Estimated Price: £12,000 - £15,000
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The Crayford Cortina Mk III conversion, officially marketed as the Sunshine Conversion, was a unique drop-top adaptation of Ford’s 'coke bottle' styled saloon. Unlike traditional full convertibles, the Sunshine was designed specifically to fix the structural integrity problems that plagued the previous generation
- Only the centre section of the roof was removed leaving the B and C pillars, the side windows, and the roof gutters intact offering significantly better upper-body strength eliminating 'scuttle shake'
- A full-length vinyl hood could be rolled all the way back down to the boot and tucked away under a tonneau cover
- Sold exclusively through sole distributor Bristol Street Motors in Birmingham for any two-door Mk III Cortina, however the GT and GXL models featuring the distinctive four-headlight front grille and an American-influenced dashboard were the most popular
- This, post-facelift 1976 2000 GT remains powered by Ford's SOHC 97bhp 1,993cc Pinto engine fitted with an uprated Sierra Type 9 five-speed gearbox and benefitting from power assisted steering professionally fitted by Easy Steer of Essex in December 2022
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In 2014, a six year restoration was commenced which included a new vinyl soft top, a full respray in Platinum Silver, refurbished Wolfrace alloys and retrimmed front and rear seats - Cortina GT ‘Tombstone’ in the front and the rear from the later Ford Puma.
- Supplied with an impressive history folder as well as spares including the original steel wheels, steering wheel, and original grille as well as the removed Mk3 headlights and indicators
- The car has only covered 373 miles since the restoration and the original speedometer will be included
- Although Crayford carried out over 400 Sunshine Conversions, most went abroad and according to the Crayford Convertible Car Club less than ten remain on the road in the UK
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