Year: 1966
Price: (AUD) 54,950 *
Miles: 40997
VIN-No: U59597

This 1966 Lotus Cortina Mk 1 series II "Airflow" is the same model that Jim Clark drove to win the British touring Car Championship in 1966. Finished in the iconic Lotus Cortina livery, this well presented genuine example was built as part of the special order for Ford USA and badged as “Indy 500 pace car” editions to commemorate Jim Clark’s 1965 win at the brickyard.

Early on it was raced by privateer in SCCA events on the West Coast no significant race results. Following this it was exported to Japan via New Zealand and sympathetically converted to right hand drive, it raced at Fuji and many Lotus Club Japan events. In the early 1990's the Engine was freshened and further developed (brake booster moved to interior, heater removed, half cage (now removed)EBC pads, Koni inserts in rebuilt shocks, electric fuel pump, alternator, electric fan etc).

All correct Lotus features:

• 711M front lower arms (parallel to steering arms when car level to remove bump steer of original Cortina items)
• Large header tank radiator ( same as GT)
• Quick steering box (2.5 turns)
• Diff hump (poorly gas welded)
• 8000rpm tacho, 140mph speedo and new replacement Lotus fibreglass dash surround
• 5.5”J rims
• Rear trailing arms
• Original Lotus steering wheel (not replica)
• Lotus centre consol
• Correct “pre L” block 1558 engine correct pre Elan head, larger Lotus “winged” sump
• Hydraulic clutch 
   

Included with this car:
Spare billet L1 cams ($1500 worth)
Second set of rear springs 40lbs heavier and taller lowering blocks
Period race seat and retrimmed original
Re wired under dash and engine bay by Steve Varaso
 

* (Excluding Government Charges)