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Project car.?
« on: 12 February 2022, 20:07:12 »
Lot of work required. :o

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144402231886?hash=item219f0b324e:g:uysAAOSwfFtiAXtq

I had a mk1 Lotus Cortina back in the late 70s. Advertised it in Motorsport mag and a guy from Italy “ bought” it unseen for £600 then backed out - no space on his lorry.  It only cost me £200. He sent me £100 as a “sorry to mess you around” . So I advertised it for parts and a guy said he would give me £200 for the shell and log book. I had an endless string of people buying stuff like the quarter bumpers, badges, steering wheel, trim parts and made way more than £600. I felt like a vandal when the guy turned up and winched was was left onto his flat bed truck. Of course he was the one laughing now. It was an A framer too. Barn storage for 40 years would have been err difficult for me.
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« Reply #1 on: 12 February 2022, 20:12:59 »
They were a very nice car, a friend of mine had a MK2 Cortina Savage around 1972 it had the 3litre V6 engine & really could motor its reg was HTF 12F I believe it was still around about 3 years ago.
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« Reply #2 on: 13 February 2022, 12:17:44 »
Quote from: Rangie on 12 February 2022, 20:12:59
They were a very nice car, a friend of mine had a MK2 Cortina Savage around 1972 it had the 3litre V6 engine & really could motor its reg was HTF 12F I believe it was still around about 3 years ago.

Still on the road now  :y
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Re: Project car.?
« Reply #3 on: 13 February 2022, 13:11:00 »
Quote from: Varche on 12 February 2022, 20:07:12
Lot of work required. :o

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144402231886?hash=item219f0b324e:g:uysAAOSwfFtiAXtq

I had a mk1 Lotus Cortina back in the late 70s. Advertised it in Motorsport mag and a guy from Italy “ bought” it unseen for £600 then backed out - no space on his lorry.  It only cost me £200. He sent me £100 as a “sorry to mess you around” . So I advertised it for parts and a guy said he would give me £200 for the shell and log book. I had an endless string of people buying stuff like the quarter bumpers, badges, steering wheel, trim parts and made way more than £600. I felt like a vandal when the guy turned up and winched was was left onto his flat bed truck. Of course he was the one laughing now. It was an A framer too. Barn storage for 40 years would have been err difficult for me.

Mk1 Lotus Cortina is worth far more than Mk2.... ;)

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« Reply #4 on: 13 February 2022, 13:12:25 »
Quote from: Rangie on 12 February 2022, 20:12:59
They were a very nice car, a friend of mine had a MK2 Cortina Savage around 1972 it had the 3litre V6 engine & really could motor its reg was HTF 12F I believe it was still around about 3 years ago.


1967/68 car. :y
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« Reply #5 on: 13 February 2022, 21:59:07 »
It's surprising how many "genuine" barn finds keep coming up :o  and on proper research of said barn find, they seem to not be " as described...

No photos of the all important "lotus engine"
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« Reply #6 on: 14 February 2022, 09:17:21 »
A crap car with a great engine  :y
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« Reply #7 on: 14 February 2022, 12:51:52 »
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« Reply #8 on: 14 February 2022, 13:57:42 »
Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 14 February 2022, 09:17:21
A crap car with a great engine  :y


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