{"id":103,"date":"2010-08-22T16:42:46","date_gmt":"2010-08-22T14:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lotuscortinainfo.com\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2021-08-14T19:24:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T17:24:51","slug":"police","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.lotuscortinainfo.com\/?page_id=103","title":{"rendered":"Mk 2 Police Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are few Mk 2 Lotus Cortina Police car survivors today. They were run into the ground in the day and\u00a0sold off at auction for half the price of a ‘normal’ Mk 2 Lotus Cortina of the same age, which attracted guys like me who had more enthusiasm than cash to run a car like this!<\/p>\n

They often didn’t last more than a couple of years after being auctioned off,\u00a0and would usually end up as donors for other Lotus Cortinas or Elans. But a handful have survived, and are described in this section.<\/p>\n

There are known to have been four 4 door Lotus Cortinas made, which used a bodyshell very similar to the 1600E shell, and two of those have\u00a0survived. There are rumours of a further four 4 door cars having been made, 2 of which were associated with one of the South Wales constabularies. No firm evidence of these cars has come to light yet.<\/p>\n

Police Mk2 Lotus Cortinas Identified<\/strong><\/h3>\n

East Sussex Constabulary<\/strong><\/p>\n

RPX 720E – 723E (4 cars)<\/p>\n

FDY 160E<\/p>\n

TPX 457F<\/p>\n

TPX 461F – 464F (4 cars)<\/p>\n

RNJ 342G – 344G (3 cars)<\/p>\n

PPN 583G – PPN 584G (2 cars)<\/p>\n

UAP 369H<\/p>\n

UPM 84H<\/p>\n

UPM 91H – 92H (2 cars)<\/p>\n

No known survivors. PPN 584G was used as a Ford Press car.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hampshire Constabulary<\/strong><\/h5>\n

TOR 751H – 757H (7 cars)<\/p>\n

TOT 801H – 805H (5 cars)<\/p>\n

UCG 662H<\/p>\n

TOR 756H\u00a0 has survived<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mid Anglia Constabulary<\/strong><\/p>\n

OEB 579H – 580H (2 cars)<\/p>\n

Both cars are 4 door and both survive.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thames Valley (Aylesbury)<\/strong><\/p>\n

FBH 461G – 466G (6 cars)<\/p>\n

LKX 361H – 376H (16 cars)<\/p>\n

LKX 362H , LKX 365H\u00a0 and FBH 461G have survived. I believe that another 2\u00a0 2 door FBH cars have also survived.<\/em><\/p>\n

Two of the FBH cars were 4 door cars. One was written off in service (scroll down for photo).<\/p>\n

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So far, it looks like six 2 door and four 4 door Lotus Cortina Police cars have survived.<\/p>\n

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The Cars<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This is the collection of photos I have found or have been sent so far, mainly of the cars in period, and organised by Constabulary.<\/p>\n

EAST SUSSEX CONSTABULARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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MID-ANGLIA CONSTABULARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just the two 4 door cars known about, and both of them survive.<\/p>\n

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THAMES VALLEY (AYLESBURY) CONSTABULARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In 2014 a superb barn find emerged. Two Lotus Cortinas, an Mk1 ‘A’ Frame, and a Mk2. The Mk2 was one of the Thames Valley Constabulary cars, and is currently being restored.<\/p>\n

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Amongst the FBH series of Police cars run by Thames Valley Police were two 4 door cars. This one is the only one that has emerged on a photo, for the wrong reasons!<\/p>\n

It crashed into a wall in the village of Gibraltar, between Aylesbury and Thame in March 1972. I don’t think it would have been rebuilt!<\/p>\n

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