Iconic Cars Of The 60’s

iconic cars of the 60s - 1966 Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1

15. 1966 Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1

The Ford Cortina Lotus was a high-performance sports saloon produced in the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1970 by the Ford Motor Company in collaboration with Lotus Cars. Lotus Cortina is the commonly used term for the vehicle. There were 3,306 Mark I and 4,093 Mark 2 Lotus Cortinas ever produced. The original version was based on the Ford Cortina Mark 1 and was promoted by Ford as the “Consul Cortina developed by Lotus”. The Mark 2 was based on the Ford Cortina Mark 2 marketed by Ford as the “Cortina Lotus”.