1966 Lotus Cortina Mk1 Spec Sheet

1966 Lotus Cortina Mk1

Serial Number: tbd Logbooks: Condition: good Price: $14,500. U.S. Negotiable Location: Northeastern U.S.
Description This Mk1 Cortina has been a race car since 1967. It regularly dominated West Coast SCCA Nationals but also had some appearences in FIA and Trans Am events. Recently tidied and resprayed and with a well documented engine rebuild it is ready for historic racing.

History

This Lotus Cortina is as proper a vintage race car as can be. The current owner is the second owner, the first owner bought it off the showroom floor in 1967 and immediately converted it to a race car and ran it continuously for over 20 years. Voluminous documentation includes the original bill of sale and SCCA logbooks from first issue in 1972. The car regularly dominated it's class in West Coast events, holding lap records at Willow Springs, Riverside, and Texas. While the bulk of the car's race entries were SCCA Nationals, the car competed in a number of International events, including the Mexican 6 hour FIA event in 1973. The car finished second overall at the 1982 Riverside 12 hours, and has numerous enduro victories at Willow and Riverside. The Cortina even competed in a Trans Am event in the under 2 liter class, making it a Trans Am Reunion candidate. The current owner has recieved approval from the SVRA to run the car and has a letter to that effect . The SVRA only requested a trim of one inch from the original flares. This was performed prior to the recent repaint. On the current A008s the car would be classified in 8H, with vintage Dunlops it would be permitted in 8G.

Recent Competition History

none since rebuild

Engine

Lotus twincam, 40DCOE Webers
Hepolite pistons
stroked using 1800 Datsun rods
valve pockets cut .125" deeper
Clevite 77 bearings
lightened cast iron flywheel with Tilton Borg&Beck clutch and Vegantune bolts
combustion chamber volume 38.5 cc.
compression ratio 10.5:1

Gearbox

Ford

Final Drive

Ford

Body

Not perfect but no rust, recently resprayed white and bronze
plexiglass rear and rear side windows

Chassis

12 point roll cage
Front Suspension: 3.5" ride height, 1" anti-roll bar
Rear Suspension: 4.5" ride height, 7/8" adjustable anti-roll bar
Steering:
Brakes:
Wheels: Revolution alloys with A008s

Interior

period guages
period competition instrument and switchgear panel

Spares

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