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1965 Lotus Cortina Mk1 - SOLD
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Description:
This car was originally configured as a rally car and has done extremely well in European
Historic Rallying. It has also been entered very successfully in Historic Endurance Racing and
appears equally adept there. It has always been maintained regardless of cost and is equipped
to the ultimate specification. There are zero miles on a freshly rebuilt Lotus Twin Cam engine.
It is a very competitive car, absolutely on the button and ready to go.
Competition History
Built as a rally car this car has been very successful as the following exceptional results show :
Engine
- freshly rebuilt Lotus Twin Cam engine
- L block
- 83.5 mm bore
- 125 E conrods,
- Farndon steel crankshaft, fully balanced at 8,000 rpm
- Microdynamics rev limiter
- big valve cylinder head (1.65 in inlet,1.4 in exhaust), fully ported
- race/rally cams, vernier pulleys
- 165 bhp with lots of torque
- Aldon race distributor
- lightened flywheel
- AP competition clutch
- aluminium foam filled FIA fuel tank (10 gal.)
- 2 Facet fuel pumps
- 13 row oil cooler
- 3 core water radiator
- 55 Watt alternator
- battery master switch
- painted BRG
- Very strong rustfree seamwelded shell imported from Riverside California (LHD)
- Safety Devices FIA rollcage
- 4 Cibié Oscar lights
- aluminium sumpguard
- laminated windsreen
- perpex windows all around
- Leda suspention front and rear with adjustable shock absorbers
- large dia. front anti-roll bar (1 inch), heavy duty bushes
- heavy duty single leaf rear springs
- Solid front discs and rear brake drums with competition pads and linings (Mintex M1144 front,
VG 95 rear), fully aeroquipped brake hoses - Aluminium Minilite lookalike wheels 51/2 x 13 with Colway tyres (165/70x13).
- 2.5 kg fire extinguisher
- Brantz electronic tripmaster
- map light
- 2 Cobra seats
- 2 Luke 4 point harnesses
- helmet box
- tbd
