ford product wing badge

[dan brosnan]

hi I have a 66 lotus cortina it was originally a california car, the question i have is it has a ford product badge just under the trunk (boot) lock, i have noticed this on a few other cars also they all seem to be from cali. does anybody know the reason for this. it was built feb 66 thanks Dan.

 

[tommy]

Old road tests from when the cars were new, in the Lotus Cortina Gold Portfolio book, show U.S. market cars badged in that way.
Tommy

 

[dan brosnan]

Thanks Tommy is there many l/c in ireland I'm from kerry but living in boston usa.

 

[tommy]

Hi Dan, yes there's a few mk1 loti about in both parts of Ireland. There are about half a dozen in the north that I personally know of and a few mk2s as well. Not sure how many in the south, but I have seen a couple of cars with the ZV number plates that they put on the old imported cars.
Tommy

 

[Bruce Miles]

Yes I also have a US car with a ford product badge on the bootlid.This car was originally delivered in Florida.