This modest British Ford shares its face with an American icon — the Corsair's styling theme was the same one used on the early-1960s Ford Thunderbird, both traced back to designer Uwe Bahnsen's Ford Taunus P3.
Lead trim: 1498 cc Pre-Crossflow (1963–1965) · up to 92 hp
Ford Corsair1963–1970
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FactThis modest British Ford shares its face with an American icon — the Corsair's styling theme was the same one used on the early-1960s Ford Thunderbird, both traced back to designer Uwe Bahnsen's Ford Taunus P3.
The Ford Consul Corsair (later known simply as the Ford Corsair), manufactured by Ford UK, is a midsized car introduced at the London Motor Show in October 1963 and available as either a saloon or estate from 1964 until 1970. A convertible version was built by Crayford Engineering and is now very rare and highly sought after as a classic, and two-door Corsair saloons were built only to order in the UK, though two-doors were produced in quantity for some export markets. The Consul Corsair S was an export-only model with a two-door Deluxe body and 1500GT engine, sold in Austria and Sweden and in South Africa as the Corsair 83.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1498 cc Pre-Crossflow (1963–1965) | 1963–1970 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 60 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1663 cc Essex (1965–1971) | 1963–1970 | 1.7 L V4 | 73 hp | 100 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 cc Essex (1966–1971) | 1963–1970 | 2.0 L V4 | 92 hp | 122 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
This Australian Ford Corsair isn't a Ford design at all — it's a rebadged, facelifted Nissan Pintara, built locally after importing the real Ford Telstar got too expensive.
This modest British Ford shares its face with an American icon — the Corsair's styling theme was the same one used on the early-1960s Ford Thunderbird, both traced back to designer Uwe Bahnsen's Ford Taunus P3.
Rivals
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