The Private Life of the Ford Cortina [1014481] Released: 1982-01-19 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 45 mins Popularity: 0.3236 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 Overview: A ski run in Italy, a supermarket manager in Luton, a sandwich bar in London EC2, Arena opens the bonnet of the Ford Cortina, Britain's most popular, most stolen, and most misunderstood car. 'Dagenham dustbin'? 'Poor man's Rolls-Royce'? In the year that may well see the end of a legend, some of the motoring public, including Sir John Betjeman, Tom Robinson, Alexei Sayle, Sir Terence Beckett and Magnus Magnusson take apart the Ford Cortina: Life and Works 1962-1982. Cast [9] Alexei SayleSelf - Presenter Magnus MagnussonSelf - Mastermind Qu John McVicarSelf John BetjemanSelf Tom RobinsonSelf Stephen BayleySelf Paul WeltonSelf Fiona RichmondSelf Sir Terence BeckettSelf Trailers