The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
1982, English. Directed by Nigel Finch.
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.
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- 0h 45m
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- 19 January 1982
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The Private Life of the Ford Cortina runs 45 minutes (0h 45m).
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The Private Life of the Ford Cortina isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 January 1982. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Private Life of the Ford Cortina?
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina (1982) was directed by Nigel Finch and stars Alexei Sayle, Magnus Magnusson, John McVicar.