Lotus Cortina Mk II Alan Mann Racing #60 Paul Hawkins/Jackie Ickx/Frank Gardner - NEW. 1:43 Vanguards Model  VA04110.  Limited Edition #2978 of 3,110.

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Formerly part of Ford's press fleet, 'CTC 24E' is an original Team Lotus car, built at Cheshunt for the 1967 BRSCC Group 5 Saloon Car Championship and powered by a Cosworth-Ford FVA engine. It was raced during the 1967 season by Paul Hawkins and Jacky Ickx, the best results being 1st-in-class finishes at the Silverstone Martini International meeting in May and at Brands Hatch in August.
'CTC 24E was subsequently acquired by Alan Mann Racing from Brian Robinson, a privateer racer who also owned the sister-car 

'CTC 14E' that had been raced by Graham Hill. In fact, Robinson had acquired five Lotus Cortinas directly from Team Lotus: three MkIs and two MkIIs. Once in Mann's possession, newly engineered chassis/body strengthening and suspension modifications (designed for the Escort Twin-Cam) were incorporated. Designed by Len Bailey and Alan Mann, these chassis and suspension upgrades proved highly successful and are retained in the car today.

Newly prepared, 'CTC 24E' was raced extensively during 1968 in both the European Touring Car Championship and the British Saloon Car Championship by Frank Gardner, whose best results were an overall win at Aspern, Austria and a 1st-in-class finish at Thruxton.