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I must be losing it, I swear that says savage on the front hood of the Cortina painted in red with chrome lettering?

Originally Posted by stovens

I must be losing it, I swear that says savage on the front hood of the Cortina painted in red with chrome lettering?

It does Steve but it ain't a real one.

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Ahhh now that I wouldn't know! A friend's Dad used to race Cortinas when I was a kid, but that was so long ago I didn't recognise the manufacturer. Just went with the labeling. It actually reminds me of some of the Lancia sedans of the same era. Must have been a great show to attend. Fun to see some different stuff than we get over here, and the use of different power plants and chasis!
Heres an old fulvia I was thinking of.

Originally Posted by stovens

Ahhh now that I wouldn't know! A friend's Dad used to race Cortinas when I was a kid, but that was so long ago I didn't recognise the manufacturer. Just went with the labeling. It actually reminds me of some of the Lancia sedans of the same era. Must have been a great show to attend. Fun to see some different stuff than we get over here, and the use of different power plants and chasis!
Heres an old fulvia I was thinking of.

Trouble is Steve people think that because they drop a V6 into a Cortina it naturally makes it a Savage, They were more than that.


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Never heard of the savage versions. Must have been quite limited?

Originally Posted by stovens

Never heard of the savage versions. Must have been quite limited?

As far as i can remember there was only 2 or 3 Mk1's as the Mk1 was coming to the end when the V6 came out.


Unfortunately Jeff Uren passed away after battling cancer on 6th April 2007.

Jeff raced various Fords, Jeff contacted Ford Motor Co in 1959 to see if they would hire him as a driver for the Zephyr, Ford told him they didnt want his help basically.

After this Jeff met the Ford team at Silverstone in his Zephyr where he beat the three works prepared Zephyr's by half a lap and also went on to win the BRSCC (British Saloon Car Championship) that year. He then became Ford team manager which he did until 1963.

Jeff formed his own company "Race Proved Performance and Racing Equipment Ltd" in 1966. Although the savage name didn't come into being until 67/68 and was bestowed upon brand new cars only but I do remember there were 2 or 3 mk1's built, Jeff's conversions were sanctioned by Ford.

heres the list

The Cortina Savage (3.0 V6 essex) was available as MK1, MK2, MK3, MK4, and MK5

The Cortina Cheetah (2.5 V6 essex) was available as MK3

The Escort Navajo (2.0 V4) MK1 Estate

The Escort Apache (3.0 V6 essex) MK1

The Capri Comanche (3.0 V6 essex) MK1

The Capri Stampede (4.7 V8 Ford 289) MK1.


The other odd ball Capri was South African built under the direction of Basil Green again sanctioned by Ford.

The Capri Perena (5.0 V8 Ford 302) MK1

Originally Posted by roadster32

As far as i can remember there was only 2 or 3 Mk1's as the Mk1 was coming to the end when the V6 came out.


Unfortunately Jeff Uren passed away after battling cancer on 6th April 2007.

Jeff raced various Fords, Jeff contacted Ford Motor Co in 1959 to see if they would hire him as a driver for the Zephyr, Ford told him they didnt want his help basically.

After this Jeff met the Ford team at Silverstone in his Zephyr where he beat the three works prepared Zephyr's by half a lap and also went on to win the BRSCC (British Saloon Car Championship) that year. He then became Ford team manager which he did until 1963.

Jeff formed his own company "Race Proved Performance and Racing Equipment Ltd" in 1966. Although the savage name didn't come into being until 67/68 and was bestowed upon brand new cars only but I do remember there were 2 or 3 mk1's built, Jeff's conversions were sanctioned by Ford.

heres the list

The Cortina Savage (3.0 V6 essex) was available as MK1, MK2, MK3, MK4, and MK5

The Cortina Cheetah (2.5 V6 essex) was available as MK3

The Escort Navajo (2.0 V4) MK1 Estate

The Escort Apache (3.0 V6 essex) MK1

The Capri Comanche (3.0 V6 essex) MK1

The Capri Stampede (4.7 V8 Ford 289) MK1.


The other odd ball Capri was South African built under the direction of Basil Green again sanctioned by Ford.

The Capri Perena (5.0 V8 Ford 302) MK1

Ahh,,history lesson..Thanks,Steve..Good to see Jeff went out and stuck it up the Ford racing team,to prove a point.. Just shows the amount of models that we never saw,down here in the ''Colonies"' As I said,,I never realised that they were in the Mk1 as well,or all the other models,though I had heard about the Perana,in South Africa..and I have seen a couple of genuine Mk 2 Cortina convertibles down here.. Coachbuilt by some select company who builds/built Bentleys I believe..Thanks again for that bit of history..Good to read,,might have to copy and save that,as a good argument tool...

Originally Posted by lamin8r

Ahh,,history lesson..Thanks,Steve..Good to see Jeff went out and stuck it up the Ford racing team,to prove a point.. Just shows the amount of models that we never saw,down here in the ''Colonies"' As I said,,I never realised that they were in the Mk1 as well,or all the other models,though I had heard about the Perana,in South Africa..and I have seen a couple of genuine Mk 2 Cortina convertibles down here.. Coachbuilt by some select company who builds/built Bentleys I believe..Thanks again for that bit of history..Good to read,,might have to copy and save that,as a good argument tool...

Robin there are people that argue here in england about there being no mk1's made and I guess they are correct as Savages were made from new shells and the mk1's I saw at Jeffs shop were built from existing cars.

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Steve see this in 2 places and it's still looking top notch , fine job on the build .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Steve see this in 2 places and it's still looking top notch , fine job on the build .

Thanks mate, appreciate you commenting

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Originally Posted by roadster32

Thanks mate, appreciate you commenting

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Love the style..Just wanna hear it burst into life,now..Bobby,he might tell some sick jokes,,but he's a dab hand at building hotrods..

I'm coming to this a little late, but awesome work on your car, and congrats at the show! Thanks for the pics from the show as well. That is awesome!

Just been ticking off the small jobs on my list, got the prop tube replaced with another piece but found a small problem when trying the end yokes in the tube, they were too big by a few thou





















The yoke has a nice thick edge so could be turned down no problem, only problem was how to hold it in the lathe chuck

Came up with the idea of boring a 5/8" hole in the centre of the yoke and making up a 5/8" mandrel to bolt into the yoke.





























The various parts were tig welded together and the hole that was bored in the yoke was filled by turning up a small bung.

















The prop parts are all Strange Engineering so are good quality parts, All thats needed now is to get it balanced and painted and its another job off the list























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Nice work on the driveshaft there. It is all coming together nicely and like your attention to detail.

Originally Posted by Gojeep

Nice work on the driveshaft there. It is all coming together nicely and like your attention to detail.

Thanks for the kind comment Gojeep

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