1963 Ford Lotus Cortina for sale

The seller asks €76,500. VAT included. VAT not deductible.

The advertised FIA HTP expired in December 2023; current race eligibility is not certified. The seller describes a 1963 Mk I Pre Air Flow prepared by Britec Motorsport from a bare shell for historic circuit racing and rallying. It advertises class wins without providing a verified results archive, approximately 185 HP without a test sheet, a spare engine and several wheel sets. The displayed 2 km are an advertised reading, not established lifetime mileage. Ermine White with green Team Lotus stripes is the declared livery.

The original list price for this exact model year and specification is not documented in the checked European sources. The requested amount is €76,500. The model year, options or tax treatment differ, so no percentage comparison is displayed.

The advertised mileage is 2 km. No complete first-registration date is supplied.

Roll cage, Fire extinguisher system, Bucket seats, Sports steering wheel, Racing gearbox, Weber carburettors, Circuit sports suspension, Makrolon windows, Six-point safety harnesses, Limited-slip differential.

Thiesen offers this vehicle in Hamburg, Germany.

The Ford Lotus Cortina Mk I, Britec competition build uses a Lotus Twin Cam four-cylinder petrol engine; the original Mk I road model used 1558 cc, but the exact displacement of this racing engine is not separately certified, with a manual racing gearbox and a limited-slip differential, both listed for the offered car. The seller describes a Britec Motorsport build from a bare bodyshell for historic racing and rallying. A roll cage, fire-extinguishing system, bucket seats, six-point harnesses and Makrolon windows belong to that competition configuration; it is not a standard production Cortina specification.