Incredible secret Car Cave collection of classic Ford Lotus Cortinas
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
- Meet the king of Lotus Cortinas - an incredible secret collection of classic Ford Twin Cams well worthy of a Car Cave special episode. Make no mistake, Andy Morrell is a sucker for twin cam Cortinas. He owns one example of every Lotus Cortina ever made. Not only that, but he has constructed a purpose-built Lotus Cortina garage shrine at the end of his garden. He has parts galore stashed, a pair of four poster ramps, and mk1s down the left hand side. On the right sits his mk2 Cortinas. In the middle is a spookily low mileage Orion 1600E next to a crashed yellow mk1 Lotus Cortina Crayford… But that’s a story for another video… our next video in fact.
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Jonny used this film day as a chance to learn. He wasn't sure on the differences between each Lotus Cortina - especially the early mk1s compared to the later mk1s. Andy bought his first Lotus Cortina in the late 1980s and tends to hang on to numerous cars longterm.
A huge thanks to Simon Hurr from Ford for introducing Jonny to Andy, and being instrumental in arranging access to this glorious garage.
Also thanks to the Lotus Cortina Register: lotuscortina.net/
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CHAPTERS
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0:37 Barn find Crayford
1:36 Purpose built building
3:49 1964 Lotus Cortina
6:33 Consul name
7:13 1965 Lotus Cortina
9:55 Corsair Crayford convertible
11:29 1966 Lotus Cortina
14:09 Andy works on his cars
15:14 1967 Lotus Cortina
16:02 ex-press Mk2
17:41 1968 Lotus Cortina rally car
18:56 Black badge Jim Clark car
19:44 1969 Crayford Lotus Cortina
21:38 Lots of options
24:42 Andy's first Lotus Cortina
28:30 Ford Orion 1600E
30:25 Private access
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I've learnt more about the Lotus Cortina in the last thirty minutes than I have over the last thirty years.
Me too bud 👌👌
Had three MK2s, one a very rare midnight blue, one of less than ten if memory serves. Couple of other recognition points to confirm a real one are a small hump in the floorpan above the diff to allow for movement under more extreme conditions than a standard car would experience, presumably. Also the leading edges of the rear leaf springs have skid plates where the bushes are - wedge shaped if that conveys the picture. Also one guy who came to view the blue one when I sold it (should have kept that one) commented that it was a pity that the passenger side rear lights had lost their cover. I had to tell him that the Lotus doesn't have one, due to the slightly bigger wheels and tyres fitted, meaning there is no room for the cover with the spare standing up in it's well on that side. Anorakish I know, but you need to know these things to avoid buying a wrongun.
Its amazing what you can learn after all these years,having been around when these cars were current.I learnt recently that the MK1 Cortina shell has next to no strengthening from the middle of the floorpan back and the race and rally versions has bars welded in the boot to stop the flex.I also didnt realise that they had that odd almost exhaust silencer box thing as an air intake.Im suprised that the engineers thought it ok for it to be sucking in oily hot air.
@@reglockyer9234 Neither the the MK1 or 2 Cortinas had rear bulkheads - when you open the boot, you're looking at the back seat! I would have to thought either would need a lot of bracing for competition work, assuming torsional rigidity and all that stuff was taken account of back then. Also, the majority of cars back then had big frying pan- like air boxes back then, drawing their air from within the engine bay. One or two other manufacturers also used airboxes that looked like exhaust boxes, although I can't remember whioones right now. There again, what genius came up with EGR valves on modern engines. Wouldn't have thought any sensible engineer would think contaminating the intake with exhaust gases was a good idea. There again, I'm not a qualified engineer, so maybe I'm missing something.....
So glad a you tuber said to look at this. An epic collection. The owner and interviewer were spot on . A joy.
I MADE THE CLOCK FOR ANDY. HES A GREAT FRIEND. IM SURE ILL BE MAKING HIM MORE MAN CAVE ITEMS. AND THANKS TO ANDY FOR ALL HIS HELP AND KNOWLEDGE WITH THE RESTORATION OF MY EARLY 65 Mk1 🤜🏻🤛🏻
This guy was visiting me here in Norway,took him for a spinn in my Mk1 Escort. He and the Norwegian owner of the 1964 Lotus was visiting me… cool to see his colection. 👍
@@vikingen. There was some burnt rubber...
That 1970 Cortina in that Lilac colour is just beautiful, what a stunning looking car, and a credit to Andy.
Beautiful colour it’s called light orchid. I love the colour on the 1600E. 👌👌👌👌👌
Clearly a proper Ford man as he clearly enunciates the 'S' in Faaawwddsah!
Amazing dedication to build that collection and massively appreciate Andy letting you in to have a look around
Thanks for showing us your cars, Andy, much appreciated. I can still recall my older brother telling me that Jim Clark had crashed and died. The black badge was a subtle but moving tribute by Chapman for his gifted friend.
Lots of people say they remember where they were when JFK died - not me, but I can still picture where I was when the news came over the TV that Jim Clark had died at Hockenheim. I was 14.
What a lovely guy so well deserved and so kind of him to share his cars with us all!! 🤘😎🤘
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I am a Cortina novice, but now feel a little more educated and better understand the passion that people have for them. What a facinating history of the Ford and Lotus partnership. Thank you to Andy for sharing his passion. I envy his car cave, as I have the same challenge with multiple cars in multiple sheds, barns and garages. One day I will bring them all together
It was a whistle stop Lotus Cortina history lesson, right?
@@TheLateBrakeShow it certainly was, and love your modesty Jonny to still be learning from others. You manage to find some very interesting enthusiasts with very personal eclectic collections. It really makes your channel distinct. Keep up the great work
@@TheLateBrakeShow Wery interesting vid.!
What a great collection, themed, comprehensive and humble whilst having that sprinkling of fairy dust from the Lotus parts. Lovely.
Fantastic ! One of our customers has a ‘65 Lotus Cortina that he bought in 1973. He paid £35 (yes 35) for it and still uses it almost daily. Properly rat look thing with tatty og Minilites and very cool in Alan Mann racing colours
Would 35 quids even cover the cost of any component bar builds and fuses nowadays
Not a Ford guy, but love the Lotus Cortina and there's a lot to learn from Andy. I'll be giving that a second watch (at least, if not more). Blown away.
Cheers Ant. I certainly learned a lot.
Love the story about the black badge, respect to Chapman for doing that. What a rarity.
There are some Lotus Elans with the black badge from the same period as well. Friend of mine had one.
I've spent much of the last decade in Moscow and the surrounding area of Western Russia. The extreme winters, the stuff they put on the roads in the winter, and the standard of driving from many motorists means that it's not really an environment suitable for classic cars. You can add electric cars to that as well as high-performance sportscars too.
Apart from the odd old Land Rover you rarely see any old/classic British cars at all. But, about 3 years ago, I was working from home one day and happened to look out of the kitchen window and carefully being parked in a service road that runs through my housing complex was an absolutely beautiful dark blue Ford Cortina Mk.3 (the 2 single headlights version) - it was absolutely pristine. It was a long way from home and I've never seen anything like it before (or since) in Moscow.
I remember many yrs ago when I was a young lad,there was a guy in my local town in Co Durham he had a mk 1 cortina lotus and it was a special edition to mark the England 66 world cup win, lovely car.
Great video. Best car cave one yet. Never really appreciated anything other than mk1's. What a nice guy as well
Glad you enjoyed it Rich.
One of my favorite cars of all time... my wife and I were coming home last weekend and a neighbor had his mate over and he drove his gorgeous Mk 2 Lotus Cortina... my wife fell in love with it... now she wants one 😄
My uncle had a mk2 1600e in the 90's when i was a kid so I have always had a soft spot for the mk2s. This is a cracking collection, nice guy too.
My first car was a MK1 Cortina 1200 but made to look like a lotus Cortina , very very badly , I was 17/18 and constantly getting stopped by the cops , I asked one of them why he said you're a young lad and the car looks like its been nicked, it failed it's next MOT terminally . That collection is brilliant, Kudos to Andy Morrell for keeping and saving so many of these rare cars , and what a garage he's built for himself , Great find by you , great content 👍
You've done it again Jonny, what a beautiful collection. Everyone is jealous of Andy's garage and his collection.
Cheers Michel. We try to bring the variety ✊🏽
The Cortina has a very special place in my heart, my Grandfather had a Mk I, my father had a Mk II, I had a Mk III, my first car, then later both my mother and father had Mk IV's, none as special as the Lotus versions but still special to us. This was very quick half hour for me.
You probably couldn't have more fun behind the wheel then flying flat out at Goodwood in one of these great little cars...its popular to this day ...
Agreed. And I did many years ago with the lotus Cortina register.we tried hard but we're still at least 12 seconds slower than Jim Clarks time.rog. ex. LCR.
Here in Canada, my first car in the late 70's was a used MK 2 Cortina 1600 Deluxe Automatic and i have been into Cortinas ever since. While i have other cars, i presently have 3 MK 2 GT's and a 4 door Auto model. You never get tired of em. I am about the only one i know around here who is into these so i loved seeing your Lotus collection Andy
What a good episode, loved it. Andy seems like such a genuine guy who would never let on to the fact he has such a keen eye. He’d be an interesting bloke to chat to in the pub!
Fantastic. A real education. Great to see someone with a passion.
Wish me luck as I attempt to show my Lotus Cortina fan dad how to get on UA-cam so he can watch too!
My first “running” car was a 1966 Cortina GT. I had lots of wonderful high school and college adventures in that car. I drove it until the rear wheel fell off. Still love them today.
Fab collection and fully understand and connect with Andy on his passion for the Cortina Twin Cam, especially the MK1. Owned a MK1 Escort Twin Cam myself.
I had a twin cam 30 yers ago Rev number was PRL1G. I bought it don an old boy in Cornwall it was very low geared. 85 mph screaming up the m4 back to London. It was very quick on acceleration but no top end. It was Uprated to a lot more power. So it was relentless to about 80 then in the red. It drove me mad after a few months so I sold it for a two grand profit. It on lu had about 20 thou genuine miles because it was a kne owner car when j bought it it’s probably worth a lot of money now.
I keep saying it but one of the best to date. What a guy. Buys them because he loves them. Finishes work, off down the garage for a few hours. He is happy, wife is happy (obviously with her own car) and all is well in the world. Please keep them coming.
Will do 👍🏻
I grew up in the shadow of the U.S. Navy Base in Norfolk, Virginia. Jonny, the navy guys loved the Cortina! By 1968 I couldn't go outside without seeing one. The Cortina found favor among military servicemen who drove, and then loved, the cars of Great Britain in the 1960's. Today I meet people who feel about the Cortina the way some people feel about Camaros and Mustangs.
Because of his passion, Andy is a proper walking encylopedia. Just love it when any person is PASSIONATE about anything. This is truly amazing, unique collection, love all of them and also owned a heap of Fords. Very good video and surely worthy of follow ups Johnny, thank you 👍🏻 👊🏻
This man is living my dream, a pleasure to watch, a trip down memory lane, mark II Cortina was my favourite but love them all, even the mark III, loved the 1600e and the GT's.
I’d be quite happy to sell my four bedroom house and live in a garage like that. Thanks Jonny and Andy, very enjoyable and very informative.
What a top bloke. Have a few fords myself but this collection is fantastic.
Thanks for sharing with us. Great collection and stories to go along with them. Looking forward to the barn find special on that first one. 👍
Fascinating petrolhead detail.
I knew quite a bit about the various iterations of the Lotus Cortina (being from my era), but this is on another level.
Really enjoyed that Jonny, and thank god for people like Andy....that Crayford Twin Cam had a very lucky escape!
I had completely forgotten about the Orion 1600E.
Amazing Collection. Andy's a lucky fella.
It's such a small world, I literally was just looking at both your mig welder video and this Cortina video in my subscription vid's and couldn't decide which one to watch first, sorry Adam but I watched the Cortina's first lol. Recently subbed to you and loving watching all your vid's, love the new garage! Keep up the great work with the content. Cheers, Paul.
@@mountainbikerpaul2267 thanks Paul
Get that guy on the show, he's mega articulate. Cheers for all the vids, new and old ✌️👍
Wow, all them Lotus Cortinas in Mk 1 & 2 guise. Andy is a proper Ford geek, what he doesn't know isn't worth knowing. What a lovely video and taking time with each car for its history. Thank you to Andy and Late Break Show.
Absolute pleasure Paul.
What a lovely fella. What a lovely collection. That Orion 1600E is surprising me by being super appealing (I’m not an out and out Ford Fan Boy!)!
As a 14 year old, a 66 Cortina was owned by a friend of my Dad in Brooklyn, NY. Fell in love with smaller cars ever since. Now 72.
Great memories Peter. I bet this looked strange in 60s NY.
I really like this guy Andy. He's the antithesis of most exclusve car collectors. He's a total anti snob, collecting the car for the people. Long live this wonderful collection.
We did have a few of these great Lotus Cortinas imported to Australia back in the day.
In the 70s, Ford Australia built Cortinas for the Oz market. They put 3.3 and 4.1 litre in line 6 cylinder motors from the larger Ford Falcon into Cortinas as an option. Not purist cars, just overkill. They handled like shit, unsurprisingly.
I believe Ford Australia built some Escort Mk1 Twin Cam cars.
Another local rarity is the Lotus 7 Mk4 Twin Cam made in Christchurch New Zealand. They made around 100 of them, under licence from Lotus, all with Lotus Twin Cam engines. At a car show, I mentioned this to Graham Nearne who then owned Caterham Cars - he had bought a licence from Lotus to build the Seven, and refused to believe me that the Steel Brothers cars were made and that they were licence built. I told him to ask Lotus....
Excellent programme Johnny! My great uncle had a Lotus Cortina and back in the day everyone was amazed at him buying it, my dad especially but it was a car I always liked. Loved the "what's the craic?" question about half way through that's a classic Northern Ireland-ism!
Would love to see the v6 Corsair when finished😎
In this insane world with media of doom and gloom, the late brake show is an oasis of calm.
Another amazing episode, I’m really glad you focussed on the Orion too.
That's very kind Paul, cheers for watching. We don't claim to provide anything other than a YT channel that spans EV, new piston, old piston, history, barn finds, collections and project vehicles. Oh, and bike stuff now too.
Love this, one my all time favourite cars the Lotus Cortina, I remember in 1970 my dad had a 2000 v4 corsair. We broke down on the M1 on the way to Luton Airport. !!
For me, one of the two most iconic racing touring cars of the 60´s The Lotus Cortina and the Mini Cooper S. Magnificient machines untilthe present days. Thank youLate Brake Show-
Thank you for watching and commenting Maria.
Great film Jonny. Looking forward to the Mk1 Crayford film
I just can’t find one skerrick of love for the Orion, I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Aboutsolutly fascinating !!! Thank you for this download >>> Loved every single second 👍👍
Great video learnt alot about Lotus Cortina
I had an Orion following me today, in arctic blue. I had to pull over to let it over take me so I got a closer look 😅
Thoroughly enjoyed this Cortina episode, what a genuinely appreciation for this Ford. In a world of turmoil it's so wonderful to watch something that provides an short escape from the news.
Thank you to everyone involved, a beautifully presented episode again Jonny!
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Cheers for watching Gary. If our content offers escapism in a world of anxiety and confusion then our work is done. 👍🏽
You do such a good job with these. Lots of detail but not belabored. Andy seemed very comfortable talking to you.
This was realy nice to watch. I used to own a 1964 Ford Consul Cortina developed by Lotus some 20 years ago. I used it in historic racing and it was a realy fun car to drive. I even owned a black badged 1968 Elan +2 for almost 20 years. Love the show and Lotus as well! Cheers from Sweden
My dad had a MK2 in the early 70s. I remember it used to eat spark plugs after a while and dad changing them a couple of times but blasting past an XJ6 was great fun. Lotus Cortina - Brilliant concept and extremely special car and typically a Ford.
Your shows are excellent btw and thanks for very interesting entertainment. BBC Take note lol.
Another great Car Cave - do like a Lotus Cortina! there's an old guy near Wigan with a Mk1 Red/gold one - passed him yesterday out in it in the tipping rain - legend!
I do like the Cortinas but I would have that Orion 😍 Another car from my youth that’s rarely seen nowadays. I miss the 90s.
Very imformative ! I thought a Mk1 Lotus was just that, but the incredible history explained in this episode is mind blowing !
I sometimes think to my self, this is not an episode for me. This time because I have nothing with Cortina's. But then when I watch it, it's again a fabulous show with lots of details and really entertaining conversations. I'm a Cortina fan now ! Well done Johny
He has got some lovely cars 🚗🚙🚘👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I just love a Lotus Cortina, so British. Graham Hill use to race the MK1 around Oulton Park back in the day against Ford Galaxy's and Mustang's, after he did a Grand Prix race. As we say Up North, it's a catch Pigeons car. Another Wonderful Car Cave video from Jonny. 👍😀👍 Now we want a Lotus Carlton video with that cars History, please Jonny! A car that you purchased one day and then it had a habit of disappearing from your drive the next day.🤬
Superb episode! I’m a great Ford fan and worked in the network for nineteen years - the Orion 1600E being the only one during my days there - but learned a lot about one of my all time favourite cars - the Lotus Cortina!
I’ve been meaning to drop over to Andy and have a tour round his garage, I don’t need to now!
Hopefully my MkII Lotus Crayford will be back running this year and we’ll be able to get them together again
"You know, I've got a habit." Sums it up perfectly :-) :-) :-)
Love the fact he's added the Snap On Lotus Cortina Tool Box.... they were bloody expensive when saw those on the flyer from my Snap On Dealer!!!
Great episode Jonny, really looking forward to the story of the 1963 Consul Cortina. My Father never owned a Lotus, but did own a very early 1962 Consul Cortina 1200 4 door with a pre suffix plate YWC 862. Didn't own it from new, bought it mid '60s, but it still had the original plastic covers on the seats. It was a rare bench seat, column change, horizontal strip speedo model. I learnt to drive it round the farm yard when I could reach the pedals. Sadly rust got it in the end and it was replaced with a mk III Zephyr 4, again a bench seat model. We've always been a Ford family with Fiestas x 2 , Escorts x 3, Cortinas x 3, Capri, Granadas x 4 , Sierras x 2, focus x 3 and currently running two Mondeos.
The 'WC in the reg was widely used by Ford on their own cars so possibly an ex 'roll car'.
@@marymoffatt2060 Yes, thats right. One of my Escorts was RWC 280M and was supplied by Doe Motors at Witham in Essex. The Ford escorts used in rallying were prepared at Boreham near Chelmsford and carried Essex plates such as OO ,PU, VX AND WC.
Another great video Jonny, and what a nice guy with an interesting collection.
I always wanted an Orion 1600E, I had a 1.3L and 1.4L (with Rs Turbo wheels, seats and a Sapphire Cossie boot spoiler) but never quiet managed to track one down.
Can't wait to see the barn find film, hope you had your BFF in the car.
Fear not, the BFF was worn with pride.
i had one, Raven metalic. sold it for a grand in 1999.
Brilliant episode. What a super chap, really interesting to hear the owners share their passion. Johnny is so great at discovering these Gems and bringing it to us. More! More!
The Lotus Cortina was (in)famously used as a recce car by the Great Train Robbers…
The Mk2 was not a Lotus Cortina but a Cortina Lotus!
Jeff Uren used to build “Savage” Cortinas with the 3 litre Essex V6.
The Corsair was essentially a Cortina with different body panels (check the windscreen surround and side windows)
What a great video. Thank you Jonny. I loved all the special editions of British cars of the 60’s & 70’s. Whether it is Ford,Vauxhall or anything in between. The Lotus engined cars were loved by myself and my mates in the day especially with The late great Jim Clarke driving. Me personally I loved the Mk2 more due to it’s beautiful styling.
Greetings from Canada. Enjoy your show and this episode was a trip down memory lane. Early 70's my wife and I had two Cortina's (non-Lotus). I a 68 GT and she a 67 with performance mod's. Cam, carbs, lowered suspension, exhaust, etc. Wife loved blowing away V8's at the lights. We also rallied, slalomed and volunteered at the local road race track. Good times.
That must be the finest private collection of Lotus Cortina's in all of GB.
They are all quite worthy of a coffee table type book that details the collection. I would be standing in line with my wallet out to purchase such a book!
Love old Fords and especially Lotus Cortina's. Great video and great collection. Can't get enough of the collection videos.
Nice one Jonny, Andy's got a great collection there... Great to see these cars surface and not just the same old Super Car stuff.
Here in the U.S.(yes..these were exported here when new..)I've got 3 Cortinas(non-Lotus or anything 'Special'..)--1 '68 Coupe a '69 Coupe and a '70 Wagon. Unlike a 'native' UK car these don't suffer from rust although interior plastics/fabrics can get destroyed in the Arizona/N.Mexico heat. I paid $75 for the Wagon and each Coupe cost me $50 each. Also have a few spare Fenders(both used and NOS)Emblems and a few Bumpers. LOTS of U.S Market English & European junk still running around here. I was just given(last week)a Black '69 Opel Kadet 'L' Coupe from the Daughter of the original Owner. The junk just seems to fall out of the sky here(!).
This has been 31 minutes of pure joy .
Omg.. memories. I had a brand new white 1600E.. had it 3 months and it was stolen never to be seen again. I cried for months.
He's a top man collecting those cars , i can remember working on them in the 70's as a apprentice and also remember that strange colour lol .
Great video.
The story I was told by people who racing and rallied Fords back in the day was, the rear suspension was a problem in rallying as it wasn't strong enough. At the end of the season Ford and Chapman tested both the A frame rear, and leaf spring rear suspension, with their rally champion and Jim Clark, and there was no difference in speed/lap times, and it was stronger, so they dropped the A frame rear end.
Pretty much an accurate story. The A Frame was for racing where they rarely broke and if they did they could be changed between races. Ford stuck with the cart springs pretty much into the RS1600 for rallying although with 4 link tie rods and vertical dampers rather than the original 'Slope & Hope' ones.
The story I heard was that the aluminium back plate on the diff flexed & let the oil out with predictable consequences!
@@stephentaylor6867 That too .... Not one of Colin Chapman's best efforts but then he didn't design it for the road.
I miss my Cortina. Flipped it in 1987 and it was totalled, along with my back. Lovely cars
So if i won Lotto i'd have an Renault R8 Gordini 1966 5 speed 1300,
Lotus Cortina 1966 and a A110 Alpine Renault. 1968. Jonny a superb edition of Late Brake and its great to see a superb edition of 66.6% of my dream.A brilliant edition of your channel. Thanks so much.
That Orion 1600E caught my eye immediately. God I loved those back in the day.
I met the King of Vauxhall Viva's at Santa Pod once. He was in the pits with a lovely Viva GT and I mentioned that I've been looking for a HB in good shape for a while but they rarely come up, and he said "I know, it's because I bought them all!" Wish I got his name and would love to see his collection. I've got a real soft spot for old GM stuff.
What great guy what a great collection
Fantastic collection and a joy to see Andy's love and enthusiasm for the Lotus Cortina.
Certainly learned a great deal watching this episode, and another fabulous episode it was.
Noticed the Orion as you were unveiling the cars at the start, and did wonder if you'd give it a mention.... wasn't disappointed 👍
Absolutely love these shows. I’m not a Ford or a cortina guy but the dedication and the story behind each car is great. It’s also something that you wouldn’t see so a privledge to see behind the curtain. Loved the bubble car one, the escort one and the exotic car one. More of this type of video would be great. Thanks Johnny. Top gears loss is very much our gain.
Jonny was on Fifth Gear.
Gotta love a Lotus Cortina. My Dad had the use of a mk2 1600 during the mid 80’s. It was a fantastic old motor. Nice collection this guy has.
I like the Co. Antrim (N. Irelend) registration on that Corsair (LIA 41) - that's worth some money on its own!
I’m 53 and I’m sure I learnt to drive in a mk2 lotus and I love this video and brought back a few memories
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. For my part I’ve never been lucky enough to own any Lotus Fords. Much like thousands of others I had the Ford Fiesta XR2 and Ford Escort XR3. Loved them both. Once was privileged to get to drive a black and gold trimmed Ford Escort Mexico along the sea front of Whitley Bay in 1980. What a car.
Very interesting and proper Lotus Cortina envy. A flash back to my own first car, a 1970 MK2 Cortina 1300. A bit anemic but with the dna :-)
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Thanks Jonny. Every episode is better than the last.
What a collection! A great guy and another great video!
I was the former owner of the ‘69 Crayford Convertible Lotus Cortina in this video and recall a conversation with Andy wanting to learn more about her once she had been restored. We arranged to meet at an outing of the Lotus Cortina Register to the Bluebell Railway so that he could show me how good she now looked and recount the tale of just how bad a state she was in when he found her.
Andy told me that when undertaking the restoration only genuine (not pattern) parts were used and they only came from 1969 model year cars !
I owned the car for about three years and have many good memories of her and thought I’d done well to sell her for the same money as I had initially paid.... Great to see her again.
30 minutes of pure pleasure......many many thanks 👍
I had two 2000E Corsairs one manual diamond white, one silver fox column change auto, lovely cruising cars, wallowed round corners, did not stop or shift very quickly, but loved them!
Had a manual 2000E as my first car.
An uncle of mine moved to South Africa and had his Lotus Cortina shipped out from the UK. His company car was a Mercedes, but he preferred to drive the Cortina. He took me out in it a few times in 1970. He didn't hang about on the almost empty roads: and it seemed to be a bit quick in it's day. He also owned a Jaguar SS 100, which he kept in the UK, and a 3 1/2 litre Bentley. His favourite, however, was the Cortina. My dad owned a 1966 model Corsair 2000 GT. It's not often that I have personal experience of the cars featured on this show.
Pete, thanks for the comment. It sounds to us like your uncle basically owned the best of British back catalogue. Impressive car choices.
Great video once again Jonny and my favourite Car Cave up to yet.
It's a credit to you and the team that somebody will let you into their personal space to view, talk about and film their own super special car collection.
I knew about the Lotus Black Badge but didn't know it was also fitted to the Cortinas and also didn't know most of the other details that were shared....Car Caves not only provide eye-candy but brain-candy too.
Enjoyed watching this. Thanks for sharing.
I totally love that Orion 1600E. What a car. I remember a teacher of mine had one who bought it with the new fangled Ford Options financing system.
Epic motor. Thanks Jonny! A top show as always.