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My car is from the Pastiche era and is Cortina based. Pastiche adapted Green's
Sierra design for the then cheaper and more plentiful Cortina components. Though I don't
think the factory ever completed one and the kit was certainly not fully developed when the
factory went bust. Furthermore, the new owners GTM and the subsequent buyers of the Ford
models, Triple C (of Challenger E-type fame) decided to drop the Cortina because by that time
(about 1993?) donor Sierras were becoming more plentiful - I've seen at least 6 Cortina based
samples that have made it onto the road through the diligence and ingenuity of the
builders/owners (my kit delivered 1990 on the road 1997) and it won the 'best Henley' plaque
at the rally one year - I removed it from judging after that as there are too few Henleys! It
is very much a DIY (design it yourself) job. It has all the advantages of extra space that
the New Milton operation tried to build into the TS model they spent so long trying to
create. (they measured my car!)
Peter Willmot (member 418)
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