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This Blue Mink Mk2 may look fairly stock, but there’s heavy oil running through its veins — and 722 lb.ft ready to ruck up the Tarmac.

The purists don’t like it,” laughs Pete Rawlinson, casting a fond eye over his beautifully-finished Mk2 Cortina. “But I didn’t build it for them, I built it for me.” The overarching concept of this project was to create a classic Ford with the mechanical attributes of a more modern BMW. Why? Because Pete wanted something that fused retro looks with modern reliability, effortless power and torque, and low running costs. “It needed to be a proper motorway cruiser,” he explains. “I used to have a static caravan up in Barrow-in-Furness and I’d drive the Cortina there and back all the time; these days it’s a daily driver and it’s always ready for a road trip.” The car’s current twin-turbo set-up is actually its second evolution, as the basis of the…

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Classic Ford (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024

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