Ford Consul

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Ford Consul Mk1, approximate date 1955

Ford Consul Mk2, date unknown

The Ford Consul was a car manufactured by Ford in Britain.

Between 1951 and 1962 the Consul was the stablemate of the bigger Ford Zephyr. It was replaced in 1962 by a new 4-cylinder Zephyr, and the new Ford Cortina. The Consul name reappeared from 1972 to 1975 as a replacement to the Zephyr range and shared a body with the more luxurious Ford Granada Mk I.

These vehicles were notable for two new technologies: They were the first to use the now-common MacPherson strut suspension, and they were the first with modern unibody construction.

The Ford Classic and the Mk I Cortina were originally named the 'Ford Consul Classic' and the 'Ford Consul Cortina'.

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