Crayford Engineering followed their Cortina convertible with one based on the Corsair. This was an easy decision because the Corsair used a lot of Cortina engineering, including an extended version of the Cortina floorpan. The Corsair was designed to be in a higher price bracket than the Cortina and therefore the cost of conversion would not be such a barrier. In fact Crayford created two models, the Convertible which was nominally still a 5-seater, and the more expensive Cabriolet. The Cabriolet was much more of a 2-seater as the hood was designed to fold completely out of sight and the rear seats had to be reduced to achieve this. The cabriolet was much more expensive and production licensed to Karl Deutsch in Cologne, but only about one dozen were made comparted to around 100 of the Convertible.
Crayford Corsair 1966 GT Convertible - badge on bootlid
Crayford Corsair 1967 GT Convertible - badge on bootlid
Crayford Corsair 1966 GT Convertible. This Crayford Corsair is the convertible model, the more expensive Cabriolet produced under licence by Karl Deutsch in Cologne had a hood that folded completely away instead of folding onto the rear deck, but this little room in the rear seats.
Crayford Corsair 1967 GT Convertible. Most Crayford Corsair Convertibles were built on the V4 versions, and only the early prototypes were built on the 'Consul Corsair' cars.
Crayford Corsair 1967 GT Convertible. When Charles Thompson created the Ford Corsair out of the Ford Cortina MkI he gave it the lines of the Ford Thunderbird he had previously worked on. But it took the efforts of Crayford to make the British saloon back into the Thunderbird it was trying to be.
Ford Consul Corsair
Ford Corsair 1965 V4 Abbott Estate. Abbotts of Farnham converted Ford Corsairs into a 5-door estate using some parts from the Ford Cortina Estate
