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£16,100
1968 Ford Cortina Lotus Fitted with a David Brooks race engine
United Kingdom • 26 Oct 2024
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This 1968 Ford Cortina Lotus is fitted with a David Brooks race engine and presented in Alan Mann racing livery. While it requires recommissioning and has some corrosion, it presents a rewarding project with a well-presented interior and desirable features like matching Firestone tires.
Condition
5
The car requires recommissioning, the paintwork is fading, and there is corrosion on the 'A' pillars and rear arches. However, the interior presents well, and spare rear arches are supplied.
/ 10
Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
BA91HB42534
Odometer:
50,889 miles
Reg Number:
TWE678F
RHD/LHD:
RHD
The history of the Lotus Cortina began in 1961 after Colin Chapman decided he wanted to build his own engines for Lotus.
His chance came when he commissioned Harry Mundy to design a Twin-Cam version of the Ford Kent engine.
The engine's first appearance was in 1962 at the Nürburgring in a Lotus 23 driven by Jim Clark.
Immediately after and almost as soon as the engine appeared in the Lotus Elan, it was recalled and replaced with a larger capacity unit to get the car closer to the 1.6 litre capacity class in motorsport.
Ford wanted to change a few things for the Mk.
II; the Mk.
I had done everything and more than they could expect in competition, but the public linked its competition wins with Lotus and its bad points with Ford.
Ford still wanted to build a Mk.
II Lotus and compete with it, but Lotus were moving from Cheshunt to Hethel so it was a bad time for them to build another model.
So a decision was made at Ford that to continue with its competition drive and make the ca...
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