Does anyone know where a friend can get a servo off a 1963 Ford Corsair?
It is standard remote unit which fitted to all the Ford range around this time.

[Edited on 23/11/09 by piddy]

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Paul G

Seconded ! Always found them to be very helpful .

It wasn't an OEM fittment on the early Corsair.

As it is an after market fitments it could be either Girling or Lockheed, although both come in different sizes only one size is common. The Girling servo is much less reliable than the Lockheed. You can get repair kits for both but the Girling is more difficult to repair.

The Girling type had a black crackle finish on the resevoir, on the 1960s types the end cover was held in by several small screws. This was the servo used on the original Cortina 1600e
The design of the Girling vacuum reservoir changed about 1971 to diaphragm rather than a piston mechanism.


Lockheed servo can be identified by being mounted by 3 bolts on the end cover --- originally it would have a gold effect plated finish. --- if it is a Lockheed type then it is the same servo as the Hillman Hunter/Humber Sceptre.

The chrome bumper MGB also had the same remote servo.....

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Originally posted by britishtrident
It wasn't an OEM fittment on the early Corsair.

As it is an after market fitments it could be either Girling or Lockheed, although both come in different sizes only one size is common. The Girling servo is much less reliable than the Lockheed. You can get repair kits for both but the Girling is more difficult to repair.

The Girling type had a black crackle finish on the resevoir, on the 1960s types the end cover was held in by several small screws. This was the servo used on the original Cortina 1600e
The design of the Girling vacuum reservoir changed about 1971 to diaphragm rather than a piston mechanism.


Lockheed servo can be identified by being mounted by 3 bolts on the end cover --- originally it would have a gold effect plated finish. --- if it is a Lockheed type then it is the same servo as the Hillman Hunter/Humber Sceptre.

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Wisdom comes with age??

I'm old and I know nothing, that's shot your theory down We used to fit remote servos to Minis to make the brakes a bit easier in the seventies. Ah the good old days. There's a few remote servos on ebay for MGBs.

[Edited on 24/11/09 by Peteff]