Launched in 1962, the Cortina went on to become one of Ford's most iconic European nameplates. But more importantly, it spawned the Lotus Cortina, a race-prepped version engineered by Colin Chapman, ...

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While Ford has offered innumerable U.S.-market sporty models over the years, only the Mustang has really entered our public consciousness. Not so on the other side of the Atlantic, where the “fast ...

The price range for the Lotus Cortina varies based on the trim level you choose. for the latest year the model was manufactured. The model range is available in the following body types starting from ...

When it comes to dreams come true, for this reader the dark racing green of a 1966 Cortina GT was what it took to make it ...

It's built by Ford, but no one uses that name when referring to the first-generation Lotus Cortina. Between 1963 and 1966, Ford and Lotus cranked out over 3,300 of them, and Jay Leno's chief ...

In 1945, young Henry Ford II was handed the keys to the empire that his grandfather built (and nearly ran out of business, twice). With the help of a handful of Ivy Leaguers known as the "Whiz Kids," ...

In the 1960s, North America got the Ford Mustang, and Europe... also got the Ford Mustang, sort of. But in addition to the quintessentially American pony car, Ford of Europe offered the Ford Cortina, ...

50 years is an important anniversary in anyone's books. Look at the recent upsurge in interest, and values, of the likes of the Jaguar E-Type and Porsche 911 and it's clear the big five-oh can have a ...

A car that was to become one of Ford's best-sellers in modern times and whose nameplate was to last for two decades started in development with the code-name Archbishop. It would be produced in four ...

OMG. I don't use that trio of letters often, but come on. Seriously. What a proper car. On every level. Obviously, I state that on the basis it's a Lotus Cortina; a car I have loved since I was a kid.

A stunningly restored Lotus Cortina is set to go under the hammer this summer, where it could go for £43,000. The model was launched in 1963 and was made famous by legendary racing driver Jim Clark, ...