Terry Jackson wrote this large (8 1/2 inch by 11 inch) paperback 198 page book, published and distributed by Robert Bentley, Publishers, Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1990. With 16 chapters, the first three describe Vintage Racing, give tips on "getting started", and justifying(?) an answer to the question "Why British Cars?". Jackson then devotes the remainder to various British marques, including in chapter 12, the Cortina. Pages 137-142 have lots of black and white pictures and text of racing Lotus Cortinas, and includes lots of interesting quotes from owners.
"Basically I'm kind of demented about it because I wanted a Lotus Cortina when they were new", says Van Bagley who owns a 1966 Lotus Cortina. "And the reason I wanted one was that they were the ugly little boxy car that won the Trans-Am World Championship".
"I saw four of them going nose to tail NASCAR style down the main straight-away in the rain. They were leaving 289 Mustangs for dead".
"A lot of guys at first think about getting into something more exotic, but they come out here and see us and we go as fast as the Ferraris." "They see that and say, 'Gee, that looks like fun.' They can have a lot more fun per lap for a lot less money".
I like this book. No longer published, it must be purchased from used dealers and collectors. ISBN 0-8376-0153-3.
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