i dont think the cortina lotus looks great no, it was a touring car made road legal. It is a bit like the bmw m3 csl, looks nice but it is not pretty but it is a great car as well.
If more 'ordinairy' cars were valid the Mini Cooper S has to be top of the tree IMHO - I was lucky enough to learn to drive on the last Cooper S Mk3 made.
I would also include the Lotus Sunbeam as a later example of the same principle and that would lead us onto the likes of the Subaru Impreza, I am on my 3rd and it is no looker but is is an amazing piece of kit!
totally agree with you on the Scoobs, P1, 22B, RB320, all amazing cars, the 22B are fetching very good money so they are surely a classic in the making.
You missed the WR1 which IMHO was the most complete out of the box of the limited editions (22B excluded). Mind you I am biased as I had one which sadly was stolen from Donington Park in 2006.
My current car is quite a high spec and a friend who owned a Type 25 prefers my car overall.
They are great performance car...shame lots can not see past the image as they are missing a great performance car.
it has the worst image possible.
no i agree Frank, image is everything and when your a handsome man yourself, i know image is so important.
never knew you went under the needle Frank, 30k, you were committed then