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Ford of BritainFord Cortina

1962–1982 United Kingdom Medium-sized family car 21 production years
Record depthReference-ready→ ComparePlace beside another car⇄
Production1962–1982
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassMedium-sized family car
Background

The Ford Cortina is a medium-sized family car manufactured in various body styles from 1962 to 1982. It was the United Kingdom's best-selling car of the 1970s.

Text adapted from “Ford Cortina” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1962–1982

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia lead ↗21 years
Production timeline

1962–1982

196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982
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