mk1 lotus cortina estate

[rsjohn1]

A wee story and a possible info search and the said title car.

A very good freind of mine has a garage and mot station and while im out of work ive been spending some time there helping out etc. Now there's and old guy (79) years young come's in a few time's a week and the other day we got chatting, turns out he used to own a mk1 lotus cortina estate that was built specially for a director of ford dagenham. Now brian said that he bought the car from a car dealer in Raynham in the late 60's, the reg on the car at the time was RKW 1

Does anyone know of the car?? Oh and after a few year's he swapped it for a zodiac estate

Regards John

[modena green]

john it took me years to convince the lotus cortina club that mine was gold,wot do you think they would say if i told them your story.has the old chap got any pics and what colour was the estate and year of it.cheers

[RS2000CUSTOM]

RKW 1 apears to have last been on a Hyundai

[sutty234]

you definately got mk1 and 2 gt and also savage estates but never heard of a lotus.

[rsjohn1]

john it took me years to convince the lotus cortina club that mine was gold,wot do you think they would say if i told them your story.has the old chap got any pics and what colour was the estate and year of it.cheers

Kev, the car was white with the green flash along side as normal. Brian is going to have a look for some pics but does'nt think he has any What is it with some of these car club's

Regards John

[sutty234]

Kev, the car was white with the green flash along side as normal. Brian is going to have a look for some pics but does'nt think he has any What is it with some of these car club's

Regards John

i`ve put up a post on the lotus cortina site this afternoon.no replies as of yet.pictures would be good though if he has any.

[modena green]

i`ve put up a post on the lotus cortina site this afternoon.no replies as of yet.pictures would be good though if he has any.

that should get noticed then,i posted on there last night under"
where are they now" i will answer yours if you answer mine

[morcheen]

could be like when your in the petrol station and the old boy comes up to you and says 'i used to have one of them,but it had 4 doors ' need pics and derek acoura to speak to the old director but oddities are always turning up,like my bruvs old 2 door mk1 granny with avo build plate

[sutty234]

some interest generated on the lotus cortina site and it could be that the car is right enough and sadly went to the great srappy in the sky in the mid 80s.this is one built from a new estate shell using lotus parts in the USA.

[sutty234]

before anyone says about the full length bumper,cars imported into the USA had to have a full lenght bumper to pass tougher safety laws so lotus had to ditch quarter bumpers for cars exported too the USA.

[rsjohn1]

some interest generated on the lotus cortina site and it could be that the car is right enough and sadly went to the great srappy in the sky in the mid 80s.this is one built from a new estate shell using lotus parts in the USA.

Spoke with brian today and he has his sister who still live down in the area looking through old family photo's

He say's the number defo RKW or RWK for sure.

Im sure it will turn up in a barn somewhere

Regards John

[///Col-Col\\\]

honestly you guy should google these things

this guy claims to have one. there are some pics of it

http://www.enfostuff.com/forum/viewt...d7caa79986c1d0

[Dave1800BDA]

honestly you guy should google these things

this guy claims to have one. there are some pics of it

http://www.enfostuff.com/forum/viewt...d7caa79986c1d0

says its pinto power in his sig, looks good tho

[///Col-Col\\\]

says its pinto power in his sig, looks good tho

it also says lower down that it was crushed by the shippers

[scoobydoo]

I'm sure i've seen a photo of that one i think it fell off the transporter or something like that