£168.8k
1966 Ford Cortina Lotus. Ex-works
Silverstone Auctions • UK • 12 Jan 2019
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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£168,750
1966 Ford Cortina Lotus. Ex-works
UK • 12 Jan 2019
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This Lotus Cortina, registration PHK 614D, is one of only three 'Group 5' works cars built for the 1966 British Saloon Car Championship. Driven by racing legends like Jim Clark and Graham Hill, it boasts a rich competition history, including class wins and significant championship placements, and has been recently restored.
Condition
8
The car was sympathetically restored and is presented in race-ready condition. The car retains its original shell and all the period race modifications to the suspension and the engine.
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4,831 miles (via 2012 MOT)
PHK 614D
1966
Auction
BA74FY59148 - E14 LS
RHD
United Kingdom
£168.8k
1966 Ford Cortina Lotus. Ex-works
Silverstone Auctions • UK • 12 Jan 2019
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
PHK 614D, one of the most significant racing saloons of the 1960s.
One of only three 'Group 5' works cars that were built by Lotus for the 1966 British Saloon Car Championship Driven by Jim Clark, Peter Arundell, Jacky Ickx, Sir John Whitmore and Graham Hill Converted to fuel-injection by BRM in June '66.
Class winner first time out for Sir John Whitmore Many years in Africa until purchased by Cedric Selzar, Jim Clark’s race mechanic, and repatriated to the UK Sympathetically restored.
Original bodyshell and all the period race modifications to the suspension and the engine The history of the Lotus Cortina is probably too well known to spend time on here but briefly, in 1963 one of the great collaborations in British Motor Manufacturing took place when Lotus Cars and Ford of Britain agreed to build a highly developed version of Ford’s latest saloon.
The official name for the new car was initially the “Consul Cortina Developed by Lotus” but, not surprisingly, quickly became known si...
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£32,428
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£46,254
Median Price (Since 2020)
£121,832
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 9th Dec 2013
Latest MOT mileage:
4,831 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 10th Dec 2012, 4,831 miles
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Silverstone Auctions
Ashorne, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35 9AE, England
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