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Lotus
- Cortina
TYPE
28
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TYPE 28 - The
Lotus Cortina
1963 to 1966
Production Sedan
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Engine: Lotus-Ford
Twin-Cam 1558 cc--------------------------
Gearbox: Ford
4 speed-------------------------------------------------
Chassis: Unit
Body steel monocoque---------------------------
Front Suspension:Strut-type
with lower wishbone,-------
& coil spring
/ damper units.-----------------------------------------
Rear Suspension:
semi-elliptic leaf springs and-----------
damper units.--------------------------------------------------------------
Axle location
was by twin tracking arms and A-bracket.
Wheelbase:
ft. in.-------------------------------------------------------
Front Track:
ft. in.-----------------------------------------------------
Rear Track:
ft. in.------------------------------------------------------
Length:
ft. in.-----------------------------------------------------------
Weight:
lbs.--------------------------------------------------------------
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Ford of England
came to Lotus to build 1000 special Cortina GT's with a Lotus Twin Cam
engine to compete in Group 2.
The Lotus Cortina
sported a completely different rear suspension, light alloy body panels,
as well as the Lotus Twin-Cam engine.
Top speed was
106 mph, and 0-60 in 9.9 seconds.
So potent was
the performance of the Lotus Cortina that they totally dominated the Sedan
classes.
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Production
figures are as follows:
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1963: 228 cars------------------------------
1964: 563 cars------------------------------
1965: 112 cars------------------------------
1966: 991 cars------------------------------
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Produced by Ford:
1967: 4032 Series
2 cars--------
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Lotus - Ford
1558 cc Twin Cam Engine
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( Notice the
Lotus Components ID tag in front of carbs. )
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Left Front Suspension-----Left
Rear Suspension
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( Notice that
the components are angled foreward--
slightly to offset
the braking forces found in racing.
This little modification
greatly increased the cars-
braking, and
was typical of the Lotus attention to
detail during
it's modification. )----------------------------
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Jim
Clark takes a Cortina down the snow and
ice
of the the bobsled run at Cortina, Italy.----
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