Ford sold the Anglia's backward-slanting rear window as a clever way to keep rain off the glass. It was actually copied wholesale from a 1958 Lincoln Continental, where the shape started as an engineering accident.
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Lead trim: 997 cc Kent OHV · up to 48.5 hp
Ford Anglia 105E / 123E Super105E/123E · 1959–1967
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FactFord sold the Anglia's backward-slanting rear window as a clever way to keep rain off the glass. It was actually copied wholesale from a 1958 Lincoln Continental, where the shape started as an engineering accident.
The fourth Anglia model, styled by Elwood Engel with American-influenced lines: a sweeping nose, muted tailfins and the reverse-slant "breezeway" rear window. It gained the new 997 cc overhead-valve "Kent" engine, a four-speed gearbox and MacPherson-strut front suspension. 1,004,737 were built, and 191,752 left Dagenham in 1960, a new Ford of Britain record. The Anglia Super of September 1962 shared the longer-stroke 1198 cc Kent engine from the Cortina. In October 1962 a car fitted with the £13 Ford Performance Kit took six international class records at Montlhéry.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 997 cc Kent OHV | 1959–1967 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 39 hp | 51 lb-ft | 26.9 s | RWD | — | — |
| Super 1198 cc Kent OHV (123E) | 1962–1967 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 48.5 hp | 63 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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Photographs
The humble Ford Anglia got an unexpectedly glamorous makeover: the Torino 105E was styled by Giovanni Michelotti, the designer behind Triumphs and Maseratis, and built in Turin by coachbuilder OSI.
Ford sold the Anglia's backward-slanting rear window as a clever way to keep rain off the glass. It was actually copied wholesale from a 1958 Lincoln Continental, where the shape started as an engineering accident.
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