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1970 Ford Cortina Mk. II Savage Estate

United Kingdom • 27 Nov 2021 • Lot 135

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a rare Cortina Savage Estate, first registered in February 1970. The car was believed to be owned by Jeff Uren himself for 21 years and is thought to be the last one he built. The car has been fully nut and bolt restored and is in show condition. The ownership can be traced with letters, V5 registration documents and magazine entries for the car.

Condition

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The car has been fully nut and bolt restored and is in show condition. The car is very well-known and desirable example and has history dating back to the order and includes original sales literature from Race Proved Performance Ltd. However, interested parties should note that this example has very recently been restored and thus some minor fettling and running in will be expected.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

BA99JD04906

Odometer:

42,068 miles

Reg Number:

OBM 307H

RHD/LHD:

RHD

The Cortina Savage was first produced by Race Proved Performance and Racing Equipment Limited in the mid-1960s and came in the form of the MK.

II Ford Cortina.

It was designed and produced by the 1959 British Saloon Car Champion, Jeff Uren.

The most obvious feature of the later Cortina Savage is the optional fiberglass bonnet but this usually not seen until the mk.III.

Many other options were also available, such as Mati headers and power pipes, Dunlop wheels, adjustable shocks, and various brake upgrades.

Jeff Uren had raced for and managed the Ford Works team before joining the Willment race team, which fielded Ford Falcons, Galaxies, Cobras, GT40s, and, most famously, the humble Cortina Mk.

I.

Uren was responsible for the development of the Willment Sprint GT Mk.

I Cortina.

When John Willment gave up racing, Uren set up Race Proved Performance and Racing Equipment Limited as his own company in 1967.

The first car to have the Savage treatment (by dropping in a Ford 3.0 litr...