Description Lovely 1600E fully restored a few years ago to replicate a Lotus Cortina MkII; 140bhp Lotus Twin Cam race engine by BRM of Bourne; Minilite alloys; original interior; for recommissioning following a period in storage This car started out in life as a regular Ford Cortina MkII 1600E (chassis prefix BA97).

First registered in London in February 1970, it must have cut quite a dash on the streets back then, the 1600E being one of the most desirable sporting saloons of the day with Lotus Cortina suspension, a high-tune GT 1600 Kent engine and a sumptuous Executive interior with a wooden dash stacked with instruments, bucket seats and a sexy sports steering wheel.

Nothing is known of the car’s early history but the V5C records four former owners, the current keeper acquiring the car back in 2017 by which time it had already been transformed into the fine specimen you see today.

Although there are no invoices to show exactly what was done, an album of photos and some notes on f...