The stock suspension was tweaked for handling ... Mk I production eventually totaled 3300 cars, before the Cortina Mk II, and its Lotus-tuned counterpart, debuted for 1967. In period, Mk Is ...

It's been almost 60 years since the Lotus Cortina Mk.1 debuted, and it seems that one of the 3,301 cars was transformed into a convertible. The car spent about 40 years in storage and surfaced in ...

The Ford Cortina Mk3 was a massive gamble for Ford. Both the Mk1 and Mk2 Cortinas were compact cars with their upper models anchored to the one-and-a-half litre class, but what Ford decided to do ...

The whereabouts of the five cars mentioned above are unknown to this day, although there are a few examples of genuine Mk I Lotus Cortinas known to ... a 25% increase over the stock Ford Cortina 1500 ...

1966 Lotus Cortina MK I The last few years have seen cars get better at an impressive rate. Gone are the days of the slow, rattly embarrassments that break down a lot. Modern cars are so good that ...

Ford Cortina MK I Following hot on the heels of the 1200 models were the 1500 variants in station wagon and sedan format for more lugging power. Then, in late 1963 came the car that became an ...

No, I am not so old I was around at the time they were new, but when I 'were a wee lad,' my old man told me about the first (and only) car he bought new: a Mk I Cortina GT in red. I fell in love ...

A frame section was developed and then joined with what was called a torque box to the front cabin of the Cortina Mk 3 sedan's structure. The braced torque box added more strength and weight, and the ...