What kind of car is a consul?
Ford Consul
The Ford Consul is a car manufactured by Ford in Britain. Between 1951 and 1962 the Consul was the four-cylinder base model of the three-model Ford Zephyr range, comprising Consul, Zephyr and Zephyr Zodiac.
What year did the Ford Consul come out?
The Ford Consul Classic is a mid-sized car that was launched in May 1961 and built by Ford UK from 1961 to 1963. It was available in two or four door saloon form, in Standard or De Luxe versions, and with floor or column gearshift.
What was the difference between a Ford Consul and Granada?
The Consuls were the entry-level models – and were powered by the same 1996cc V4 and 2495cc of 2994cc V6 range of engines as the more luxuriously equipped and expensive Granadas. But effectively, the difference between the two ranges was nothing more than badge-engineering.
Was there a car called a Zephyr Zodiac?
The Zephyr Zodiac (or Zodiac Mark I) was an upmarket version of the Zephyr launched at the London Motor Show in autumn 1953. It had two-tone paintwork, leather trim, a heater, windscreen washers, whitewall tyres, and spot lights.
What Ford replaced the Granada?
Ford Scorpio
The Ford Scorpio is an executive car that was produced by Ford Europe from 1985 to 1998. It was the replacement for the European Ford Granada line (although in the UK and Ireland the Scorpio was marketed under the Granada name until 1994). Like its predecessor, the Scorpio was targeted at the executive car market.
What car did the Ford Granada replace?
Ford Zephyr
Launched in March 1972, the Granada succeeded the British Ford Zephyr, and the German P7-series as Ford’s European executive car offering, and completed the integration of Ford’s British and German model ranges. At first, lower models in the range were called the Ford Consul.
Who made consul cars?
Ford
Developed jointly by Ford Britain and Ford of Germany, the cars were built in Cologne in West Germany and in Dagenham in the United Kingdom. Consul models can be identified by a two-panel cross-mesh grille as opposed to the horizontal chrome bar grille of the Granadas.
When was the first Ford Consul made in the UK?
The Ford UK produced the Ford Consul from 1951 to 1962. It was first shown in 1950 at the London Motor Show and Ford created a bit of a storm with the model as its package was rather advanced for the car’s production year. The Consul had a 1500 cc four-cylinder and it was the first British Ford with modern unibody construction.
What was the code for the Ford Consul in 1956?
In 1956, a new Consul appeared with the Ford code of 204E. The car was still the four-cylinder submodel of the Zephyr range, with which it shared the same basic body shell.
When was the last year the Consul Classic was made?
The Consul Classic was only made for two years (August 1961 – March 1963), before being replaced by the Consul Corsair. The Consul Capri was made from October 1961 until August 1964.
What was the gas mileage of a 1960 Ford Consul?
A fuel consumption of 22.1 miles per imperial gallon (12.8 L/100 km; 18.4 mpg ‑US) was recorded. The test car cost £781 including taxes. A 1960 Ford Consul Mark II was the taxi in which American singer Eddie Cochran died, and not, as many have stated, a London hackney cab.