Ormskirk comic Jon Culshaw has seen a great return on his investment after reducing his collection of classic Ford's.

And the cars your dad - or granddad - drove all those years ago are now regarded as future classics with two seventies Cortinas making way over the odds at a recent classics auction.

This from the Anglia Car Auctions website:

Offered on behalf of comedian and impressionist Jon Culshaw forming part of his private collection.

Owned by Jon since 2010 with three prior keepers. During his ownership it has been subject to bodywork and a retrim by Carisma Bodytech of Colchester. The history file provides all ownership details and confirms that the first keeper retained the vehicle until 2001. It also contains the original bill of sale, many MOTs dating from 1983 and a few invoices.

Mileage recorded at 55,518. Automatic. V5 present, MOT July 2018.
Estimate: £9,000 - 10,000, result: £11,235

Offered on behalf of comedian and impressionist Jon Culshaw forming part of his private collection.

Previously on display at the Ford Heritage Centre in Dagenham. A large history file has been presented with the original service book stamped from 1973 to 1979, 1986 and 1989, MOT's dating from 1976 through to 1993 and then from 1999 - 2009, various invoices dating from 1975 through to 2009 and tax discs from the 1980's and '90s. It also has copy older V5's and copy green log book. It was first owned by the Colonial Mutual Life Insurance Company and sold to Mr Adams in 1974 who retained it until 1995. Has MoT history from 2008 until 2016 at 65,997 miles.

Mileage recorded at 66,000, MOT October 2018.
Estimate: £8,000 - 9,000, result: £11,235