MK1 LOTUS CORTINA
A proper classic hero, this one. The Lotus Cortina is such a legend in old Ford circles that countless Mk1s have been painted in Ermine White and Sherwood Green in tribute to the original twin-cam headbanger – but this is very much the real deal.
Adam explains, “This car was owned by my dad; he bought it about nine years ago. It had previously belonged to an older gentleman who had it on loan to the Lakeland Motor Museum. When it came off loan and was returned to him, he decided to sell it on. The car is almost totally original, with only a few slight modifications such as the alternator – just to make it a bit more user-friendly, because all the cars I own get regularly used.”
Aside from the odd logical (and, of course, reversible) concession to modern usability, the Cortina is almost time-warp fresh, right down to the original logbook in the history file. You know how good a car needs to be for it to be recognised as museum-quality, and this ’Tina really fits the bill with its slender wooden steering wheel, Lotus badges and dishy steel wheels with smoothie hubcaps. A period-perfect slice of the Sixties.
QUICK SPEC 1965 Lotus Cortina, new alternator