August 26 2008
Racer: 1965 Lotus Cortina
Another homologation special. Lotus’ Colin Chapman was developing his new twincam engine when Ford came knocking on his door. They wanted to use his engine in 1000 Group 2 homologation cars. The famous white car with the green stripe was born (Ford did have some red examples made for their own racing purposes).
This ex-Holland car is now for sale here in Limburg, Belgium for €25000. As can be seen in the pictures, it has been extensively raced. It looks a bit rougher than most Lotus Cortinas that come up for sale. It has a dent on the driver’s side front wing. It’s not a bad thing that condition is reflected in the price, because this makes the car a bit more affordable.
The car comes with a FIVA passport. We would like to know more about the history of this particular car and what the meaning is of the Dutch national colours painted over the bonnet.
Here is some in-car Lotus Cortina footage from the Knock Hill Speedfair.
