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Title: Project car.?
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: Project car.?
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: Project car.?
Post by: henryd 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
Title: Re: Project car.?
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti 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.... ;)

Title: Re: Project car.?
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti 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
Title: Re: Project car.?
Post by: biggriffin 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"
Title: Re: Project car.?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 14 February 2022, 09:17:21
A crap car with a great engine  :y
Title: Re: Project car.?
Post by: Varche on 14 February 2022, 12:51:52
 ;D
Title: Re: Project car.?
Post by: Nick W 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


While it works.