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The 'Perana', as we know it in Australia, was based on the Mk.1 Capri and fitted with a Mustang 302 V8 developing 281 bhp. It was built by Basil Green Motors in South Africa. Around 500 units were built and there are a few dozen of them in Australia. It was never sold or serviced by Ford Australia. The Cortina Savage was a Mk.2 Cortina built by Jeff Uren in the UK. Again this vehicle was never released in Australia. Any examples of these 2 vehicles found in Australia would be personal imports. None were ever imported and sold by Ford Australia. Ford Australia did fit an 'Essex' 3-litre V6 into a Mk.1 Escort as a prototype vehicle though it never saw production here in Australia. This car still existed down Maffra way, in Victoria, up until a few years ago. Terry