Ford Corcel

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Ford Corcel Coupé (1973-1977)
Corcel
Production period:	1968-1987
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	Sedan , coupe , station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines : 1.3-1.6 liters (48.5-66 kW)
Length:	4467 mm
Width:	1662 mm
Height:	1350 mm
Wheelbase :	2440 mm
Empty weight :	930-956 kg

The Ford Corcel was a mid-range front-wheel drive model produced by the Brazilian subsidiary of Ford Motor Company from autumn 1968 to mid-1987.

Ford Brazil took over the Willys-Overland company in 1968 , which had previously worked with Renault and produced the Dauphine and Gordini models under license . As a dowry, Ford was given the almost completely developed Willys-Overland-Renault project "M", a modified version of the Renault 12 developed at the same time . Ford finished developing it. The Corcel is basically the Brazilian version of the R12.

Corcel I (1968–1977)

In December 1968, the Ford Corcel appeared as a four-door sedan. The front section was designed completely differently and the rear ran straight without falling off to the rear as in the Renault. With the Corcel, numerous modern details were introduced into Brazilian automotive engineering, such as the safety steering column and the closed cooling water circuit. In 1969 over 50,000 copies were sold.

In 1969, Ford followed suit with a two-door coupé with a hint of hip swing and the three-door Ford Belina station wagon .

In 1971 the coupé made its debut in a sporty GT design with twin carburettor engine, which was soon followed by the Coupé GT XP, the first Corcel with a 1.4 liter engine, here 62 kW (85 hp). Ford sold 127,000 Corcel units this year.

In 1973 the bonnet was changed and a lower grille was introduced. The sedan and station wagon have since been equipped with 1.4-liter engines.

In 1975, the Corcel LDO joined the base and Lujo sedans with luxurious equipment including vinyl roof , sports bikes and more abundant chrome trim . The chrome bars in the radiator grille were arranged horizontally instead of vertically on all models.

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  Ford Corcel Coupé (1969–1972)

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  Ford Belina

Corcel II (1977-1987)

Ford Corcel (1977–1985)

At the end of 1977 the second generation of the Corcel appeared with a completely new body, characterized by large rectangular headlights and a matt black plastic radiator grille. The program included the two-door sedan with a steeply sloping rear (similar to the second-generation Ford Escort ) in the basic, LDO (with wood foil and carpets in the interior) and GT (with chrome hub rings, two-tone paintwork and fog lights) equipment, as well as the three-door station wagon.

In 1979 a 1.6-liter four-cylinder (the 1.4-liter engine remained available as an option) and a five-speed gearbox came into the range.

In 1981 the Corcel-derived Ford Del Rey appeared with upscale equipment, a steep C-pillar and a longer rear, and in 1982 the Ford Pampa pickup truck, which was also based on the Corcel .

From 1983, more modern four-cylinder engines from the CHT engine family that had made their debut in the Brazilian Escort were installed in the Corcel. These were available with displacements of 1.35 and 1.6 liters. A luxury variant Scala was added to the normal station wagon called Belina.

In 1985, the Corcel received a facelift with a more forward-sloping front, angled headlights, modified taillights and the dashboard of last year's Del Rey. The equipment levels were called L and GL.

In July 1987, after almost 20 years and over 1.4 million units, production of the Ford Corcel ended. Del Rey and Pampa continued to be built for a few years.

literature

• Automobil Revue , catalog number 1973 (technical data)

Web links

Commons : Ford Corcel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Brazilian website on Corcel history