Cortina Lotus SMP505F, Kington, Herefordshire HR5 c23/01/16

[escortmad79]

Mk2 Cortina Lotus, SMP505F, Kington, Herefordshire HR5 c23/01/16

 

 

Genuine mk2 Cortina Lotus reg SMP505F was stolen from a lock up on Hergest Industrial Estate, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 between 13^th & 23^rd January 2016, but the owner of the lock up next door thinks it was possibly stolen at around 9:30pm on the 24^th as their dog was barking a fair amount.

The Cortina was stolen using a trailer

[escortmad79]

The car is fitted with minilite replica wheels with new debica tyres.  Paint wise the car isn’t great with some blistering under the paint & has red paint marks on the passenger door. The bumpers & grille are scruffy. It has a 1600e seats fitted which are very different to the lotus seats. It's got a homemade plate on the carbs to hold the throttle cable. The car doesn’t have an original air box fitted.

The owner’s had the car for twenty seven years so holds great sentimental value.

The owner’s son thinks the lock up was checked out a few months back as it looked like someone had tried to have a look inside.

[escortmad79]

The car was stolen at some point between the 13th & the 23rd January & there was a possible sighting on the B4529 in the Leominster area of the Cortina being towed on a trailer by a dark colour Navara/L200 style truck on Thursday night (21st January 2016) at around 8:30-9pm. Was anyone in the area that can recall seeing this?

[psmk2]

This is taking the piss....seems like a cortina a week is getting nicked

[escortmad79]

6 in 7 weeks now

[In The Pit]

Sadly this will probably end up going round the track (minus it's engine) at the all Cortina banger racing meeting.

[escortmad79]

I very much doubt it with this one.

[In The Pit]

It could well have been stolen to order.  However some banger racers wouldn't care that it was a Lotus in fact some would like the idea of racing one.   I hope that maybe some of the law abiding banger racers get some information on the rogues that give their hobby a bad name and shop them to the police for everyones sake.

[mk1del]

just looking at this stolen car section, all seem to be Kent area, possibly same thieving t--ts  ,

[escortmad79]

Very strong possibility, or part of the same organised gang taking them across Kent, Essex, London etc