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FORD CORTINA MK1 LOTUS

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

269

In the UK

Licensed Cars

184

In the UK

SORN Cars

85

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 269 FORD CORTINA MK1 LOTUS left registered in the UK - 184 licensed and 85 declared off the road (SORN).

A meaningful share of the remaining FORD CORTINA MK1 LOTUS fleet is SORN'd, though most surviving examples are still actively licensed and driven. The total has risen by 2% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN FORD CORTINA MK1 LOTUS statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 184 licensed and 85 SORN.
Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Quarter
Licensed
Q1
Licensed
Q2
Licensed
Q3
Licensed
Q4
SORN
Q1
SORN
Q2
SORN
Q3
SORN
Q4
2026
184
85
2025
183
180
188
186
80
84
81
80
2024
181
180
183
183
77
78
76
77
2023
176
182
183
178
80
78
76
78
2022
177
179
177
172
79
79
82
81
2021
172
176
171
170
79
77
80
82
2020
166
169
174
173
82
80
77
79
2019
162
165
166
166
84
80
82
81
2018
145
157
160
160
91
82
83
84
2017
159
157
154
149
66
76
81
86
2016
164
164
161
161
54
57
58
63
2015
153
157
157
159
56
52
54
56
2014
154
152
151
146
50
54
60
62
2013
150
151
158
156
42
42
43
50
2012
142
146
153
150
36
40
44
47
2011
137
138
143
141
32
36
47
42
2010
129
136
138
138
31
34
39
33
2009
131
132
130
127
35
36
38
34
2008
128
128
43
37
2007
124
34
2006
125
0​
2005
130
0​
2004
133
0​
2003
129
0​
2002
128
0​
2001
127
0​
2000
136
0​
1999
145
0​
1998
131
0​
1997
128
0​
1996
133
0​
1995
76
0​
1994
69
0​
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Vehicles remaining by year of manufacture

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
Year
Licensed
SORN
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Annual number of new registrations

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.
Year
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Vehicle counts by engine capacity and tax status

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Engine Size
Licensed
Petrol
Licensed
Diesel
Licensed
Other
SORN
Petrol
SORN
Diesel
SORN
Other
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How rare is your FORD CORTINA MK1 LOTUS?

In the UK, only 269 have ever been registered. There are 68% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

2.2 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

269

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

68%

184 on the road today

How Many Remain? (All models)

See how the breakdown of how many models remain for [this make] [sub-model of this model]

Model

Licensed

SORN

Total

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FORDs For Sale

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Anglia Car Auctions

1960 FORD 100E POPULAR

Awaiting Estimate

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Anglia Car Auctions

1980 FORD CAPRI 3.0 GHIA AUTO

Est: £7,000 - £9,000

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1976 FORD TRANSIT MK1 LWB LHD

Est: £14,000 - £16,000

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1976 FORD CORTINA 2000 XL

Awaiting Estimate

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Anglia Car Auctions

1974 FORD CORTINA PICK-UP

Est: £12,000 - £14,000

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1983 FORD FIESTA L

Est: £6,000 - £8,000

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1994 FORD ESCORT MISTRAL CONVE...

Est: £5,000 - £7,000

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1983 FORD SIERRA XR4I

Est: £8,000 - £10,000

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1965 FORD ANGLIA 105E

Est: £6,000 - £8,000

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1998 FORD ESCORT 55D VAN

Est: £3,000 - £4,000

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1984 FORD FIESTA XR2 - ONE REG...

Est: £12,000 - £14,000

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Anglia Car Auctions

1979 FORD ESCORT RS CUSTOM

Est: £24,000 - £28,000

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The Data

FAQs about the data, its constraints and uses

Data source

All data on this site is derived from the vehicle licensing statistics published by the Department for Transport and the DVLA in the UK.

This data is UK specific.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Which cars are in the database

The data covers every car that is licensed (i.e. taxed and used on the road) or SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification, i.e. the vehicle is registered but cannot be driven on a public road). 

Vehicle make and model are recorded as per their V5. V5's don't always have the exact correct model listed (as DVLA don't have it as an option provided by the manufacturer initially) - in this case the model will be set to "Missing" and is unidentifable from the data.

How should this data be used

Given the previous, take all the data with a pinch of salt.

 

It won't be 100% accurate but will be a very good indicator of how many vehicles are left on the road for each make and model.

It's to be used for fun, not financial decision making.

How often is the data updated

DVLA update the data and publish the new data tables every quarter. We update this data once recevied.

I have a question

If you have any questions about the data, spotted an error or want to know more, please contact us at hello@theclassicvaluer.com

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