A standard Lotus Cortina

The Lotus-Cortina was high-performance car, the result of collaboration between Ford and Lotus.

Released in 1963, originally called the 'Consul Cortina Sports Special by Lotus', the Lotus-Cortina was a variant of the lightweight 2-door Mk I Ford Cortina, and available only in one colour: white with a green flash.

The Lotus-Cortina featured a 1558 cc dual overhead cam engine from Lotus, based on Ford's Kent. The car also included modified suspension, a close-ratio gearbox, and aluminium alloy panels.

A Lotus-Cortina based on the Mk II Cortina was released in 1967.

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• New Cortinaland