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World’s only mk1 Lotus Cortina convertible? The rarest garage find Ford

World’s only mk1 Lotus Cortina convertible? The rarest garage find Ford. It is believed that this is the only true Lotus Cortina mk1 that was factory convertible converted by the Crayford coachbuilders from new. It is a 1963 model, which was the first year of Lo-Tina production. This Crayford had already been pulled out of its long time garage hibernation during Britain's Pandemic lock-down, but due to rarity value (and the fact it was left by Andy exactly as it emerged) we felt the opportunity was too special to pass up on.  Jonny could understand why people paid to cut roofs off cars, but a Lotus Cortina? Really? A car with aluminium lightweight panels and agile Chapman tweaked suspension, with weight added in order to stop the roofless car folding like a newspaper. It made no sense. Colin Chapman would have had a heart attack. But yet here it is, having been hidden away after what sounded like a pub landlord drink-drive incident.  To read more about Andy Morrell’s Lotus Cortina collection and to get a bonus feature centring around oddball Lotus collaborations, head over and join our Patreon gang:   / thelatebrakeshow   Production numbers: Cortina Lotus Mk1 years produced 1963 - 1966 Cars produced 3301 Cortina Lotus Mk2 years produced 1967 - 1970 Cars produced 4032 Tech spec: Year 1963 Model. Consul Cortina Lotus Special Equipment Crayford Convertible Capacity. 1558cc Power. 105bhp (in standard spec) Performance. 0-60 =11 sec Top Speed. 108mph Suspension. Rear Colin Chapman design ‘A’ Bracket locating on axle and underbody Body. Aluminium Doors, Bonnet and Boot Gearbox. High Ratio with Aluminium bellhousing, remote gear-change mechanism and tail-shaft achieving 45mph in 1st gear. Special (one-off?) gearbox with Laycock De Normanville overdrive *********** Merch: https://thelatebrakeshow.com/shop ****** Become a Patreon supporter:   / thelatebrakeshow   Or, if it's easier, become a YouTube member:    / @thelatebrakeshow   ****** Website: http://www.thelatebrakeshow.com ****** SUBSCRIBE for a broad-church of automotive appreciation spanning EV, classic, modified and future tech. ****** Filmed by Edited by: Phil Vaughn Pritchard https://www.philvfilms.com/ Thumbnail by: Matt Tarrant https://www.matttarrantdesign.com **************** Jonny Smith Creative content maker, car presenter & car pervert for hire since '98 Website: http://www.carpervert.com Instagram:   / jonnycarpervert   Twitter:   / carpervert   CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro #garagefindford #barnfind #mk1lotuscortina #thelatebrakeshow #4k