In a message dated 6/27/99 7:57:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, borrani@att.net
writes:
<< V8 Lotus Cortina, never heard of
such a beast, can you shed any light? >>
They exist....not sure how "official" they are. Supposedly Carrol Shelby and
Colin Chapin had a chat about it over a pint and one got built....could be a
wives tale??? I suspect some privateer got the idea and just built one. In
Southern CA, there are about 3 or 4 V8 Cortina's running around that a group
of Cortinaisti have put together. They typically use a Ford 289 or 302, with
an 8" rear end out of a Mustang II. They require SUBSTANTIAL reworking of
the firewall to fit. They are QUICK, however....at an open track event a
Willow Springs, one is reported to have passed at GT-40 on the straight!!
(more wives tales??....still sounds like FUN!!!)
Regards,
Myles H. Kitchen
1965 Lotus (wishes it was a V8) Cortina Mk1 #128
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