1967 Ford Cortina Mark 1 GT/Lotus

FORD 1967 CORTINA Mk1 GT/ LOTUS (Lightweight) REG JOJ 777E
Historic Group 4 Rare Car Ex David Maslen (All in date Ready to Rally)
The car was purchased as a rally car in 1999 by Tony Maslen builder of Ford Works cars in Crowborough East Sussex. Built for Belgium tarmac rallies, 3 class wins on the Historic Ypres Rally.
The car is eligible for Historic Category 1 Roger Albert Clark Rally 2025 also for the HRCR Category 1 Historic Championship.
The Shell (One of the last Mk 1’s built by Ford)
The car was stripped down and seam welded and lightened as much as possible and strengthen then fitted with a 12point bolted in period roll cage with diagonal. A heated front screen and polycarbonate rear and side door with historic wind up windows fitted, also a Fibre Glass Bonnet & Fibre Glass Boot.
Engine & Wiring
Originally a pre-cross flow 1498cc professionally built producing 106bhp with 95ftlb of Torque with Lotus internals. Also an aircraft type wiring loom was added and all linked to a push pull fuse box mounted between the seats.
Engine Updated to Lotus Twincam
Due to a class change after co-vid19, in Belgium from Historic H1 up to 1600 and year 1968, to H2 up to 1979 made the class for the Cortina un-competitive up against the Escorts etc. So a Lotus race Twincam was sourced and rebuilt with all steel internals and large valve head with new QED Rally cams by Nick Adams ex Lotus engineer of Historic Racing Services in Norfolk. The new engine produced 160bhp with 125ftlb of torque built for reliability, Dyno sheet supplied.
With a new engine the car had to verified by the MSUK in order to get an updated HVIF form and new MSUK Passport, so the car was modelled on Ford Works driver Henry Taylor’s car he drove the first GT cars to be fitted with a Lotus engine on some International rallies, prior to the Lotus Cortina being produced.
The engine has only done 685 road miles since being setup on the Damico Racing’s of Norfolk Dyno.
Gearbox
The 4 speed Quaife Straight Cut gearbox was overhauled and checked then linked to a new competition hydraulic clutch in an alloy bell housing.
Rear Axle
The English axle was fitted with new bearings and oil seals, the Salisbury LSD was rebuilt by Graeme Bolton Services of Norfolk and the special 4. 9 cwp was also checked. A new propshaft was made fitted with up-rated bearings. Quaife competition heavy duty Half Shafts complete the set up.
Suspension
The rear springs are Cortina GT preferred in rallying rather than the Lotus A Bracket lotus system that was weak. The rear shock absorbers are new Bilstein Group 4. The front suspension has 40mm Bilstein Group 4 inserts and roller bearing top mounts with 160lb springs, located by two anti-tramp bars.
Brakes
The Front are Girling 10inch solid discs with 2 pot callipers and Group 4 alloy hubs, with CL R6 tarmac pads. The rear brakes are Girling 9inch drums with competition shoes with modified Group 4 studs. Historic regulations now allow a Hydraulic handbrake to be fitted, and most of the brake lines are now braided.
Fuel Tank
The standard tank was just 7. 5 gallons or 35 litres, so as per Henry Taylor’s car a new 12 gallon or 55 litres alloy tank was fitted in the boot, connected to twin Facet fuel pumps and fuel pressure regulator with braided hose’s also a vent pipe and Roll Over Valve fitted. A boot mounted fuel gauge and a drop down fuel gauge for the Corallba Tripmeter.
Interior
The interior is fitted with 2 Corbeau Carbon/ Kevlar Pro Seats (In date) with 2 Corbeau Six point quick release harnesses (In Date) , FIA Roll Cage padding, Hydraulic Handbrake (MOT Legal), a GT dash with oil pressure, oil temp, water temp and battery condition, Bias pedal Box with adjuster. Steering wheel switches for headlight & Dip and wipers & washers. Map reading light, Peltor Intercom, mounting for GPS tracker supplied for events in UK & Belgium for safety, USB charger for mobile phone, FIA electric cut out switch and between the seats an Aircraft type fuse push pull system complete with Horn, Starter, Indicators, Aux 1, Aux 2, Corallba tripmeter, Fuel pump 1 Fuel pump 2, Spotlights, Headlights H4 and FIA Fire extinguisher button. Crash Helmet Hammock. Racing dry cell battery, washer bottle. Corallba Tripmeter. Interior
The interior is fitted with 2 Corbeau Carbon/ Kevlar Pro Seats (In date) with 2 Corbeau Six point quick release harnesses (In Date) , FIA Roll Cage padding, Hydraulic Handbrake (MOT Legal), a GT dash with oil pressure, oil temp, water temp and battery condition, Bias pedal Box with adjuster. Steering wheel switches for headlight & Dip and wipers & washers. Map reading light, Peltor Intercom, mounting for GPS tracker supplied for events in UK & Belgium for safety, USB charger for mobile phone, FIA electric cut out switch and between the seats an Aircraft type fuse push pull system complete with Horn, Starter, Indicators, Aux 1, Aux 2, Corallba tripmeter, Fuel pump 1 Fuel pump 2, Spotlights, Headlights H4 and FIA Fire extinguisher button. Crash Helmet hammock. Racing dry cell battery, washer bottle. Corallba Tripmeter.
Fire Extinguishers
FIA 4 litre Electric Total discharge system serviced (In Date) behind Drivers seat with the latest 4 points of discharge in engine bay and two in the cockpit, also an FIA 2. 5kg (In Date) handheld extinguisher mounted in front of the Co-Drivers seat serviced (In Date), plus a 25sec Safety Fire Stick that leaves no residue after discharge.
Exterior Wheels & Tyres
Painted in red, now with a black Lotus stripe and black bonnet as per Henry Taylor’s GT/ Lotus, quick fit bolts for two up and two down Cibe Spotlights. lightweight Kevlar sump guard, FIA tow eyes front and rear, fibreglass ¼ bumpers, 5 off 6inch genuine Minilite Group 4 Gold Wheels with new Yokohama O21R’s 185 x 60 x 13, oil cooler and air-intake mounted behind front grille, FIA Electric cut out switch and FIA Electric Fire switch.
Steering Set Up
The steering and geometry was set up by Alan Mann Racing in Byfleet, who set up the Ford works Cortina’s.
Engine Bay
Historic Lotus all steel rally engine wet sump, Special Tony law Exhaust Manifold quick release and wrapped into a 2. 5 exhaust pipe to rear silencer quick release. 2 litre Ralloy oil catch tank, Aircraft wiring relay’s , fuel supply in braided hose with FIA fuel sample take off, large radiator with thermostatic fan. twin air horns, BRM lotus cam cover as Henry Taylors car, braided pipe connection for hydraulic clutch bleeding, air-intake to ITG air filter, Heavy duty engine and gearbox mountings.
Spares
Bumpers front & rear, 3 grilles, 1 propshaft, 2 large boxes of complete steering parts, bottom arms, clutch, hoses, 2 rear Bilstein rear shockers, radiator, inner panels, windscreen & New Front wing.

Description
The car has been very successful over the past 24 years with many class wins (separate list available) and the 2019 FIRC Belgium Sprint Stage Championship. It has an HVIF Historic Vehicle Identification Form, a new type MSUK Passport, Tax exempt, but for competition requires an MOT ( New MOT supplied) Homologation No 5024 Form. Roll cage Certificate. This car is turnkey rally ready to go.
A huge box of invoices old mot’s, tax disc’s. A book of history of a genuine car. Class winning car in the right hands.