OVW 323D

Neale · Post by **Neale** » Fri 27th Feb 2009 2:54 am

Hi Im new to the fourum & the main reason for joining was to find out if anyone knows the history of a Mk1 Lotus cortina that was registered OVW 323D in FEB 1966 in Essex, as far a i know one of the owners was "MIKE BURROWS". It also had a folding (webasto) sunroof.

It would be appreciated if anyone can help with some details about the history of this car.

Thanks.

Post by **Rick** » Fri 27th Feb 2009 8:57 am

No details on this one, could be tucked away somewhere, but maybe it did'nt make it to 2009

cortina-mk1 · Post by **cortina-mk1** » Tue 9th Nov 2010 6:06 am

yea i reckon i know where it is

here in Oz
NSW was on display over the weekend

.

Post by **Peter Meyer** » Tue 9th Nov 2010 6:31 am

Right next to my car on the weekend. I know a fair bit about it.
The car travelled overland to Australia from UK but unless I am much mistaken you already know that!

Post by **Rick** » Tue 9th Nov 2010 8:32 am

Now that would make a great story for the QB. Any chance of putting pen to paper Peter?

Post by **Peter Meyer** » Tue 9th Nov 2010 8:56 am

I'll suggest it to the vehicle owner who incidently is the guy who came with me to inspect my MK1, and then to add insult to injury, he knocked me off in the Concourse last weekend!
Bit of a roundabout story because Neale is his son and his original post was to background the car.....and then Jules put it together. What a memory. How did she do that almost two years later..............

cortina-mk1 · Post by **cortina-mk1** » Mon 14th Feb 2011 10:17 pm

this car also ventured down to the eastern states for Small Ford Sunday

it took a price in the Cortina MK1 category

more images can be seen of the day
HERE

.

toxicbugman · Post by **toxicbugman** » Thu 3rd Mar 2011 9:47 pm

So this was the Lotus at the Vic Small Ford Day , had rather large plates welded over were the chassis number would have been plus some strange parts for a Lotus.

Post by **Peter Meyer** » Fri 4th Mar 2011 3:06 am

More detail?
He doesn't use the brake booster and it is not on the car and it has a set of air horns I think but other than that.....and air horns are fairly out there..... but other than that I think its pretty good. What else do you see as strange?

Post by **Steve 155C** » Fri 4th Mar 2011 9:16 am

toxicbugman wrote:had rather large plates welded over were the chassis number would have been

How many UK MK1's (all models) haven't been plated on the inner wings? You could probably count them on one hand.

Post by **Michael Winstock** » Fri 4th Mar 2011 7:47 pm

Start counting....my inner wings have never been plated.

Post by **Keith Halstead** » Fri 4th Mar 2011 8:02 pm

Michael Winstock wrote:Start counting....my inner wings have never been plated.

How rusty are they then ?

Post by **Michael Winstock** » Fri 4th Mar 2011 8:40 pm

They are totally rust free having been renewed in 1987 and the car has been in a dry garage ever since (apart from occasional excursions to LCR national days and the like).
I kid you not...there is no rust anywhere on my inner wings!

Post by **Steve 155C** » Fri 4th Mar 2011 9:34 pm

Michael Winstock wrote:They are totally rust free having been renewed in 1987 and the car has been in a dry garage ever since (apart from occasional excursions to LCR national days and the like).
I kid you not...there is no rust anywhere on my inner wings!

Snap - same here. So that's 2.

Post by **Peter Meyer** » Sat 5th Mar 2011 12:14 am

I don't think mine have either.....