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Ford Consul MkII

Ford Consul MkII

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Lot number 8
Hammer value £2,000
Description Ford Consul MkII
Registration 979 HNY
Year c.1960
Colour Maroon
Engine size 1,703 cc
Chassis No. N/A
Engine No. N/A
Documents Tax disc from 1975 and no other documents

Ford unveiled its new three-model Zephyr range in 1951, comprising the Consul, Zephyr and Zephyr Zodiac.

Just oozing Rockabilly cool, all looked very similar with up-to-the-minute Transatlantic styling and a range of four- and six-cylinder engines. The Consul was the base model of the trio with a 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine rated at 47bhp.

In 1956 the styling was refreshed across the range for the MkII versions, all becoming considerably larger and borrowing design cues from Ford of America’s Thunderbird and Fairlane models. The Consul received a larger 59bhp 1.7-litre engine and, from 1960 onwards, optional front disc brakes which became standard from 1961. Saloon, estate and convertible bodies were available, the latter by Abbott and Carbodies respectively.

A Consul MkII tested by The Motor in 1956 had a top speed of 80mph and could accelerate to 60mph in 23 seconds with 22mpg economy, the test car costing £781 including taxes. To cement the Rockabilly link, American pop star Eddie Cochrane was unfortunately killed in a Consul MkII in 1960 when the car in which he was a passenger crashed in Chippenham, Wiltshire, on the way back from a gig at the Bristol Hippodrome.

Thought to date from around 1960, this Consul MkII has been on display at the Stondon Museum for many years. Although it bears the registration number 979 HNY and an old tax disc from 1975, there are no documents with this car and the chassis plate appears to have been altered at some point so it will require re-registering before use with assistance from the relevant authority at the owner’s club and the requisite DVLA form. It displays 82,468 miles on the odometer which cannot be warranted. AMENDMENT: There are now tax discs from 1963 and 1971 included with this car which may help with registration.

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