Can you ID this car?
#1
Posted 13 August 2013 - 14:12
The place: Toledo Dragway at the former Toledo Municipal Airport, now Metcalf Field, near Walbridge, Ohio.
The year: c1966.
The car appears to be modified with a wider rear axle, larger rear tires, and cut out rear wheel wells, most likely to facilitate an American V8 swap. The convertible body style waves a big flag. The taillamps look very familiar to me but I just can't place them. Something about it says captive U.S. import like Opel, Vauxhall, or Ford but ??? Brain fade. Any input is appreciated.
#3
Posted 13 August 2013 - 14:28
#4
Posted 13 August 2013 - 17:40
We never had Consul convertibles in NZ, just Zephyrs (but saloon versions of both)
#5
Posted 13 August 2013 - 17:54
#6
Posted 13 August 2013 - 18:37
The giveaway for it being a mk2 Consul is the round section stop/tail light lens. The mk2 ISTR came with front discs, or at least my mk2 Farnham estate, RTK 378, 2 tone blue, came thus fitted, IIRC. Marvellous old barge in 1969.The base car is a British Ford Consul Mark 2 Convertible dating from 1956-6. An expert could no doubt narrow the identification down a bit more
Roger Lund
#7
Posted 13 August 2013 - 20:20
#8
Posted 13 August 2013 - 21:40
#9
Posted 13 August 2013 - 22:08
#10
Posted 13 August 2013 - 23:28
Edit : Found the pic, it's in the trio At The Top documentary.
Edited by GD66, 14 August 2013 - 00:25.
#11
Posted 14 August 2013 - 04:46
I have never seen a Mk 2 with discs.
#12
Posted 14 August 2013 - 05:10
MkI Zodiac I think. It's in several booksThere is a pic around of Denny outside his flat in Surbiton with the FJ car on a trailer behind a Mk 1 Zephyr.
Edit : Found the pic, it's in the trio At The Top documentary.
But I'm still sure I recall a MkIII - will have another look later
#13
Posted 14 August 2013 - 07:39
Discs, Roger?
I have never seen a Mk 2 with discs.
Like a lot of British cars the Mk. 2 Fords were offered with front discs as an option around '60/'61. The Mk. 3s had them as standard by '62. How many were supplied with discs is a moot point but I suspect many have been retro fitted.
#14
Posted 14 August 2013 - 07:47
Judging from the cars in the background, that's a post-period photoIt looks like he had a MkIII Zodiac.
http://forums.autosp...w...t&p=6146735
#15
Posted 14 August 2013 - 08:11
Originally posted by RCH
Like a lot of British cars the Mk. 2 Fords were offered with front discs as an option around '60/'61. The Mk. 3s had them as standard by '62. How many were supplied with discs is a moot point but I suspect many have been retro fitted.
So we missed out again!
By 1961 I guess Ford Australia's efforts were being concentrated on the Falcon and nothing in the way of volume sellers here had discs at all. We certainly got them with the Mk 3 when it arrived here, but it wasn't as big a seller as the Mk 2 because of the Falcon's availability.
#16
Posted 14 August 2013 - 08:55
Discs, Roger?
I have never seen a Mk 2 with discs.
Wiki says option from 1960, Ray, and std from '61, and known as Consul 375 in '62. BUT.... Not available in Australia.
Roger
#17
Posted 16 August 2013 - 01:51