Cultured Cortina sold at
BCA
A vintage Ford Cortina 2000GT with a BBC
pedigree was sold for £2,200 in the Top Car Sale at BCA Blackbushe
on Monday, 15th February. Many potential buyers
were in the auction hall at Blackbushe for a chance to bid on this
rare 1970s saloon, 
with others
competing over the internet via BCA Live Online.
The Ford Cortina Facelift Mk3 2000GT was one
of the very last GTs produced and was on a 1976 ‘R’ plate. The car
had been owned by the BBC since 2007 and starred on the BBC's
Culture Show in the summer of that year, visiting a series of
famous UK film locations such as Train spotting, The Wicker Man,
Brief Encounter, The Full Monty, 28 Days Later and Gosford
Park.
The Cortina was managed by Lex Autolease and
featured as part of the Lex Autolease sale section at
Blackbushe. The car sold to an internet bidder on BCA’s Live
Online service.
The car had covered 86,200 miles and was
resprayed in the current finish of black approximately six 6 years
ago, offset with chrome bumpers. It featured the original
2-litre Pinto OHC petrol engine fitted with a high-performance
K&N air filter.