73 Ford Cortina

[Vipers]

A quick question, whilst discussing steering wheels on the ev Audi which isn't exactly circular I seem to recall the 73'ish Cortinas steering wheel was off round, sort of slightly oval, any one confirm that?

[M4cruiser]

Yes, I do remember that, it was one of the Cortinas, not sure exactly which age.

Odd that back then cars were slated for having non-round steering wheels, especially the Allegro.

But now it's cool.

Proof that the Allegro was years ahead of its time.

[Vipers]

I was thinking this one

[Vipers]

This is the one I am talking about my brother in laws car and I am 99.9% the steering wheel wasn’t exactly round.

[Doofus]

I seek to recall that the hub wasn't in the centre, but I don't remember the wheel not being round.

[Vipers]

Doofus said:

I seek to recall that the hub wasn't in the centre, but I don't remember the wheel not being round.

Thanks for that, still niggling me.

[LuS1fer]

Pretty sure the wheel was round and the centre part was an inverted V with fake holes which sloped inwards which may have helped it look off kilter.
I have a brochure in the attic but can't be bothered looking though I can see it clearly in my mind - in brown.

Edited by LuS1fer on Thursday 1st July 23:47

[Vipers]

LuS1fer said:

Pretty sure the wheel was round and the centre part was an inverted V with fake holes which sloped inwards which may have helped it look off kilter.

I have a brochure in the attic but can't be bothered looking though I can see it clearly in my mind - in brown.

Edited by LuS1fer on Thursday 1st July 23:47

Thanks for that, you are probably right, the memory banks in the little grey cells deteriorate with age.

It only came up as my son is about to lease an e-Audi and he sent me a pic of the steering wheel, and I seemed to recall the 71 Cortina having a steering wheel which wasnt exactly circular.

Thanks anyway.

For info, this is the Audi steering wheel.

[oakdale]

The steering wheel was round and central to the column, it just looked a bit odd with its two spoke boomerang design.

https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-edito...

[Vipers]

oakdale said:

The steering wheel was round and central to the column, it just looked a bit odd with its two spoke boomerang design.

https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-edito...

Sorts that out then, thank you, I can only blame my little grey cells.......

[BillyWhizz888]

I have 10 mk3 cortinas and confirm. They are all round. From 72 to 76

[M4cruiser]

Well, whilst we're on steering wheels,
there's round ... and there's round:
https://i0.wp.com/viaretro.com/wp-content/uploads/...

[Mikebentley]

BillyWhizz888 said:

I have 10 mk3 cortinas and confirm. They are all round. From 72 to 76

Hang on, hang on you can’t just drop that little chestnut without pictures of firstly the cars and secondly your most recent psychiatric report.

[BillyWhizz888]

Heres a couple ipics I have on phone. But heres the list

1972 maize yellow gt Crayford (mums) 2.9v6
1975 south Africans bakkie (dads) 5.0 v8
1975 aussie gle. Was a 4.1 straight 6 now a tuned 5.0 v8


Ones not got pics handy
1973 1.6l 2 door
1972 gxl daytona yellow
1973 L white
1976 1.6L gold
1976 200e purple velvet (last mk3 rolled of production line)
1974 gxl Green with black vinyl roof

Sold brown 1974 200e Estate and mk4 2.3s auto Crayford

[neutral 3]

BillyWhizz888 said:

Heres a couple ipics I have on phone. But heres the list

1972 maize yellow gt Crayford (mums) 2.9v6
1975 south Africans bakkie (dads) 5.0 v8
1975 aussie gle. Was a 4.1 straight 6 now a tuned 5.0 v8


Ones not got pics handy
1973 1.6l 2 door
1972 gxl daytona yellow
1973 L white
1976 1.6L gold
1976 200e purple velvet (last mk3 rolled of production line)
1974 gxl Green with black vinyl roof

Sold brown 1974 200e Estate and mk4 2.3s auto Crayford

Any photos of the green ( Onyx ? ) GXL ?
My Mum had an L reg one for 9 years, would love one !!

[neutral 3]

Vipers said:

This is the one I am talking about my brother in laws car and I am 99.9% the steering wheel wasn’t exactly round.

That’s only the 3rd Onyx green GXL that I have ever seen !
Any more photos and what happened to it ?

[Vipers]

neutral 3 said:

Vipers said:

This is the one I am talking about my brother in laws car and I am 99.9% the steering wheel wasn’t exactly round.

That’s only the 3rd Onyx green GXL that I have ever seen !
Any more photos and what happened to it ?

I will have a shufty, but may be the only pic, my brother in law drove from Folkestone to Rosyth one Christmas, and this is him parked outside our married quarters.