1st Cortina Nationals 2012 - Gallery 4

The 1st Cortina Nationals attracted entrants from every State in Australia, with an impressive 250+ Cortinas present for the main display day on Sunday, June 10. A contingent of New Zealand Cortina enthusiasts also crossed the Tasman just for the event.

The Kinross Woolshed Hotel at Thurgoona north of Albury was the venue for the Sunday display, with the expansive grounds around the hotel virtually full of Mark I, II and T-Series Cortinas. Road cars, daily drivers and some immaculate show cars and customs were on display, with the MkI and MkII models making up the bulk of the numbers. The performance MkI and MkII Lotus Cortinas were well represented, along with other race cars.

Most of these shots from the latter part of this gallery show the end of the event, when the Cortinas were making their way out of the hotel grounds where the main display was. The 'raffle' 1967 MkI Cortina, which was won by a NSW enthusiast, is also shown here.

Full credit must go to the Cortina Mk1 Owners Club, who put on a fantastic event that was especially praiseworthy considering it's the first time they've hosted anything of this size before. Punters at the show 'n' shine day were already talking about the next Nationals, and given the success of this event, it's hoped the Cortina Nationals will become a regular even in the future, possibly biannual, with hosting duties rotated between different Cortina/Ford clubs around Australia.