1958 Ford Consul de Luxe MkII [204E]

1958 Ford Consul MkII [204E] in Snowball, Movie, 1960

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
zodiac ◊ 2022-07-02 22:00	Having a centre badge in the grille and a roof in another colour, it's not any Consul, but a 1958+ Consul de luxe.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-07-02 22:17	The roofline looks suspect in that case, or were they highline only?
zodiac ◊ 2022-07-02 22:47	According to Olyslager Motor Manual 5 the 'de luxes' were available (for an extra £35 without P.T. (£30 for MY 1962)) from October 1957 (MY 1958) until April 1962. That means there were both higline and lowlines built. As far as I see, this is a highline. That is MY 1958, only. -- Last edit: 2022-07-03 09:30:20
130rapid ◊ 2022-07-02 23:25	Written 'de Luxe'.
dsl ◊ 2022-07-02 23:41	WLL 861 was a London series Jan-Dec 59, but agree this is a 58my, presumably registered several months after the Feb 59 lowline update.