Lotus Cortina – Page 2 – Lotus Club Queensland

Lotus Cortina Mk1: A history Part 1

Posted on July 16, 2013 by admin

PART 1 Given its Cortina origins, the first Lotus-Cortina was quite exotic for its time. As a road car, it kept dealers busy with rear axle replacements and owners had Continue Reading →

Water in the Block

Posted on July 8, 2013 by admin

You will never believe what happened to the engine block in our white 4 door race car on Thursday morning. A guy built the block for me 15 years ago Continue Reading →

Morgan Park Round 2 Black Truck

Posted on May 6, 2013 by admin

On Thursday my mate Peter Stevanovick fitted the new roll cage padding that is required by CAMS. $49 a 900mm length and it does not go right around the pipe. Continue Reading →

Lakeside Round 1 Black Truck

Posted on March 20, 2013 by admin

Allan and Alice fly in from Bowen on Friday night and Gus (son in law) and Diane (daughter) pick them up and drop them off at our place about 2300. Continue Reading →

Gatton Sprints

Posted on March 18, 2013 by admin

After having coffee with the boys in Ipswich on Friday morning I take off to Gatton which is 45 minutes west of Ipswich in the drizzling rain. Good excuse to Continue Reading →

Lotus Cortina Mk1: A history Part 2

Posted on March 16, 2013 by admin

PART 2 The process to make other Lotus-Cortinas more mainstream and reliable was underway. This appealing van version of the Ford Anglia was never sold here probably because its imported Continue Reading →