Ford Consul Classic

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	Ford Consul Classic from 1962
Consul Classic
Sales designation:	Consul Classic
Production period:	1961-1963
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	; Petrol engines : 1.35–1.5 liters
Length:	4337 mm
Width:	1651 mm
Height:	1422 mm
Wheelbase :	2515 mm
Empty weight :	940 kg
successor	Ford Corsair

The Ford Consul Classic or Ford Consul 315 (the export version) was a mid- size car manufactured by Ford England from 1961 to 1963. The engine code was 109E or 116E.

Model description

Mechanically, the Consul Classic corresponded to the popular Anglia 105E , but it was equipped with slightly larger Kent engines with 1340 cm³ and 1498 cm³. Like the Anglia, the Consul Classic had a rear window inclined towards the direction of travel. The vehicle dimensions differed significantly, however, the wheelbase alone was 21.5 cm larger than that of the Anglia. The vehicles had disc brakes at the front and a fully synchronized four-speed gearbox (in the 1.5-liter version). The front wheels were independently suspended on MacPherson struts, while the driven rear rigid axle was guided on semi-elliptical springs.

The hardtop coupe Consul Capri (335) (1961-64) was based on the Consul Classic (315 ).

In 1963 the Consul Classic was replaced by the Ford Corsair , a total of 111,225 units were built.

The Ford dealer “Hughes Limited” in Nairobi , Kenya converted 17 of them into station wagons. One of these vehicles was introduced to the UK and still exists in the south east of England to this day.

literature

The Consul-Classic 315 from Ford. In: Motor vehicle technology 5/1961, pp. 210-211.

Web links

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