10 years.

[Dpro]

I though that there was only a LOTUS (headed) Cortina, not a Cossie headed one.

The latter Mk1 & Mk2 Brit/Euro Escort RSes, as well as the Escort Cosworth RS (of course) used Cossie headed engines.

You are Correct the Lotus Cortina had a Lotus version of the Kent engine with a Lotus Head. Not a Cassie head. Cosworths would come later and he might be a bit confused as well as there were Cosworth headed V8 Fords in both Indy Car and F1 the DFV the thing of motorsports legends.
Cosworth would do a headed Vega engine that got sadly overshadowed by one of GM’s biggest engine Folly’s of all time( Northstar V8 not far behind 🤣) in the standard all aluminum Vega engine where GM most hilarously did not sleeve the cylinders with steel. Wait what? … Even then Buick 215 aluminum block V8 in 1961 had steel sleeves and actually changed the automotive landscape towards Aluminum block engines viability. Was someone asleep in the design room in 72 or was a cost measure? 🤣 Either way a bit of history for all. Oh and ya we thought about putting 215’s in our Datsun 510’s some even did!
Now it’s all just a LS thing. 🤣. wait I digress own your FiST Forever!

 

[ToastAutoX]

Bought mine new, owned it since early 2018. Longest I've ever owned a car, loved every minute of it.
Sadly selling it now, moved into a new house and need to trim down to 1 car.

 

[M-Sport fan]

You are Correct the Lotus Cortina had a Lotus version of the Kent engine with a Lotus Head. Not a Cassie head. Cosworths would come later and he might be a bit confused as well as there were Cosworth headed V8 Fords in both Indy Car and F1 the DFV the thing of motorsports legends.
Cosworth would do a headed Vega engine that got sadly overshadowed by one of GM’s biggest engine Folly’s of all time( Northstar V8 not far behind 🤣) in the standard all aluminum Vega engine where GM most hilarously did not sleeve the cylinders with steel. Wait what? … Even then Buick 215 aluminum block V8 in 1961 had steel sleeves and actually changed the automotive landscape towards Aluminum block engines viability. Was someone asleep in the design room in 72 or was a cost measure? 🤣 Either way a bit of history for all. Oh and ya we thought about putting 215’s in our Datsun 510’s some even did!
Now it’s all just a LS thing. 🤣. wait I digress own your FiST Forever!

That small, alloy blocked, Buick V8 (at least the basic design of it, then slightly redesigned and built by Rover) found it's way into the Rover sedans (and TVRs/Griffiths) as well, right from their factory.

I remember way back when Car & Driver rally prepped a Cossie Vega, in an attempt to make a domestic Escort Mk1/2 type rally car to compete is the SCCA's rally events (I am not even sure it was called the Pro Rally Championships that far back in time!).

The Lotus-Cortina had already been out for a few years BEFORE Cosworth was even contracted to develop and build the DFV V8 for Ford's open wheel racing efforts.
Their first road car (and rally car) endeavors with Ford were with the Mk1 & Mk2 Escort RSes.

 

[Dpro]

That small, alloy blocked, Buick V8 (at least the basic design of it, then slightly redesigned and built by Rover) found it's way into the Rover sedans (and TVRs/Griffiths) as well, right from their factory.

I remember way back when Car & Driver rally prepped a Cossie Vega, in an attempt to make a domestic Escort Mk1/2 type rally car to compete is the SCCA's rally events (I am not even sure it was called the Pro Rally Championships that far back in time!).

The Lotus-Cortina had already been out for a few years BEFORE Cosworth was even contracted to develop and build the DFV V8 for Ford's open wheel racing efforts.
Their first road car (and rally car) endeavors with Ford were with the Mk1 & Mk2 Escort RSes.

Correct it was sold by GM to Rover. I am aware that the Lotus Cortina arrived before it but a very interesting fact is Mike Costin and Kevin Duckworth left Lotus to develop Cosworth and that V8 in conjuction with Ford in 1967 which was the same time the Lotus Cortina was being sold . Which is actually quite interesting as well as it coincides with Fords efforts with the GT40 and fun fact the original designers before Carroll Shelby got involved actually set the chassis up to be accept the DFV but of course Carroll Shelby would stuff the 427 in it instead after development of the vehicle was sent to the states from the UK.

 

[LilPartyBox]

Bought my '16 new and like many of you, the longest I've ever held onto a car. I don't know if that's cuz i love the car or because there's just absolutely no other brand new, reasonable priced car that could replace it. I'm even planning to buy my daughter one end of this year! That being said, I've got a loooong bucket list of older cars that will someday sit next to her

 

[M-Sport fan]

The 2000 Z28 I owned immediately prior to this ride I owned for 17 years, and almost 250K miles (yup, unlike most of those rides, this one was a daily driver, and only car, the diametric opposite to the summer weekend ONLY garage queens most of them were ).

As long as there is still fuel available to put into it's tank, I plan to keep this one even longer!

 

[Zormecteon]

I blanked (Old timer's disease) and couldn't remember Lotus Cortina. .. I fixed my post... THANX.

The point remains the same about collectibilty.

 

[M-Sport fan]

Oh and ya we thought about putting 215’s in our Datsun 510’s some even did!
Now it’s all just a LS thing.

Wait, some absolute GONZOS are stuffing built LSxes into 510s?!?!

(Or are you referring to shoehorning them into old 240s/260s/280s??)

 

[Dpro]

Wait, some absolute GONZOS are stuffing built LSxes into 510s?!?!

(Or are you referring to shoehorning them into old 240s/260s/280s??)

That was generalized statement people put LS’s in everything these days Miata’s, 240sx’s RX7’s, 240z/260/280 , BMW’s lol the list goes on. GM actually has a CARB legal LS crate engine setup has a lot to do with it. Resto Rod guys love it. Drop a decent HP amd TQ legal crate engine in and call it a day.
Actually almost all of these cars had enough room in the engine bays for V8’s that was never a problem. The problem was chassis never designed to handle the amount of TQ a V8 drops.

Its only in later model cars were we have started seeing the car makers tailoring the engine bay to specifically fit the engine and nothing more . That is something the Europeans started first Audi is notorious for it. I remember when it was shocking that to change the radiator on an Audi you had to take the whole front end off. Now it seems to be the norm even with Japanese cars.

 

[M-Sport fan]

^^^Yes, I know all about the fully legal LSx crate engines.

Can you blame anyone for using them when they can drop a not only more powerful, but cleaner (smog-wise), and most of the time LIGHTER than the original engine as well, powerplant into their project car??

(Of course, as you've stated, as long as they upgrade the chassis/unibody, drivetrain, and suspension to handle the power of that crate engine. )

I knew someone on the LS1Tech site who had an FD RX-7 with a built and modded LS6/T56 gearbox dropped into it's engine bay, which he open tracked.

 

[Dpro]

^^^Yes, I know all about the fully legal LSx crate engines.

Can you blame anyone for using them when they can drop a not only more powerful, but cleaner (smog-wise), and most of the time LIGHTER than the original engine as well, powerplant into their project car??

(Of course, as you've stated, as long as they upgrade the chassis/unibody, drivetrain, and suspension to handle the power of that crate engine. )

I knew someone on the LS1Tech site who had an FD RX-7 with a built and modded LS6/T56 gearbox dropped into it's engine bay, which he open tracked.

Ya I know a few people around here that have done that or are doing it with FD’s it’s a totally reliable thing to do with that car, as the stock rotary while being brilliant was not one born to longevity.🤣