Lot Ended
Description
Ford Cortina Lotus MkII
Believed to be
mostly an original MkII, apart from front wings, door
cards,exhaust and recently fitted new steering rack; owned by current keeper for
a few years after being part of a large private collection in Italy;
absolutely must be viewed
So, an original Mk II Lotus Cortina, I hear you
say. Well, the vendor believes that most of this one is. We are not claiming
every little bit is, as that would be careless, but surprisingly it does appear
that a lot of UPO 99F is as it should be. It should also be pointed out that
this is not one of those extensive restorations that looks like a new car. Its
appeal is exactly the opposite; a surviving, slightly worn around the edges,
sporty beast from the late 1960s.
First registered in November 1967, it is
recorded as having had four previous UK keepers. The initial few owners are not
known but the third seems to have acquired the car in 1987, having had a MOT
done on it while 8,006 miles were showing (copy of MOT in file). A short time
later that year, it changed keepers again and eventually ended up being exported
to Italy in, we think, 1989. Residing in a large private Italian collection for
many years, presumably being kept indoors and dry. At one point during this
period, the vendor believes that the front wings, exhaust system and door cards
were replaced.
Repatriated to the UK by our vendor in about 2017, it was
reunited with its original registration of UPO 99F and had some recommissioning
done. Shock absorbers, outer and inner track rod ends and full clutch kit
were all replaced. After this, a slightly later type steering box was also
fitted. It last passed an MOT in 2017 and has not been used regularly recently
so is sure to need some light work to get it back on the road.
A much
admired Lotus Cortina, and after being closely crawled all over at shows, all
remarks made to our vendor have been impressively positive. The
V5C unfortunately, does not state the engine number but the block is
stamped 9676LBA and we can confirm that the chassis number on the paperwork
certainly matches the relatively new chassis plate but also appears to match the
stamped number on the inner wing. Make an appointment to come and
have a look and a crawl yourself.
For further information - toby.service@brightwells.com
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