, "content": "$625 bid placed by Gerryaugustyn", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699337300, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 12900519, "authorName": "shabah210", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shabah210/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm assuming driving video on the street requires running shoes?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699362360, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12900769, "authorName": "5gearsinreverse", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/5gearsinreverse/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@shabah210 the driving video will be a cameo performance by none other than bare-footed Fred Flintstone.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699365810, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12900813, "authorName": "Scoopman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/scoopman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Very cool project. It has the potential to be quite a sleeper with the Lotus twin cam head. Bones look pretty good too. GLWTA!!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699366334, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12900893, "authorName": "oldukguy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oldukguy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This Ole Girl would be lucky to clock $50 on a warm summer day ....", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699367165, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12901535, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Scoopman I heartily agree ! Thanks.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699373148, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12901606, "authorName": "RWD-FTW", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rwd-ftw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Calling for a 1.8L Miata mill.....", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699373784, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902096, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Another inspiration photo.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1699377838, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902188, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The Alan Mann paint scheme for reference", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699378396, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902199, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Here\u2019s the V-8 swapped Wagon.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1699378447, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902363, "authorName": "fdthird", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fdthird/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Had a 68 Falcon when I fell in love with one of these Estates in a Ford dealer\u2019s showroom. It was white with a red interior, and to my 20 year old eyes, gorgeous. Never came to pass, as I picked up a 71 Capri at the Ford plant in Cologne, Germany instead, but I still have a soft spot for them.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699379541, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902432, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@fdthird My first car was a \u201873 Capri !", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699380027, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902554, "authorName": "Gerryaugustyn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gerryaugustyn/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "How is the floor pan?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699380681, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902594, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Gerryaugustyn Floor pans are near perfect ! Any discoloration seen in the interior photos is residual adhesive.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699380832, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902704, "authorName": "GlenK", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/glenk/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If I an not mistaken Ford in South Africa had a V8 Cortina Wagon. A kind of company like Lotus made them there.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699381361, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902752, "authorName": "Gerryaugustyn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gerryaugustyn/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Glen I don\u2019t think so. South Africa had a Cortina Perana V6 No V8 Cortinas", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699381493, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902772, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@GlenK I believe that there were some V6 converted cars called \u201cSavage\u201d.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699381540, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902788, "authorName": "Gerryaugustyn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gerryaugustyn/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "In England you got the savage yes. In SA you had Perana", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699381599, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902810, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I met a fellow at the Best of France and Italy show in LA this past weekend who said he had V8 swapped at least a dozen Cortinas himself. Including some Mk1 cars.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699381654, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902914, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ladies and Gents, with a half hour to go let\u2019s not forget that this is a \u201cNo Reserve\u201d auction ! Don\u2019t be the guy that says \u201cDamn ! I would have paid that !\u201d Ask me how I know the feeling.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699381931, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902918, "authorName": "Hywyflyr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hywyflyr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Having owned a Mk 1 Lotus Cortina hurdling through space in a V8 Cortina is a terrifying thought! \ud83d\ude02", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699381942, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12902947, "authorName": "devortex", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/devortex/", "bidAmount": 995, "content": "$995 bid placed by devortex", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699382022, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 12902998, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@devortex Thank you sir. There is someone who KNOWS.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699382162, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903052, "authorName": "Hywyflyr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hywyflyr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Just the new parts here are worth twice the current bid.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1699382368, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903136, "authorName": "devortex", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/devortex/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The rebuilt gearbox would have an immediate home in one of my other cars. The estate would have to wait for some other projects to get finished first.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699382562, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903236, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "\u201cJust the new parts here are worth twice the current bid\u201d \r\nAt least I didn\u2019t have to say it.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1699382878, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903328, "authorName": "SnidelyWhiptrash", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/snidelywhiptrash/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@5gearsinreverse S&D&R&R!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699383151, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903340, "authorName": "Volumex", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volumex/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I would say it worth at least four times the current bid. \r\nIf this were in Ontario I'd buy it in a heartbeat just for the engine.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1699383189, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903394, "authorName": "Hywyflyr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hywyflyr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I think the condition of the body is holding down the value of just the mechanical parts. Living in SoCal I can\u2019t get body shops to even think about doing these kind of projects.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699383321, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903467, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Hywyflyr Valid point. I\u2019m originally from the NorthEast so to me the lack of structural rust was key.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1699383541, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903526, "authorName": "Gerryaugustyn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gerryaugustyn/", "bidAmount": 1095, "content": "$1,095 bid placed by Gerryaugustyn", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699383725, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 12903541, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Gerryaugustyn Thank you for your bid !", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699383771, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903571, "authorName": "Gerryaugustyn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gerryaugustyn/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 11/7/23 for $1,095 to Gerryaugustyn", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699383845, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 12903586, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Gerryaugustyn Congratulations sir ! I think we can all agree that this was very well bought. I hope at the end of the project you will feel the same way.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1699383933, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903593, "authorName": "klfulop (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/klfulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks everyone for the comments and bids !", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1699383961, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903601, "authorName": "akrzczuk", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/akrzczuk/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats, @Gerryaugustyn! You absolutely STOLE this! But since you're in CA and already have four Cortinas, it makes sense.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1699384000, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903607, "authorName": "Scoopman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/scoopman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Awesome deal on a VERY cool project!!! It will take some work but it will be worth it!!! Congrats!!!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1699384020, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903625, "authorName": "devortex", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/devortex/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Good job @Gerryaugustyn I sent you an IG message.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699384095, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903679, "authorName": "Tom_F2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tom_f2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@klfulop: Thank you for an auction that was rich with information, filled with entertainment, and free of exaggeration. Well done, sir!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1699384331, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903841, "authorName": "Elan2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/elan2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This was stolen for that bid.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699384943, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12903912, "authorName": "Hywyflyr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hywyflyr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Yes the head, block and trans were worth more. I already have those as spares so dealing with the rest of the car was too much.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699385291, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12907877, "authorName": "King60", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/king60/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Another one stoolen.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1699406721, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12909400, "authorName": "GoldMember", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/goldmember/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congratulations to the buyer. I wish I had seen this before the results came out. We moved to Canada in 1968 and our father had one imported from England and delivered to Canada. We had the identical Gold over Black with an automatic transmission. As kids, this was the first car we ever had. My brother and I \"gnashed our teeth\" and knuckles on it and spent many hours underneath, lying on our backs fixing things. We learned how to do everything Mechanical on our Cortina. Oil Changes, Tune-up's, Fix rusty bodywork and replace the exhaust. Needless to say, the notorious Lucas electrical system was a great training ground to learn how to troubleshoot electrical issues. \r\nIt was a sad day when we said goodbye, but it prepared me to buy and maintain an immaculate 1974 Capri, on which I was able to apply everything I had learned on the Cortina.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1699452820, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 12910670, "authorName": "cyirush", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cyirush/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats to @Gerryaugustyn (he does immaculate restorations so this car will be pristine).\r\n\r\n@klfulop - that picture was of Senna and Berger by a MkII estate might be the coolest/rarest picture I\u2019ve ever seen on here.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1699463225, "type": "comment"}]