Chobis

Okay maybe I will share some pics of one of my non-Yota's. This is the story of my first Mk1 Cortina..... in fact the first car I ever bought. I've owned several other Mk1 Cortina's, but this one has stayed with me. Why? Ask Eric Bana. I bought this car back in 1996. Yep that's right..... the Macarena went top on the ARIA charts and I needed a car that I could sink a wallet full of cash into. In the end this car not only took my wallet, but my entire bank balance for the next few years and my ability to buy food. I didn't care though...... this was going to be the greatest Cortina ever. Well the pictures tell the story really. It never really became anything. All my money went into an Engine rebuild which involved porting, balancing and blueprinting. Of course I wasn't smart enough to upgrade anything else straight away and learnt the hard way after snapping the tailshaft off the diff, ripping numerous engine mounts, replacing 5 diffs, two full engine bay rewires after electrical fires and a bunch of other terrible and expensive stuff. The idea of the car was to go Group N racing. However after upgrading all the mechanicals I realised I just couldn't keep sinking more money into the car to get it to the track. Race seats, roll cage...... etc etc etc. Anyway the car was my daily for many years even as many other cars, mainly classics, came and went. Then about 8 years ago the car stopped being used. I had other cars that had become more enjoyable and so the poor old Corty just remained at the back of the yard wherever I lived. This however all changed in November 2005. My mate (ratiara on here) was doing up his VW Beetle at the time in the rat-style so popular among dubbers in Europe and USA. He convinced me to try the same theme on the Cortina and I have to say it worked out nicely for me. In January of 2008 a photoshoot was done for a full feature article on my Corty for the British magazine "Classic Ford". The magazine came out later that year and I was a pig in mud. Couldn't believe that a car that looked like that could possibly get in a magazine. Best part of all was it was a very cheap way of resurecting the Cortina and getting it to turn more heads than any other car I had owned along the way. Who said you have to spend a lot of money to build a show car that heaps of people will look at and take photo's of. :hmm: Well here's a few photo's along the way. Back in 1996 When I first bought the car for almost $1500 if I recall correctly. You can never have too many Mk1 Cortina's. :D I really like them! This is in 2005 after many years of the Corty sitting without even being started. A few photo's of the rat-style taking effect. Well here was the end result......

That Koala looks like it's got a massive goatie.

I can't believe you got a Chev before me. You're a jerk!

BAM !!! Had a look at this car on the weekend and almost had to beg Darren to post it up for you guys to have a look at. It's deeeeead seeexy !!!! Got a few oddities about it too..... like where the front interior door lock buttons are positioned as an example. I have two tips for you mate....... !) - Go with the old skool rally look 2) - Don't leave half sucked twisties under your bonnet :D

This car is beautiful. I love it. Wish we had them here. You have done amazing work to get it to the stage it's now at. Congrats! :dance:

Spotted a brown KE25 cruising the Bay at 5:30 tonight. Can't remember who owns it but pretty sure he's on here. Waves were exchanged. :dance:

Going the other way and passed you before you got to the big roundabout in a blue Mazda 2

flange..... Spotted nickyboy looking Fanta fresh on Robert Street, South Plympton today at 2:10pm. Didn't notice his flange, but noticed how not high the car is now. Looking killer :dance:

mate I haven't seen this thread in forever...... didn't even realise this car had hit the streets...... it's looking freakin awesome...... you should be loving it!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.................................. . Did it appear to have the interior door handles intact? Or the hubcaps? Cos I need both ;)

My good mate BorisTheRat told me and sent me through a pic. Looks pretty bloody nice too. Not suprised you were the only VW at Tanunda. Thats a great show and usually I go but I couldn't this year. The Fasty looks great in the pics.

I think Troy needs more coins, or a coin with more sides. :dance: I would love to see this wagon in the metal.

Pics of the new one please???? :dance:

Sounds good. I've seen photos from that show before. Some awesome stuff usually shows up. Make sure you post up some pics of the cool old skoolers that turn out. not just the Rolla's/Toyota's. :jamie:

Yep, you definately have more than 3 inches there.

Incredible! So glad it is being kept factory. :)

Was any of the following ones? :y: Massive SMASA Cruise tonight with over 500 cars meeting at West Lakes Shopping Centre carpark. We figured there should be some 10/11's in the mix. :dance:

Yep, thats a great shed! The cars aren't bad either :thumbsup: That Corona Hardtop blows my mind every time I see a pic of it.

ive avoided posting on this therad cos i hate whinging buit i am sick of doctors not knowing whats going on and telling me to go home and rest and everything wioll be fine because they dunoo what going on. I can barely stand up, can't walk straight, constantly hacve a headache and flickering eyes and vertigo type symptopms but apparently a few days of rest wilol fix everythign. Weel it been 4 weeks now and it is gheting worse not better so maybe you nbeeded to get you little doctoer book out and have a read thriough it and tell me whats wrong and then take all the money i have given you and fizx the problem. I am not supposed to drin,k byut today was my work christmas show and i figure it can't possbly make me feel any worse so i had a few beeams and a couple and now i feel better but i bet tomorrow will bve a bad day. its so ghey. so much for being fit and healthy and running and eating right and douing workouts. I was thaet fittest i been in year s and now i can't even walk staright when I'm stotally sober so whats the opoint of eben bothering. my grears are ground

I will tell you what I think............. Hell Yeh !!!! .......... is what I think.

Negative. My tip is that it might have been KeRoLLin. Last I heard he was planning to put black 14's with whitewalls on like I have. Coulda been anyone of the other three white ones in my sig pic also. Or coulda been another white one I see getting around totally stock and it slightly shabby condition. There are too many of them!

Didn't expect to see you posting up a kesev, however that is pretty darn nice. To keep or to move on.... that is the question.

Oh man....... that makes that Shovel Nose Corona even more impressive. Thats good info. I've always loved them too, but am waiting for a Ute version to pop up and knowing there is a Tiara Ute over there too also makes me jealous. I love the old Yota utes.... hence the Stout in my garage. :locked:

:locked: oops.... didn't see that thread..... thanks lads :n: Wish I could have seen this display in person. Looks awesome!

OHMYGOD...... That Tiara makes me feel sick....... how nice is it !?!?!?!?! My mate just bought one a few days ago..... we still have to pick it up yet. God I wish I had bought it but he found it first. dfunkt..... your Crown looks incredible in those shots. I wish I had one of them too. I swear cars are a disease!