EBay Finds
- mercrocker
- Numb3rP14t3Fun
- Posts: 17107
- Joined: Fri May 17, 2019 2:53 pm
- Has thanked: 12326 times
- Been thanked: 8713 times
Re: EBay Finds
That's a sweet looking thing.....Note the Consul 315 emblem on these European market cars, no "Classic" badging and were never referred to as anything other than Consul 315 over there. Ford oval on the bonnet is an add-on, all cars regardless of market had the "Consul 315" roundels.
Late lowline MK2 Consuls gained the "375" suffix at the same time. Don't ask me what either means though, it is as arcane as Ford's "E" numbering.....116E for RHD Classics, 117E for LHD cars.
Late lowline MK2 Consuls gained the "375" suffix at the same time. Don't ask me what either means though, it is as arcane as Ford's "E" numbering.....116E for RHD Classics, 117E for LHD cars.
There's a great long bar in Rock & Roll heaven.......
- Guest
- Posts: 2756
- Joined: Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:22 pm
- Has thanked: 881 times
- Been thanked: 1328 times
- mercrocker
- Numb3rP14t3Fun
- Posts: 17107
- Joined: Fri May 17, 2019 2:53 pm
- Has thanked: 12326 times
- Been thanked: 8713 times
Re: EBay Finds
Yes, the pre-Aeroflow cars had that - it was changed to "Cortina" on the air vent cars.
There's a great long bar in Rock & Roll heaven.......
- mercrocker
- Numb3rP14t3Fun
- Posts: 17107
- Joined: Fri May 17, 2019 2:53 pm
- Has thanked: 12326 times
- Been thanked: 8713 times
Re: EBay Finds
When the Mk2 big Fords went to the Mk3 Ford were keen to move the range upmarket and lose the "Consul" tag which had become more associated with taxis and family motoring than the brave new world of Junior Executives.
The new 4 cylinder big car would be Zephyr 4 but in order to retain the good name built up by Consuls, the prefix was used in conjunction with all the forthcoming new family-size cars - a new slot for the Ford range between Anglia/Prefect and the big cars started by the Consul Classic/Consul Capri. Following on were Consul Cortina and Consul Corsair.
Eventually, after the demise of the Classic/Capri (only 3 year production for these) the Cortina and to a lesser extent the Corsair stood on their own four wheels as established model ranges and the Consul part was quietly dropped. It was of course resurrected as a lower-level choice on the 1972 Granada range but again found itself a rather confusing and unnecessary appendage.
The new 4 cylinder big car would be Zephyr 4 but in order to retain the good name built up by Consuls, the prefix was used in conjunction with all the forthcoming new family-size cars - a new slot for the Ford range between Anglia/Prefect and the big cars started by the Consul Classic/Consul Capri. Following on were Consul Cortina and Consul Corsair.
Eventually, after the demise of the Classic/Capri (only 3 year production for these) the Cortina and to a lesser extent the Corsair stood on their own four wheels as established model ranges and the Consul part was quietly dropped. It was of course resurrected as a lower-level choice on the 1972 Granada range but again found itself a rather confusing and unnecessary appendage.
There's a great long bar in Rock & Roll heaven.......
- Hooli
- Self Appointed Internet God
- Posts: 33607
- Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:25 pm
- Has thanked: 14375 times
- Been thanked: 11155 times
- mercrocker
- Numb3rP14t3Fun
- Posts: 17107
- Joined: Fri May 17, 2019 2:53 pm
- Has thanked: 12326 times
- Been thanked: 8713 times
Re: EBay Finds
Pretty much what my school reports used to say.....
There's a great long bar in Rock & Roll heaven.......
-
- The only technocripple in the village!
- Posts: 10599
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 1:04 pm
- Has thanked: 1611 times
- Been thanked: 963 times
Re: EBay Finds
Never heard of a consul corsair. Hardly surprising as almost never see them, seem to have dropped into the hinterland of undesirable classic with sd1 rovers and what ever else.
As I suspected I was right about everything.
- Guest
- Posts: 2756
- Joined: Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:22 pm
- Has thanked: 881 times
- Been thanked: 1328 times
Re: EBay Finds
Would the Consul Corsair be the pre-crossflow 1500 they had before V4 ones?treehugger wrote: ↑Wed Jan 19, 2022 10:32 am Never heard of a consul corsair. Hardly surprising as almost never see them, seem to have dropped into the hinterland of undesirable classic with sd1 rovers and what ever else.
- mercrocker
- Numb3rP14t3Fun
- Posts: 17107
- Joined: Fri May 17, 2019 2:53 pm
- Has thanked: 12326 times
- Been thanked: 8713 times
Re: EBay Finds
The "Consul" bit was dropped at almost the same time (or a little bit before) the V4 was adopted but broadly yes....
There's a great long bar in Rock & Roll heaven.......
- panhard65
- Posts: 3979
- Joined: Wed Apr 10, 2019 7:18 am
- Has thanked: 156 times
- Been thanked: 4582 times
Re: EBay Finds
I need another project like a hole in the head but having sold the Bentley there is an opening in the fleet for a turbo charged 4 seater.
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/2103641751.htm
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/2103641751.htm
1939 Hotchkiss 864
1966 Rover P5 (for sale)
1971 Lancia Fulvia Berlinetta (also for sale)
1977 Dodge 3700GT Hearse
1987 Renault 25 V6 Turbo
2010 Skoda Felica tdi
2013 Peugeot RCZ
2021 Yadea C1S Gay leccy scooter
1966 Rover P5 (for sale)
1971 Lancia Fulvia Berlinetta (also for sale)
1977 Dodge 3700GT Hearse
1987 Renault 25 V6 Turbo
2010 Skoda Felica tdi
2013 Peugeot RCZ
2021 Yadea C1S Gay leccy scooter