1961 Ford Consul Classic Standard [109E]

1961 Ford Consul Classic [109E] in Shadow of Fear, Movie, 1963

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:38:00 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
s13a ◊ 2021-01-05 22:49	Was "315" part of the model name in the UK or not ?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-01-05 23:27	County Borough of Croydon 7/61 to 7/62. 315 was used, but not in the badging, because the bigger Consul Mk2 was referred to as the 375. IIRC they were known as just Classic. This is an unusual 2 door Standard trim saloon. -- Last edit: 2021-01-05 23:32:32
dsl ◊ 2021-01-05 23:29	3758 RK was late 61. 315 or not 315 debate never properly tied down - example - I tend to think not used in UK, but export only, but I've got bogged down with this before. My guess is we should only have two at most of the three clusters - Consul Classic/Consul 315/Consul Classic 315 - we currently have. If someone wants to try to resolve this, watch out for the related question of Consul Capri with/without 335 which is lurking alongside in the long grass.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-01-05 23:45	“With its full title of Consul Classic 315.....but the British public quickly abbreviated it to “Classic”.....” Michael G D Allen “British Family Cars of the Early Sixties” Guild Publishing 1989 Page 70. No mention is made of the Capri 335, except to say that the author considers it to be a sporting rather than family car. This is a 1340cc car, the 1500cc engine was not introduced until August 1962. -- Last edit: 2021-01-06 00:12:30
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-01-06 09:31	Link to "www.ebay.co.uk"