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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Would much prefer the twin cam - like sh1t off a shovel compared to the Mexico

Agreed.

These are worth megabucks today.

I recently saw one advertised for £65,000........

Crazy money for a MK1 Escort.

Mate of mine had one in the early '70s - we had to replace a couple of valves, and then it flew.  Very pokey car at the time.

If memory serves  The 'Twin Cam' used the same engine as the Lotus Cortina but in a significantly lighter body.

Yep the 1558cc lump with twin dual choke Weber 40 DCOEs - nice engine to work on

Went to a little car museum in Devon at the weekend and they had a mk2 Lotus Cortina there on show,very nice it was too

I always warmed to the MK2 more than the MK1.

I'm still partial to the 1600E.

[henryd]

Would much prefer the twin cam - like sh1t off a shovel compared to the Mexico

Agreed.

These are worth megabucks today.

I recently saw one advertised for £65,000........

Crazy money for a MK1 Escort.

Mate of mine had one in the early '70s - we had to replace a couple of valves, and then it flew.  Very pokey car at the time.

If memory serves  The 'Twin Cam' used the same engine as the Lotus Cortina but in a significantly lighter body.

Yep the 1558cc lump with twin dual choke Weber 40 DCOEs - nice engine to work on

Went to a little car museum in Devon at the weekend and they had a mk2 Lotus Cortina there on show,very nice it was too

I always warmed to the MK2 more than the MK1.

I'm still partial to the 1600E.

Rare as rocking horse poo now

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Would much prefer the twin cam - like sh1t off a shovel compared to the Mexico

Agreed.

These are worth megabucks today.

I recently saw one advertised for £65,000........

Crazy money for a MK1 Escort.

Mate of mine had one in the early '70s - we had to replace a couple of valves, and then it flew.  Very pokey car at the time.

If memory serves  The 'Twin Cam' used the same engine as the Lotus Cortina but in a significantly lighter body.

Yep the 1558cc lump with twin dual choke Weber 40 DCOEs - nice engine to work on

Went to a little car museum in Devon at the weekend and they had a mk2 Lotus Cortina there on show,very nice it was too

I always warmed to the MK2 more than the MK1.

I'm still partial to the 1600E.

Rare as rocking horse poo now

How about the Mk2 Cortina Savage?.....I believe it came with the 3 litre V6 lump.

[Vamps]

Would much prefer the twin cam - like sh1t off a shovel compared to the Mexico

Agreed.

These are worth megabucks today.

I recently saw one advertised for £65,000........

Crazy money for a MK1 Escort.

Mate of mine had one in the early '70s - we had to replace a couple of valves, and then it flew.  Very pokey car at the time.

If memory serves  The 'Twin Cam' used the same engine as the Lotus Cortina but in a significantly lighter body.

Yep the 1558cc lump with twin dual choke Weber 40 DCOEs - nice engine to work on

Went to a little car museum in Devon at the weekend and they had a mk2 Lotus Cortina there on show,very nice it was too

I always warmed to the MK2 more than the MK1.

I'm still partial to the 1600E.

Rare as rocking horse poo now

How about the Mk2 Cortina Savage?.....I believe it came with the 3 litre V6 lump.

There is a Mk2 Savage for sale in a Classic specialist in Ripon, £25k iirc, would be my first purchase after my lottery win, they also have a Mini Cooper, my 2nd purchase......

[kevinp58]

Would much prefer the twin cam - like sh1t off a shovel compared to the Mexico

Agreed.

These are worth megabucks today.

I recently saw one advertised for £65,000........

Crazy money for a MK1 Escort.

Mate of mine had one in the early '70s - we had to replace a couple of valves, and then it flew.  Very pokey car at the time.

If memory serves  The 'Twin Cam' used the same engine as the Lotus Cortina but in a significantly lighter body.

Yep the 1558cc lump with twin dual choke Weber 40 DCOEs - nice engine to work on

Went to a little car museum in Devon at the weekend and they had a mk2 Lotus Cortina there on show,very nice it was too

I always warmed to the MK2 more than the MK1.

I'm still partial to the 1600E.

Rare as rocking horse poo now

How about the Mk2 Cortina Savage?.....I believe it came with the 3 litre V6 lump.

Correct the superior Essex lump 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Would much prefer the twin cam - like sh1t off a shovel compared to the Mexico

Agreed.

These are worth megabucks today.

I recently saw one advertised for £65,000........

Crazy money for a MK1 Escort.

Mate of mine had one in the early '70s - we had to replace a couple of valves, and then it flew.  Very pokey car at the time.

If memory serves  The 'Twin Cam' used the same engine as the Lotus Cortina but in a significantly lighter body.

Yep the 1558cc lump with twin dual choke Weber 40 DCOEs - nice engine to work on

Went to a little car museum in Devon at the weekend and they had a mk2 Lotus Cortina there on show,very nice it was too

I always warmed to the MK2 more than the MK1.

I'm still partial to the 1600E.

Rare as rocking horse poo now

How about the Mk2 Cortina Savage?.....I believe it came with the 3 litre V6 lump.

Correct the superior Essex lump 

Agreed....an engine with bottom end torque. Unlike the later 2.8 litre jobbie.

[Nick W]

Correct the superior Essex lump 

Superior to what?

A boat anchor? Crawling on your hands and knees across broken glass? Mopeds?

[Kevin Wood]

Correct the superior Essex lump 

Superior to what?

A boat anchor? Crawling on your hands and knees across broken glass? Mopeds?

 

Pulling the skin off a wet rice pudding with your teeth? Nope. It can't even manage that.

[kevinp58]

Correct the superior Essex lump 

Superior to what?

A boat anchor? Crawling on your hands and knees across broken glass? Mopeds?

superior to the cologne engine

[Vamps]

Correct the superior Essex lump 

Superior to what?

A boat anchor? Crawling on your hands and knees across broken glass? Mopeds?

superior to the cologne engine

 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Correct the superior Essex lump 

Superior to what?

A boat anchor? Crawling on your hands and knees across broken glass? Mopeds?

superior to the cologne engine

 

 

[Nick W]

Correct the superior Essex lump 

Superior to what?

A boat anchor? Crawling on your hands and knees across broken glass? Mopeds?

superior to the cologne engine

Is it? Really? Neither has much to recommend it; it's more a case of deciding which set of 'characteristics' is the least bad.

An Essex weighs a ton, has bottom end torque - which is a polite way of saying it's a wheezy, asthmatic boat anchor - a valve train that's comically weak, is crap on fuel and is expensive to rebuild.
A Cologne weighs a ton, revs well - which is polite way of saying it's a gutless boat anchor - a valve train that's comically weak, is crap on fuel and expensive to rebuild.

The best thing you can do with either is to reunite them with their chain, and put them back into their natural environment under a boat.

I must add that I do like the 12v 2.9 for a road car, and the Cosworth is good when attached to a manual gearbox.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I'm wondering how many cars have used the 'Essex' lump?.

Now let me see.


Ford Zodiac

Ford Capri

Ford Cortina Savage

TVR 3000M

Gilbern Invader

AC 3000 ME

.....any more?

[Nick W]

Scimitar. Where they managed to add overheating to its attributes.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Scimitar. Where they managed to add overheating to its attributes.

I sense that you're not a fan of the legendary essex lump, Nick.