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Chapman named the engine the "Lotus Twin-Cam" at its introduction in 1962 and Lotus continued to use that name. When production switched from the Cortina-Lotus to the Ford Cortina Mark II-based Cortina Twin Cam in 1967, Ford began to call the engine the "Lotus-Ford Twin Cam". The engine is also known informally as the "Lotus TC" or the "Twink".
The original version, which was based on the Ford Cortina Mark 1, [1] was promoted by Ford as the "Consul Cortina developed by Lotus", [2] with "Consul" later being dropped from the name. [3] The Mark 2 was based on the Ford Cortina Mark II [4] and was marketed by Ford as the "Cortina Lotus". [5] Lotus gave the model the type number designation ...
The Ford Cortina is a medium-sized family car manufactured in various body styles from 1962 to 1984. It was the United Kingdom's best-selling car of the 1970s. The Cortina was produced in five generations (Mark I through to Mark V, although officially the last one was only the Cortina 80 facelift of the Mk IV) from 1962 un
1968 British Saloon Car Championship – won by Frank Gardner in a Ford Cortina Lotus and a Ford Escort Twin Cam entered by AMR The team was resurrected in 2004 by Alan Mann, and is active in historic racing - featuring in such events as the Silverstone Classic , the Goodwood Festival of Speed , the Goodwood Revival and regular appearances on ...
The Cortina Savage is a custom performance automobile based on the Ford Cortina.The car was designed and produced by Jeff Uren and his companies, Race Proved Performance and Racing Equipment Ltd., and Jeff Uren Ltd. Production of the conversion started in the mid-1960s and was applied to multiple generations of the Cortina, with the Mk2 Savage built in the largest numbers.
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Ford Falcon Sprint: Alan Mann Racing: 1968: Tasman Series: 4th Brabham BT23D Alfa Romeo: Alec Mildren Racing: 1968 European Touring Car Challenge [6] 3rd – Div 2 Ford Cortina Lotus & Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam: Alan Mann Racing: 1968: British Saloon Car Championship: 1st Ford Cortina Lotus & Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam: Alan Mann Racing: 1969 ...
Lotus Mark II Lotus Mark II cockpit. The car that came to be known as the Lotus Mark II was created in 1949, while Colin Chapman was serving with the RAF.For his second car Chapman built on the knowledge gained from building and competing in the Lotus Mark I, so he again used the widely available and inexpensive Austin 7 chassis as a starting point.