Still legendary today, these five sedans developed in the UK went from plebian mass-produced models to high-performance icons ...

Lotus Cortina Mk1, 1965. Ex-Paul Matty Collection for 19 years. A very correct and desirable example in the classic Mk1 Lotus Co ...

I f you wish to cause a stir at any classic car gathering, large or small, you do not have to arrive in a Lotus Cortina Mk1, a Jaguar D-Type or a particularly rare Ferrari. As Will Hollands-Smith ...

A 255bhp 2-litre Zetec is more engine than a Mk1 Cortina needs: the smallest of throttle openings at low revs sparks rampant acceleration. But, crucially, it isn’t more engine than the car can ...

And sell they have; Ford’s unofficially nicknamed ‘Fast’ range has been blessed with some properly rowdy metal, and it all started with the modest Cortina MK1 ... a pair of Lotus-branded ...