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Is this the correct engineblock for the car?

711M6015BA

the carbs has the following number

3875

400COE31

But Chassis is in really bad condition :S

The engine code is for a 1600 crossflow block, it may have been decked to twin cam height or it may be a "tall block" with a spacer plate between the timing cover and head, this could up the capacity to 1700cc. the carbs are correct DCOE31

ok so its not a genuine block?

or how can i check which engineblock should be in the car?

many thanks

and what would be a fair Price for the car?
its a really big restojob

For info regarding "de-coding" the letters&numbers on the chassis plate, see
http://www.lotus-cortina.com/mk2plate.htm

Drive L=LHD
Engine P=1558cc Lotus Twin Cam engine
Trans A=floor change
Rear axle D=3.77:1

Trim code B980=black interior

Chassis number BA91HB79882:

BA=built at Dagenham, UK
91=2 door Lotus
HB=built in January 1968

Paint code BA=Ermine White

Going by the photos, the car looks original (but hard to say definately, without seeing the car in the metal).
Another posting on here mentioned the car might be from Sweden, and the seats look like they could be "Swedish" (Swedish Cortinas had cloth seat face material in the middle, + they also had a steering lock and twin brake servos as standard).

The export mk2 Lotus Cortina also had the extra plates on top of the inner wings, and the chassis number was stamped on the LH plate (when standing in front of the car, looking rearwards).
Having said that, the extra plates on this car looks like they have been MIG-welded on, originally they would have been spot welded (maybe the plates were removed, to rectify some rust damage underneath those plates, a common rot spot on these cars).