A blue 1979 Ford Cortina Mark IV travelling along the Kingsway Dual Carriageway in Dundee, UK

A blue 1979 Ford Cortina Mark IV travelling along the Kingsway Dual Carriageway in Dundee, UK Stock Photo
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Dundee Photographics / Alamy Stock Photo

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FYA3MW

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46.9 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5184 x 3162 px | 43.9 x 26.8 cm | 17.3 x 10.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

24 April 2016

Location:

Dundee, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

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The fourth-generation Cortina was a more conventional design than its predecessor, but this was largely appreciated by fleet buyers. Generally a re body of the Mark III, as an integration of Ford's model range, this car was really a re-badged Ford Taunus. However, although the updated Taunus was introduced to Continental Europe in January 1976, Ford were able to continue selling the Cortina Mark III in undiminished numbers in the UK until they were ready to launch its successor as the Dagenham built Cortina Mark IV, which went on sale on 29 September 1976.