FACTOID #151: The five countries with the highest coffee consumption are also the five countries whose citizens trust one another the most. Coincidence? Probably.
Between 1951 and 1962 the Consul was the stablemate of the bigger Ford Zephyr.
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. The 1951 Consul was the first car to use the now-common MacPherson strut suspension.
The Ford Classic and the Mk I Cortina were originally named the 'FordConsul Classic' and the 'FordConsul Cortina'.