Ford Cortina MK3 2000E

About the Ford Cortina MK3 2000E

In the late 1960s, Ford set about developing the third-generation Cortina,the MK3, which would be produced in higher volumes than before, following the recent merger of Ford of Britain and Ford of Germany into the modern-day Ford of Europe. The early MK3 Cortinas came with the same 1300 and the 1600cc engines as the MK2 Cortinas,(except for the 1600CC GXL)these engines are known as the Kent, crossflow engine or over head valve (OHV) engine. There was also the introduction of the 2000cc engine, the single overhead cam engine, now known as the pinto engine. SOHC. The OHV Kent unit was fitted with a single choke carburetor and was used for the early models up to GT trim, the SOHC twin choke carburetor Pinto unit was used for the GT and GXL models. The GXL was also offered in 1600 in the later Cortina MK3s.