FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
The Ford Consul Classic or '315 Consul' was a mid-sized car built by Ford in the UK from 1961 to 1964.
It was similar in appearance to the more popular Ford Anglia, featuring the distinctive reverse-rake rear windsceen. The Consul Classic was also mechanically similar to the Anglia, and used slightly larger 1340cc and 1500cc variants of the Ford Kent Engine.
Based on the same model was a coupe version - the Consul Capri 335.
The Consul Classic was replaced in 1963 with the Ford Corsair. 128,206 Classics and Capris were produced.
The Consul Classic was the first car of Beatle Paul McCartney.
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Photos of a 1962 Ford 'Classic' (http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Ford_Classic_01.htm)
The FordConsulClassic 315 and sister Consul Capri 335 were produced by Ford UK between 1961 and 1964.
The Classic was positioned as the flagship mid-size car, while the Capri was Dagenham's first attempt to follow the successful American `personal car' trend.
The Classic and Capri were a conspicuous bid to move the small Ford image up-market after Ford's rather sparten post war efforts.
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