This 1968 Ford Cortina GT looks like someone went to it with a hack saw, but if the story behind it turns out to be true, it could be a rare and important car. It’s believed that this car was built by the famous Holman-Moody company. No one knows how many of these were built, as there doesn’t seem to be any account of them. This mystery vehicle can be found here on eBay.
The story behind this Cortina “Dume Buggy” is that a shipment of Cortinas headed to the states had the deck above them drop, crushing the roofs. Being seriously damaged, Ford decided to give a few to Holman-Moody to see what they could do with them. The vehicle that resulted was this topless Cortina truck. We have yet to find any documentation to prove this story, but the car does have a VIN tag issued by Holman-Moody stating that it’s a Cortina Dume Buggy.
A standard Cortina GT would be powered by a Ford 1.6 liter straight 4, but this car’s engine is missing. Given that Holman-Moody built many of Ford’s factory race cars, it’s hard to tell what engine this car could have had installed in it or what modifications it might have originally had. For all we know it could have had a small block V8 in it.
Information about this Frankentina is scarce. Without some type of documented proof, it’s hard to know whether this really was built by the famous racing company or by someone with a hacksaw and a fake Holman-Moody VIN plate. If some evidence surfaces that prove that this is a Holman-Moody special, it could be worth some serious money. We will keep digging and if we come across some evidence we will let you know. If anyone has ever seen another one of these or knows more about it, let us know!
Ugly, useless, save the vin plate.
Wow, it’s like anybody will try to sell anything that has any sort of implied providence to it. Not to be pessimistic! Maybe it’s the economy, or the dollar bill signs in people’s eyes when they want all those car auctions on TV…
True, but sometimes there is more to a pile of junk than meets the eye.
Sorry , No documents , no car
~ the Terry McGean article at Hemming’s lends some credibility. i’m interested to know the confirmed story. curiosity.
Heres the link to the Hemmings article: http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2009/08/24/holman-moody-cortina-found/
Hey I have this Yugo that sox’s and Martin built back in the 70′s, the engine and trans are missing and i don’t have any paper work, all i want for it is $5000, what a steal !!!
The problem (big problem) with the ad is the silly hype.
Too much hype and no proof=nothing.
Like a car salesman………shifty eyes and bad shoes………..
Jesse, I see your point. Rather than passing this up, it is presented here as a lead that someone else can follow up on if their interest or knowledge supports this theory. The benefit to chasing these threads jis that you can eventually score with something really rare. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
…Just read the Ebay ad and now have a new favorite car descriptor: “Very cherry in spots!”