Ford Fairlane (which used the Barra V8 engine), and the Ford Cortina. According to Ford Australia executives, these assembly plants, like the Geelong plant, Australia's first assembly plant ...

The Ford Cortina's appearance on the BBC's One Show ... they were beaten it was invariably by 4.7-litre or even 7.0-litre V8-engined cars which also carried a Ford badge. Even before the Lotus ...

when Green went one better and transplanted a Mustang 5.0-litre V8 into a Ford Capri body shell. The Mk II Cortina was undoubtedly better equipped and more sophisticated than the original Mk I ...