This could be my next baby - LotusTalk

evotell · 12-12-2008, 10:43 AM

Lotus Cortina Mk1 (click here for more pictures

Trying to do a deal with this car. As you can see it is spectacular.

chapster5 · 12-12-2008, 10:55 AM

For a lotus thats Hideous, no offence just my oppinion

luxige · 12-12-2008, 10:55 AM

Good luck!

nice find... that engine bay is a work of art.

fitfan · 12-12-2008, 11:09 AM

beautifull!!!! nice!!! sweet!!!! jealous!!!!

trappertrevor · 12-12-2008, 11:10 AM

gorgeous

Slipstreamer · 12-12-2008, 11:12 AM

Looks very clean. Remember seeing a video with Jim Clark "power-drifting" the Cortina at Goodwood.

alil'britdifferent · 12-12-2008, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by chapster5

For a lotus thats Hideous, no offence just my oppinion

It's really a Ford.......with some significant Lotus Engineering to make it go properly.

Looks very well restored.

Interceptor · 12-12-2008, 11:19 AM

I think it looks nice. Its hard to find cars with character these days.

Forcedfed · 12-12-2008, 11:33 AM

Sweet

serpent · 12-12-2008, 11:49 AM

looks very nice!! nice find hopefully the deal will come through

Hawk · 12-12-2008, 12:00 PM

wow, beautiful car. I hope you nail it down

fast+forward · 12-12-2008, 12:10 PM

wow...prestine condition

V-RAPTOR · 12-12-2008, 12:31 PM

Wow great looking car. Perfect color combination!!!

JWA · 12-12-2008, 12:33 PM

Awesome car! Good luck with the deal.

Noisycow · 12-12-2008, 12:34 PM

Could you explain how it is a Ford? Drivetrain? Reliable? I think that car is a work of art - love it.

My Saab Sonnett was one of the most enjoyable cars I have ever owned and rock solid reliable. Ford V4 'tractor' engine.

SweetDaddyD · 12-12-2008, 12:44 PM

Awesome car. One came to LOG this year- in that color scheme. It got lots of attention.
Hope the deal goes though for you.

RoadDad · 12-12-2008, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noisycow

Could you explain how it is a Ford? Drivetrain? Reliable? I think that car is a work of art - love it.

Lotus Cortina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That does a pretty good job at summing it up.

Bgwilly31 · 12-12-2008, 12:49 PM

Yep car at LOG this year looked identical to this one.

He drove VERY slow in the concourse line though.

But it did look pretty

RoadDad · 12-12-2008, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SweetDaddyD

Awesome car. One came to LOG this year- in that color scheme. It got lots of attention.
Hope the deal goes though for you.

The green on white color scheme is the Lotus Cortina scheme. The Ford Cortinas were blue, etc....

evotell · 12-12-2008, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SweetDaddyD

Awesome car. One came to LOG this year- in that color scheme. It got lots of attention.
Hope the deal goes though for you.

All the Mk 1 cars were Ford Ermine White, the stripe was Citroen Sherwood Green, don't ask why.

The owner tells me that under the hood the only things that are not as per original spec are the top radiator hose clips. the car has had no welding and has no bondo at all, none.

I have had several of these cars back in the UK including on of the very rare special equipment cars. The last one I paid £200.00 for it. I wonder if the guy would take a small profit on it.

One was recently sold at a UK classic car auction for £52,000.00 it was an ex works car that was driven by Jim Clark on the RAC Rally

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JWA #33 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 3,737	Awesome car! Good luck with the deal.

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