Estimated Price: £12,000 - £15,000

• The Crayford Cortina Mk3 conversion, officially marketed as the "Sunshine Conversion," was a unique drop-top adaptation of Ford’s “coke bottle” styled saloon. Unlike traditional full-convertibles, the 'Sunshine' was designed specifically to fix the structural integrity problems that plagued the previous generation
• Only the centre section of the roof was removed leaving the B and C pillars, the side windows, and the roof gutters intact offering significantly better upper-body strength eliminating 'scuttle shake'
• A full-length vinyl hood could be rolled all the way back down to the boot and tucked away under a tonneau cover
• Sold exclusively through sole distributor Bristol Street Motors in Birmingham for any 2-door Mk3 Cortina, however the GT and GXL models featuring the distinctive four-headlight front grille and an American-influenced dashboard were the most popular 
• This, post-facelift 1976 2000 GT remains powered by Ford's SOHC 97bhp 1993cc Pinto engine fitted with an uprated Sierra Type 9 five speed gearbox and benefitting from power assisted steering professionally fitted by Easy Steer of Essex in December 2022
• In 2014, a six year restoration was commenced which included a new vinyl soft-top, a full respray in Platinum Silver, refurbished Wolfrace alloys and retrimmed front and rear seats -Cortina GT ‘Tombstone’ in the front and the rear from the later Ford Puma.
• Supplied with an impressive history folder as well as spares including the original steel wheels, steering wheel, original grill as well as the removed Mk3 headlights and indicators
• The car has only covered 373 miles since the restoration and the original speedometer will be included
• Although Crayford carried out over 400 'Sunshine Conversions', most went abroad and according to the Crayford Convertible Car Club less than 10 remain on the road in the UK