In article <dc6c39eef1ac2f2c826d646753a50ced@jiglu-wc>, ... (Dave Martin) wrote:

How did the old skins get around then, MK1 Cortinas?
I was only young then so don't recall myself.

Were'nt skins those folks who road around on them scooter things, when the rest of us went around on real Motor Bikes?
As to Cortinas, mine had a green strip down the side – and it was an original version, not a go-faster stick on version. And on a good day it did about 12miles to the gallon :-)
That was followed by a V6 customised Ford Transit which was named Gemini. Eric