Cortina 2300 Estate (United Kingdom, 1979)

The fifth generation Ford Cortina, officially released in September 1979 as the Cortina 80, was initially supposed to be a Cortina variant and not a separate new model. However, this car was given such an important improvement from the previous Mk4 model that, just soon after it was released, the car was dubbed Mk5 Cortina by the press, the public and the people involved.

The Mk5 Cortina carried on with the success that had been perpetuated by the previous generations, being Britain’s best selling model until 1981. Four trim level variants were available: Base, L, GL, and the more luxurious Ghia variant. The Ford Cortina was finally completely taken off the markets in 1982, completing two whole successfull decades of production.