RE: Pic Of The Week: Lotus Cortina

[Forbes82]

They don't make em like that anymore...

And that goes for the car AND the driver.

[PhilJames]

Proper manly stuff!

[Gixer_fan]

Love how he's got the front quarterlites open for ventilation!

[RedexR]

If you look at the footage from Crystal Palace etc you realise just how fast they drove those cars and they would bend in an accident , considering a lot of circuits still had trees by the trackside these guys had real courage and car control. It was also interesting how they set theirs up to 3 wheel but the Alan Mann cars didn't do it so much , in fact Jimmy was reported as being quite annoyed when his car wasn't as quick on some circuits , shades of one Ayrton Senna there. Bygone days , unrepeatable stuff !

[thewheelman]

666 SVT said:

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Thank you

[Porker Lover]

What a great pic...no seat belts and more relaxed lifting a wheel than any of us mere mortals would ever be!

[mybrainhurts]

That takes me back...

Jim Clark nearly ran me down when I tried to take a photo of his Lotus Cortina on the RAC Rally in Scotland.

He'd just turned it into a banana-shaped Cortina after an encounter with a tree.

Them wuz the days...when F1 drivers weren't so bloody precious and enjoyed themselves on events like this.

[EDLT]

Its a Fifth Gear Legend:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VOoYNcwsb0

[Gary C]

Fantastic.

Dad had one of these when i was about 6.

All i really remember was the green stripe and being the envy of all the local kids

[predding]

Timely pic, cos if you listen to the latest podcast on the Motor Sport magazine website

http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/category/audio...

you will hear Emmanuelle Pirro talking about him racing that car at this years Goodwood Revival and sitting in JC's seat...pretty cool

[Bebee]

Best driver and three wheeler combo ever!

[Legacywr]

MX7 said:

It is.

What's that worth in todays market.. 150k?

[Legacywr]

Bish said:

Some footage of similar motoring at Crystal Palace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWp-0TuY4Sk

Thanks for posting!

[otherman]

Here's some Jim Clark magic to marvel at. He's the last one through in this clip

[crofty1984]

otherman said:

Here's some Jim Clark magic to marvel at. He's the last one through in this clip

Eh?
If that IS him then he's doing bloody well for a bloke that's been dead for 40 years.

[KM666]

Bonkers and brilliant!

[NHK244V]

Legacywr said:

What's that worth in todays market.. 150k?

it Sold for £136,800 back in 2007 ?

[BILL PAYER]

The greatest race car driver of all time bar none.

[Gary C]

Legacywr said:

What's that worth in todays market.. 150k?

Eeeek, better not tell my dad.

Glad I held on to the 3.2 Carrera he had.

[Legacywr]

NHK244V said:

it Sold for £136,800 back in 2007 ?

This would be my ultimate race car to own!