Classic Car Classifieds > Ford Cortina 1600E

The second incarnation of the Cortina was designed by Roy Haynes, and launched on 18 October 1966,four years after the original Cortina. Although the launch was accompanied by the slogan "New Cortina is more Cortina", the car, at 168 inches (430 cm) long, was fractionally shorter than before.[9] Its 2 1⁄2 inches (6.4 cm) of extra width and curved side panels provided more interior space.Other improvements included a smaller turning circle, softer suspension, self-adjusting brakes and clutch together with the availability on the smaller-engined models, for the UK and some other markets, of a new five bearing 1300 cc engine.

The four-door Cortina 1600E, a higher trim version, was introduced at the Paris Motor Show in October 1967,[15] a year after the arrival of the Cortina Mark II. It combined the lowered suspension of the Cortina Lotus with the high-tune GT 1600 Kent engine and luxury trim featuring a burr walnut woodgrain-trimmed dashboard and door cappings, bucket seating, leather-clad aluminium sports steering wheel, and full instrumentation inside, while a black grille, tail panel, front fog lights, and plated Rostyle wheels on radial tyres featured outside.