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cryton
29th of January 2009 (Thu), 13:47
As it was a nice day yesterday I rolled out the old Cortina for a wee run as it has sat in the garage all winter.I just had to take a few photos too.I'm trying the B&W treatment.

The winter sun was very low and harsh and you will see where I cloned out an off camera flash (badly) that I placed in front of the car just to help the exposure.I also need to practice more with the little remote trigger I got.Heres the results.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c121/cortinalotus/cortina4JanBW.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c121/cortinalotus/cortina11JanBWa.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c121/cortinalotus/cortina9Jan.jpg
RadAL
29th of January 2009 (Thu), 13:53
awesome car, loved the way you kept it looking stock.
SF David
29th of January 2009 (Thu), 14:49
Love that first shot. I like the tones and the balance of it all.
Matt 'Photog' Peters
29th of January 2009 (Thu), 14:56
Old Skool Ford, that seriously rocks man!! :D
rolex87
29th of January 2009 (Thu), 15:01
the first pic is awesome!
dtw757
29th of January 2009 (Thu), 18:29
Looks great.....we had one back in the early sixties....the only one on the Island off Trinidad, West Indies....brings back memories.
Box Brownie
29th of January 2009 (Thu), 18:29
I bet there are not that many 1966 Mk1's still in that condition. Looks very tidy.

:)

PS Are the front 3/4 bumpers original??? It looks like I can see the 'entry points' for full width mountings?
KenTT
29th of January 2009 (Thu), 19:56
Love the two BW shots. No Lotus badges ?
PhotosGuy
29th of January 2009 (Thu), 20:02
It's nice to see one of them again & looking that good. I like the 1st one best.
Padrino
29th of January 2009 (Thu), 22:46
Sorry, man, I will speak frankly... AWESOME SHOTS! Love the car and the images, #1 a fantastic image. That car looks awesome, congrats!
cryton
30th of January 2009 (Fri), 13:56
Thanks for the comments guy's.Unfortunately its not a genuine Lotus Cortina but was origionally a 1200 Delux model and would have had a full width front bumper along with a weedy 1200cc engine.
However, it has been modified and now runs a 2Ltr Fiat Twin Cam engine.That makes it sound and go just a little better:D
Anke
30th of January 2009 (Fri), 14:02
Cool series, and I love the location placement too :)
Padrino
30th of January 2009 (Fri), 22:04
Wich Fiat Two Litre, Cryton?
cryton
31st of January 2009 (Sat), 05:40
Hi Padrino. its the Argenta engine from a Fiat 132 Also came in SuperMirafiori models.Its a great engine,very strong and sounds nice on twin 45 dellorto carbs.Has around 130bhp which gets the Cortina moving along nicely.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c121/cortinalotus/Lotus%20Cortina/engine1.jpg
camerageorge
31st of January 2009 (Sat), 06:27
Nice car! :)
Padrino
31st of January 2009 (Sat), 08:35
Really cool, 130 HP and that classic looks match perfectly...