Talk:Lotus Cortina

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[edit] Redirect

This needs to redirect to Ford Cortina. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.188.172.165 (talk • contribs) 21:21, September 28, 2006.

I disagree. Despite the Ford Cortina article implying that the Lotus Cortina was simply one more model in the line-up, it wasn't; Lotus fitted their own engines/gearboxes to the Ford-supplied bodyshells at their own Hethel plant, and made radical changes to the suspension, as well as replacing many body panels.

Not only that, but the L-C's motorsport significance means that there's plenty of articles that will want to link directly to this page. The London-Sydney Marathon, the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally, Jim Clark, etc etc.

What needs to be done is: (a) the Ford Cortina GT picture needs removing; (b) the Ford Cortina article needs rewriting and expanding, and (c) this article needs expanding. --DeLarge 00:10, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Alright, then. I agree with that. This needs to be rewritten to distinguish the Lotus from the Ford. 67.188.172.165 21:13, 5 October 2006 (UTC)