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[jonny514mcl]

hi folks, new to here and generally looking a bit of info on a engine i have sitting in my garage.

ok here it goes, its a lotus twincam engine with 40 webers i think not 100% sure. the engine belonged to my father who go it fully rebuilt and fitted it to a mini then the project came to a stan still and engine was removed and mini scrapped, the engine is a proper stmped l block 701m-6015. just generalla looking on a valuation on this as there is a man tortureing me to sell it and im afraid hes offering too little for it as i remember my father telling me its a very rare engine.

do any of yous know much about these?

[btmaldon]

It would have been produced somewhere between 1967 and 1970 for the Mk1 Escort or Mk 2 Cortina. Very rare and very desirable engine. I would certainly want it off of you if I had something to put it in.

Something rather special, reputedly of Ford Germany origin probably for the Escort T/C. Only made as an ‘L’ block, a meatier casting altogether, with big square main caps, the best basis for a competition engine, and much sought after. Many were used with 81mm bores towards the end of Ford’s engine exchange scheme for the 1500cc Cortina, so you know where to look.

Value wise, I have no idea, but concidering the value of the Lotus Cortina or Escort, I would have thought three figures for a rebuilt version.

[jonny514mcl]

It would have been produced somewhere between 1967 and 1970 for the Mk1 Escort or Mk 2 Cortina. Very rare and very desirable engine. I would certainly want it off of you if I had something to put it in.

Something rather special, reputedly of Ford Germany origin probably for the Escort T/C. Only made as an ‘L’ block, a meatier casting altogether, with big square main caps, the best basis for a competition engine, and much sought after. Many were used with 81mm bores towards the end of Ford’s engine exchange scheme for the 1500cc Cortina, so you know where to look.

Value wise, I have no idea, but concidering the value of the Lotus Cortina or Escort, I would have thought three figures for a rebuilt version.

thanks very much for the info mate much appreciated, think ill just fire it on ebay to see

[Del McDougall]

I would say this engine was fitted to a Lotus Cortina and is worth around £600 if it has been reconditioned recently and is working you may get upto £1000 for it.