Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Mk1 Cortina or the Lotus cortina. Look at the Alan Mann racing ones.

My first car was a Mk1 Cortina £30 1500 auto :D always lusted after a Lotus
Had nine years of fun in my Mk11 JPS 1.6GT Capri though {eventually 2.0L stage 3 GT :D }