The Rally Album
Mk.I Photos by Tommy Sandham

(UK)

Early Cortina MK1 Rally car. Engine bay view showing Lotus lump and strut-brace bar. Registration number 670 UYD. Car belongs to Bryan Moorcroft stable, with son David as Co-Driver.
General view of 670 UYD, used on historic rallies in the UK.
Close up of engine bay. Note location of starter solenoid, and strut bracing.
Dashboard of 670 UYD. Labels from left to right are DYNAMO, (big Red lamp), WASHERS, WIPERS, FUEL PUMP, fusebox, then a big lamp Orange lamp for OIL.
Boot area showing petrol tank, fuel pump, battery and spare wheel. Boot floor is bottom half of original fuel tank!
Famous Ford ex-Works car KPU 381C owned by Bryan Moorcroft. Pictured at Tredegar House, Newport, South Wales.
KPU 381C again, showing detail of twin ignition coils and lamp mountings. Story board tells full history of car, from Works car, club rally car, to window cleaner's van, then restored by Bryan Moorcroft from "wreckage" - his own words.
Another famous car, this time KPU 383C, once rallied by Roger Clark. This photo taken about 10 years ago at MK1 Cortina National Rally.
Tommy Sandham's 4-door modified GT under construction. Painted in works Ford red, with black bonnet and wing tops, the engine has a Howe camshaft, 28/36 Weber, Anglia flywheel, standard 4-branch exhaust manifold and stainless steel exhaust system. In the boot is a long range tank, plus original boot-floor tank. Wheels are steel pepperpots from a 3-litre Capri. Maybe it will be on the road this year.

Attention: All photos © 1998 Tommy Sandham

To find out a bit more about these cars, ask Tommy about them at tommy.sandham@virgin.net.


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