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Created on March 30, 2020

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Wurde von Lotus nie so gebaut, aber es wäre interessant gewesen, wie er sich am Markt behauptet hätte

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Expresslieferung

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Das Lotus-Badge am Kühlergrill weist darauf hin, dass da gleich etwas besonderes überholen will

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Die Lackierung ist den zweitürigen Lotus Cortina nachempfunden

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Die anderen Kombis aus den Sechzigerjahren dürften den Cortina meistens nur so sehen - von hinten

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Aufgeräumtes Cockpit

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Bei Höchstgeschwindigkeit dürfte die Tachonadel die 140 mph (rund 210 km/h) nicht ganz berühren - oder doch?

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Umklappbarer Rücksitz für viel Laderaum

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Nachgerüstetes Fünfganggetriebe

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Motor mit Lotus-Spezifikationen

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Der Vierzylindermotor leistet rund 150 PS

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Fahrzeugidentifikations-Plakette

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Der Cortina war damals über dem Anglia in der Mittelklasse angesiedelt

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Filigrane Chromrückspiegel zierten damals die meisten Türen

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Felgen im Minilite-Design

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Der Estate verliess das Werk in der deluxe-Ausstattung

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Holzbeplankung zum Schutz der Ladefläche

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Zugang zum Laderaum

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Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 1 Estate Custom (1965) - Grüner Streifen wie beim Lotus-Cortina

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Lotus Cortina MKI (1964) - Die Affinität zu Rennstrecken ist nicht nur auf diesem Foto offensichtlich.

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Lotus Cortina MKI (1964) - Auch heute noch auf den Rennstrecken dieser Welt gerne gesehen

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Ford Lotus Cortina (1963) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Ford Lotus Cortina (1965) - erkennbar am grünen Seitenstreifen

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Ford Lotus Cortina (1963) - Blick ins sportliche Cockpit

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Ford Cortina Lotus (1963) - Interieur des rechtsgelenkten Cortina mit Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett

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Ford Lotus Cortina (1963) - nur am Seitenstreifen von der normalen Limousine unterscheidbar

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Ford Cortina Lotus (1963) - von schräg vorne gesehen

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Ford Cortina Lotus (1963) - Ansicht von schräg hinten

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Lotus Cortina MKI (1964) - die berittene Polizei, lässt die sportliche Limousine links liegen

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Lotus Cortina MKI (1964) - Wer diese Front im Rückspiegel sieht, sollte sich ernsthaft Gedanken machen, die Spur zu wechseln

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Ford Cortina Lotus (1963) - Interieur mit Fahrer- und Beifahrersitz

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Lotus Cortina MKI (1964) - Dreispeichen-Lenkrad und eine sportliche Instrumentenansammlung

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Ford Cortina Lotus (1963) - auch Passagiere sind dank der Rückbank willkommen

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Lotus Cortina MKI (1964) - Grossserienmotor von Lotus optimiert

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Ford Cortina Lotus (1963) - Geräumiger Kofferraum

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Ford Cortina Lotus (1963) - Das Lotuszeichen auf dem Kühlergrill signalisiert die zusätzliche Power

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Lotus Cortina MKI (1964) - der dezente Lotus-Badge macht klar, dass es der kleine Cortina ernst meint

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Ford Lotus Cortina (1964) - J. Whitmore (GB) bei den 24 Stunden von Francorchamps 1964, Ausfall wegen Getriebeschaden

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Ford Lotus Cortina (1966) - Sir John Withmore vor Adamich auf Alfa GTA beim Flugplatzrennen zum Tourenwagen-Europacup in Aspern 1966

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Ford Lotus Cortina (1964) - Sir John Withemore (GB) bei der (Lenk-) Arbeit

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Gunnar Palm posiert während einem PR-Shooting zur Akropolis Rallye 1967 vor seinem Ford Cortina Lotus mit vielen Girls - Auszug aus dem Buch «Gruppe 2 - die frühen Jahre des Rallyesports 1946-1972»

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Ford Cortina (1963) - Im Vergleich zum nur wenig kleineren Anglia bot der Cortina viel Platz

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Ford Cortina (1962) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Ford Cortina (1962) - bei der Präsentation des Consul-Cortina in Paris 1962

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Ford Cortina (1963) - Serienmodell mit Bandtacho

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Ford Cortina (1962) - viel Platz im Kofferraum mit Ersatzrad

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Ford Cortina (1964) - Auf dem Zweitürer baute auch der Lotus Cortina auf

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Ford Cortina (1963) - ein Pferd versus viele Pferde (unter der Haube)

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Ford Cortina (1963) - für die kleine Familie

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Ford Cortina (1964) - Consul-Variante

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Ford Cortina (1963) - zweitürige Limousine

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Ford Cortina (1962) - die neue Limousine von vorne und hinten gesehen

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Ford Cortina (1963) - rechts- und linksgelenkt

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Ford Cortina (1963) - mit deuschem Kennzeichen unterwegs

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Ford Cortina (1963) - auch bei den Pferdestallungen erweckt er Interesse

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Ford Cortina (1962) - bei Testfahrten

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Ford Cortina (1962) - Präsentation als Viertürer auf der Earls Court London Motor Show

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Ford Cortina (1964) - als Viertürer

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Ford Cortina (1963) - auch viertürig

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Ford Cortina (1963) - frühe Farbaufnahme

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Ford Cortina Estate (1963) - Aussen klein, innen gross

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Ford Cortina Estate (1963) - Mit amerikanisch anmutender Plastik-Holzverzierung

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Ford Cortina Estate (1963) - Die Holzimitat-Folie wurde eigens aus den USA beschafft - das beachtliche Ladevolumen schluckt viele Koffer

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Ford Cortina Estate (1963) - Die Dame im Bild schaut sich die künstliche Holzverzierung des Cortinas jedenfalls nicht an

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Ford Cortina Estate (1963) - Mit Holzimitat-Folie beklebt

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Ford Cortina Estate (1963) - Die sportlichen Gene sah man auch dem Kombi an

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Ford Cortina (1964) - Kunstledersitze

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Lotus 72 (1972) - Emerson Fittipaldi in seinem Weltmeister-Wagen

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Summary

In the sixties, anyone who wanted to turn an ordinary family sedan into a veritable racing car preferred to go to a specialist. One of these sports car manufacturers was Lotus with the ingenious lightweight designer Colin Chapman. And so it came about that the staid Ford Cortina became a terror for all established competitors in the touring car scene. Officially, there was no estate version, but the result was a one-off that shone with all the necessary ingredients. This report tells the story of the Ford Lotus Cortina, refers to the base models and portrays the individually created estate car.

This article contains the following chapters

Born from Chapman's idea
Successful start
Also in the production sports car
Assembly by the specialist
Optimization of the chassis too
Lighter is faster
Spirited sedan for family and business
Good chances
Civilian variants
Advanced design of the basic sedan
Practical estate
Not ex works
Express estate as a conversion
Unique

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

There are racing car legends with paintwork that every motorsport fan recognizes immediately. For example, the Gulf-Porsche 917 in light blue and orange, which will never be forgotten for its successes at Le Mans and other endurance races. The Lotus 72, which celebrated victories and championships during several seasons in Formula 1, is another such eye-catcher with its JPS livery in black and gold. The design of the Lotus Cortina, which was correctly called the Ford Lotus Cortina, also came from the same motorsport company, which was still based in Chestnut in 1962. Thanks to its white paintwork with green side stripes, it must have been a "fright in the rear-view mirror" for many a competitor, then as now. It was difficult to overtake and was faster than its more powerful rivals, especially in front of and on bends.

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