£41,255
1966 Lotus Cortina
COYS • UK • 12 Jul 2018
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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£41,255
1966 Lotus Cortina
UK • 12 Jul 2018
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a Mark 1 Lotus Cortina converted in 2016 to a race-ready Appendix K specification. The engine has been rebuilt to produce 180bhp, and it features new gearbox, differential, and exhaust systems, with over £70,000 spent on restoration and setup.
Condition
7
The car has been converted to a fully compliant Appendix K race car in 2016 and the engine was rebuilt with new components to increase output. A new gearbox and differential were also fitted, indicating significant mechanical upgrades and restoration work. The vendor reportedly spent over £70,000 in restoration and setup, suggesting a high level of attention to detail.
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Manual
1966
Auction
RHD
United Kingdom
£41,255
1966 Lotus Cortina
COYS • UK • 12 Jul 2018
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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Description
The immortal Lotus Cortina by Ford of Dagenham, in England, is one of the most charismatic, best loved and universally successful high-performance cars ever to represent the great globalized American company’s famous blue-oval badge.
The two-door Ford Cortina GT had already been proven in rallies and circuit racing when Ford executive Walter Hayes approached Colin Chapman to produce a world-beating racing saloon, following up a series of successful Ford-powered Lotus Formula Junior single-seaters.
The plan called for Lotus to assemble 1000 cars to homologate the model for FIA Group 2 racing.
Engineer Harry Mundy – who had previously helped design the Formula 1 World Championship-winning Coventry Climax engines – had been commissioned by Chapman to design a twin-overhead camshaft cylinder head to top the Ford 1500 Kent engine’s “unburstable bottom end”.
Cosworth Engineering helped develop and fine-tune these engines, while the Ford 4-speed gearbox as specified for the Lotus Elan was...
Price Analysis vs Other Cortinas
£19,000
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£37,695
Median Price (Since 2020)
£78,750
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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