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Topic starter
07/04/2025 8:32 pm
Could some member help identify the year make and model of the pictured car. (believed to be a used British Ford). Picture dated April 65.
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
07/04/2025 9:47 pm
Frank, that's a 1962 Ford Consul Capri 2-dr hardtop. The red one has bumper guards - as seen in your pic. 😀
08/04/2025 5:56 am
3 lovely young ladies.
John Bono
North Jersey
08/04/2025 7:58 am
Frank, that's a 1962 Ford Consul Capri 2-dr hardtop. The red one has bumper guards - as seen in your pic. 😀
For some reason I think I see '60 Ford styling towards the rear upper side design. After and above the wheel well.
Steve
08/04/2025 8:46 am
I agree it is the Consul Capri with the very popular, but very expensive, Mary, Sally and Betty front fender ornamentation option.
Topic starter
08/04/2025 8:56 am
Thanks, you folks are awesome and came through ad i knew you would. 😎👍
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
08/04/2025 9:01 am
Any chance that the opposite fender has some "ornamentation" also ?
Christopher Moroni and Tony Perrone reacted
08/04/2025 9:50 am
@100ford2003 Yes, and even more Detroit Ford clues at the back of the car.
The pic above is the sedan version, the Ford Classic (or Ford Consul Classic, to give it its full title). Sharp full-length beltline, wrap-over horizontal "fins", round tail lights and the Lincoln/Mercury reverse slant rear screen all come from Detroit, which tended to call the shots in terms of British and German Ford styling trends.
The Classic had the shortest life of any British Ford (1961-63). Although it was well designed and I found its styling quite attractive, apparently it was structurally complex and expensive to build, and unlike its small and very successful sister the Ford Anglia 105E
its looks didn't prove popular with the buying public. After 2 years it was replaced by the Ford Corsair (shades of '61 T-Bird about the front end!)
The Corsair was a slightly more refined adaptation of the new Ford Cortina Mk 1, a super-efficient lightweight body design which became a hugely profitable success story for Ford in the UK.
Incidentally I never did think much of that Capri. A pretty naff and awkwardly proportioned attempt at the sporty coupé look.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
08/04/2025 1:53 pm
Thank-you Sir for taking your time to expound further on this Ford model and include pictures.
Steve
08/04/2025 1:58 pm
@100ford2003 Yes, and even more Detroit Ford clues at the back of the car.
The pic above is the sedan version, the Ford Classic (or Ford Consul Classic, to give it its full title). Sharp full-length beltline, wrap-over horizontal "fins", round tail lights and the Lincoln/Mercury reverse slant rear screen all come from Detroit, which tended to call the shots in terms of British and German Ford styling trends.
The Classic had the shortest life of any British Ford (1961-63). Although it was well designed and I found its styling quite attractive, apparently it was structurally complex and expensive to build, and unlike its small and very successful sister the Ford Anglia 105E
its looks didn't prove popular with the buying public. After 2 years it was replaced by the Ford Corsair (shades of '61 T-Bird about the front end!)
The Corsair was a slightly more refined adaptation of the new Ford Cortina Mk 1, a super-efficient lightweight body design which became a hugely profitable success story for Ford in the UK.
Incidentally I never did think much of that Capri. A pretty naff and awkwardly proportioned attempt at the sporty coupé look.
Perhaps if that roofline had been extended a bit further back it would be more visually appealing.