The original Consul quietly pioneered suspension tech still used today - it was the first British production car fitted with MacPherson strut front suspension.
Lead trim: 1.5 straight-4
Ford Consul EOTA1951–1956
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FactThe original Consul quietly pioneered suspension tech still used today - it was the first British production car fitted with MacPherson strut front suspension.
The 1500 cc four-cylinder Consul was first shown at the 1950 London Motor Show and was the start of Ford of Britain's successful attack on the family saloon car market; with its stablemate the Zephyr it was the first British Ford with modern unibody construction. It was given the Ford code of EOTA, and most cars were four-door saloons with body design by George Walker of the parent Ford Motor Company, though a few estate cars were made by the coachbuilder Abbott. From 1953 a convertible conversion by Carbodies became available, with a large X-frame welded into the floor pan to reinforce the unibody, and unlike the Zephyr the hood had to be put up and down manually; 227,732 were produced.
Collectors Spotted in the Ford Consul Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Ford Consul yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 straight-4 | 1951–1956 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 47 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
We don’t estimate running costs for a car like this. What it costs depends on its condition, its specialist and how it is driven, and an average would mislead.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
Ford had to call this car the Consul because the rental firm Granada Group fought the "Granada" name in court — once Ford won in 1975, Consul vanished for good.
Rock and roll history has a weird footnote here: a 1960 Ford Consul Mark II was the actual taxi that crashed and killed Eddie Cochran, not the London hackney cab the story usually blames.
The original Consul quietly pioneered suspension tech still used today - it was the first British production car fitted with MacPherson strut front suspension.
Rivals
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