Ford Classic
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| Ford Consul Classic | |
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| Manufacturer | Ford of Britain |
| Production | 1961–1963 111,225 made. |
| Predecessor | Ford Consul |
| Successor | Ford Corsair |
| Body style(s) | 4-door saloon and 2-door saloon |
| Engine(s) | 1.3 or 1.5 L Straight-4 |
| Wheelbase | 99 in (2515 mm) |
| Length | 170.75 in (4337 mm) |
| Width | 65 in (1651 mm) |
| Curb weight | 2070 pounds (940 kg) |
The Ford Consul Classic or 'Consul 315' (as the export version was known) was a mid-sized car built by Ford in the UK from 1961 to 1963. It had the Ford code of 109E or 116E depending on engine size.
It was similar in appearance to the more popular Ford Anglia, featuring the distinctive reverse-rake rear windsceen, but with twin headlamps and different frontal treatment. The Consul Classic was also mechanically similar to the Anglia, and used slightly larger 1340 cc and 1498 cc variants of the Ford Kent Engine. The car had front disc brakes and was fitted with a four speed gearbox with synchromesh on all gears on the 1500 version. Suspension was independent at the front using Macpherson strut units and at the rear the live axle used semi elliptic leaf springs.
Based on the Classic, and sharing its 99 inch wheelbase, was a coupé version - the Consul Capri (335).
The Consul Classic was replaced in 1963 by the Ford Corsair. 111,225 Classics and 18,716 Capris were produced (Including 2002 'GT' Versions).
In Addition Seventeen Station Wagon conversions were carried out by Ford Dealership 'Hughes Limited' of Nairobi,Kenya.
One of these vehicles made it over to the UK in 1964 and survives to this day in the South-East of England.
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| Supermini | Fiesta I | Fiesta II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Small family car | Anglia 105E / Super Anglia 123E | Escort I | Escort II | Escort III | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Large family car | Consul II | Cortina I | Cortina II | Cortina III / Taunus TC | Cortina IV / Taunus III | Cortina V / Taunus III | Sierra | |||||||||||||||||||
| Taunus G13 | Taunus P4 | Taunus P6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | Corsair | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive car | Taunus P3 | Taunus P5 | Taunus P7 | Taunus P7.2 | Granada I | Granada II | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Zephyr II | Zephyr 4/6 III | Zephyr 4/6 IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zodiac II | Zodiac III | Zodiac IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coupé | Consul Capri | Capri Mk1 | Capri Mk2 | Capri Mk3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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