Jim Clark mk1 Lotus Cortina

This car belongs to a friend of mine who used to be Jim Clarks mechanic back in his formula 1 days in the 60's.He's slowly recomissioning the car and will be sold once completed.Its expected to make over 100k at auction.He had an old Lotus f1 car that was sold earlier this year for about 450k

That is pure, unadulterated sex. If I had a spare 100k........

stunning

mmmm £100k..... how much do

kids go for on ebay.

Proper car that!

What rims are they?? Never seen em before..

i thivk they're BRM wheels.They are magnesium and are incredibly light , i tried to borrow them for my 105e and he was having none of it

very nice

I want tha' wun!

I saw the last one go at auction for 90K plus auctioneers fees when the TWR stuff got sold. Some people have a lot of money, but you can't begrudge it when they spend it on sensilbe things like that!!

erm.....wow! i want one!

nice

wow........

i thivk they're BRM wheels.They are magnesium and are incredibly light , i tried to borrow them for my 105e and he was having none of it

they look like laser wheels but put on the wrong way round, lol

car looks awesome!!!

That is beautifull,why do i wish that was mine?

I like the filler neck, straight through the rear deck!! ha

Love it!

Im trying to get my cortina as close to a replica as possible. These will be a big help.

Most of the ones ive seen have had the tank beneath the rear window in a rally car style alloy tank, but this is definately the way im mounting mine now.

That's stunning

gorgeous, inspiration to cortina owners everywhere

top stuff

VERY NICE

really smart

makes me miss mine at home

Interesting that nobody has commented on some very unique technical details on that car.

First thing I noticed was the heavily offset radiator, and the engine driven pump (?) on the right side of the engine.....then I noticed the large return lines to the tank, so it must be some primitive form of mechanical fuel injection, right?

Next, the car has no struts, and some pretty peculiar stiffeners on the inner wings. In the under-car shot, you can just about make out the front suspension which appear to pivot much closer toward the center of the car than a normal Cortina.

Lastly, the gear lever comes up straight out of the floor, with no extension housing a la a modern 'box.....what box is it?

Tell us more about the car.......please.