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All text and pictures © 1997 Stefan Axelsson. These are Mk.I die-cast models, scale 1/43. Some of them are really good, some are not. They say they are 1963 coupé-models, but according to the front and the airflow-system it has to be at least 1965. And the only coupé I know about is the 'Saxon' prototype from 1962, so let's call them saloons instead... They have also added a new version of Cortina, the new Ford Cortina-Lotus GT! They are manufactured in China for an Italian company, C.D.C S.r.l, Via Filippino Lippi No 19, 20131, Milano. They are sold under the name DetailCars. The models are as follows:
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| ART370 Ford Cortina Mk.I 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coupé, dark green, two-door, beige interior, left-hand drive, whitewall tyres. This one looks really good.
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| ART371 Ford Cortina Mk.I 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coupé, pale blue, two-door, black interior, left-hand drive, whitewall tires. This one looks really good.
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| ART372 Ford Cortina Mk.I 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coupé, red, two-door, beige interior, left-hand drive, whitewall tires. Again, looks really good.
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ART374 Ford Cortina Mk.I 1963 'Rally Africa' |
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White/green with black bonnet, black interior, left-hand drive, No. 48, reg.no KHL481, Lotus badges. Avoid this one since it doesn't have that much in common with the original car... (True. The model is called a GT but is basically a Lotus-Cortina model - ed)
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| ART375 Ford Cortina Lotus 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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White/green, black interior, left-hand drive. This one looks really good, although lacks quarter-bumpers.
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| ART377 Ford Cortina Lotus GT 1966 'Rally Monte Carlo' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Red with green sideline, two-door, black interior, left-hand drive, quarter bumpers, extra lights in front, No. 7, reg.no. NN0821C, Lotus badges. This one looks really weird. Those extra lights looks like some brand new Bosch (rectangular, mounted on the bonnet). But I haven't found any pictures of the genuine car so maybe...
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ART378 Ford Cortina Lotus GT 1963 'R.A.C. Rally' |
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White/green with black bonnet, black interior, left-hand drive, extra lights in front, No. 11, reg.no. NVW239C. This is very similar to the 1966 car of Bengt Söderström... This one looks really good. (Although let's hope you don't get one labelled a Ford Cortina Louts GT... look closely at the base! Also, this car was in fact a GT and not a Lotus-Cortina. - ed)
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To summarise, the standard cars are really good (apart from the year confusion), and number 378 is a good one. Try to avoid the other two. It's too bad that they couldn't spend some more time doing research. But, it's not every day you see new Cortina models so I guess we have to be grateful for these.
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| Price Guide ($AUS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Just as with the full-scale cars, a Lotus-Cortina costs more. But as Bruce correctly points out, the African and RAC Rally cars are listed as being Lotus-Cortinas when they were in fact GTs! The above prices are in Australian dollars and were correct early August '98. They don't include postage. Prices quoted by:
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