A 1966 Ford Cortina Lotus, once raced by two-time Formula 1 World Champion Graham Hill, will be on sale in the New Year at the annual Autosport International showcase in the UK. One of only three ...
Launched in 1962, the Cortina went on to become one of Ford's most iconic European nameplates. But more importantly, it spawned the Lotus Cortina, a race-prepped version engineered by Colin Chapman, ...
A ONCE humble Ford Cortina, which later came to compete in the 1965 British Saloon Car Championships, is now set to sell for a quarter of a million pounds. Its driver, the legendary Jim Clark, raced ...
Early next year at the Autosport International show in Birmingham, Silverstone Auctions will display an exceedingly rare 1966 Ford Lotus Cortina, one of just three ‘Group 5’ works cars built by Lotus ...
While Ford has offered innumerable U.S.-market sporty models over the years, only the Mustang has really entered our public consciousness. Not so on the other side of the Atlantic, where the “fast ...
During 20 years of production that began in 1962, Ford sold more than 4 million Cortinas worldwide, with sales in the U.K. alone accounting for 63 percent of the total. Over five model generations, ...
Ford and Lotus held hands for a brief time during the previous century, with their relationship resulting in the birth of the first-gen Lotus Cortina. Assembled in the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1970 ...
In the 1960s, North America got the Ford Mustang, and Europe... also got the Ford Mustang, sort of. But in addition to the quintessentially American pony car, Ford of Europe offered the Ford Cortina, ...