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1954 Ford Zephyr Zodiac MkI [EOTTA] Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
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◊ 2019-06-12 20:39 |
![[Image: 1954fordzephyrzodiacmkieotta1stpic.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26849/1954fordzephyrzodiacmkieotta1stpic.jpg) ![[Image: 1954fordzephyrzodiacmkieotta2ndpic.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26849/1954fordzephyrzodiacmkieotta2ndpic.jpg) ![[Image: 1954fordzephyrzodiacmkieotta3rdpic.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26849/1954fordzephyrzodiacmkieotta3rdpic.jpg) @dsl, what's your knowledge on British Ford's (and british cars in general) sold in Iceland? Did they have a special name or was something added to meet certain regulations over there? I don't want to bug admins so I'm not sure if certain Euro/British cars in Iceland should be tagged as "Made for IS" or not. |
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◊ 2019-06-12 21:29 |
Antenna moved (owner installed?) but wiper pattern is the same. Bet they chose the upmarket Zodiac for the reason they came with a heater... |
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◊ 2019-06-12 21:32 |
Rear mudflaps? |
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◊ 2019-06-12 22:01 |
@screw13article - my attitude to made-fors is more adventurous than some other admins, so every so often there has been some differences in approach. I like to celebrate unusualness - particularly things popping up in places you don't expect - makes life more interesting, and adds to imcdb's value as a reference/information source. And it can be useful to have made-for flags in place if we later discover that Sproggmobiles were actually assembled in Gondwanaland or had a different spec/engine/name/whatever when exported there, so we can more easily backfill relevant examples. But as I say, not everyone's on this wavelength. So specifically here, I don't know of any particular Iceland features for a mid-50s EOTTA. I guess it would have had a cold climate spec (better heater, tyres, battery, maybe suspension) similar to those sold in Scandinavia. But it's an unusual place to find one so I think deserves made-for-IS, and if the mudflaps are enough to keep everyone happy, then peace and harmony reigns. |
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◊ 2019-06-17 12:05 |
From what I've read about cars sold in Scandinavia, not all of them had a heater. It usually had to be specified as optional extra. One has to remember that the horse was in most peoples memories and when driving in those ancient times one only had to add some more clothes. I don't know for how long one had to order heaters as optional extra, but at least during the MK 1 Consul/Zephyr/Zephyr Zodiacs, and possibly a few years into the MK 2:s. What I do know is that many cars were equipped with tougher air cleaner (with oil bath) and an extra leaf in the rear suspension. The above one is possibly made as CKD in Dagenham and assemblied in Denmark (I cannot at the moment recall where). |
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◊ 2019-06-17 14:44 |
By the time that post war cars were becoming available from the U.K. manufacturers heaters, or at the least provision for their fitment, were becoming more common. It would be normal to find the entry level version of cars were not fitted with a heater, but the deluxe package would include one, usually first on the list of extras. The biggest problem was the misting up of the inside of the windows and there was an aftermarket range of “demisters” which were electric heaters secured to the bottom of the windscreen by rubber suckers and including an on/off switch as they were normally hard wired into the car’s electrics by the garage. The driver then had a clear piece of screen about 6” tall by about 4” wide through which to squint. My 1954 Ford 103E had a heater which consisted of a small radiator in the top hose, encased in a tin box. Air was blown into a funnel by the engine fan, over the radiator to be warmed by the water and through a cardboard tube into the footwell of the car through a sort of porthole arrangement with a hinged lid. Closing the lid caused the air to be blown onto the screen through a vent fitted on the dashboard. If it was summer, you removed the cardboard tube. The Series MM Morris Minor had no water pump, relying on thermosyphon circulation of the water. If you wanted one of the Smiths round underdash heaters a water pump, driven by friction off the Dynamo belt, had to be fitted, which greatly reduced the life of the belt. The ohv series 2 did not have this trouble. As far as horses are concerned, the nearest I ever get to one is watching the parade at the races! |
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◊ 2019-06-17 14:56 |
Link to "www.ebay.co.uk" https://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/products/ca1384-container-windscreen-demister -- Last edit: 2019-06-17 14:59:45 |
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◊ 2019-06-19 11:03 |
@johnfromstaff: The tin box on the MK1 looked like this https://motor-car.net/ford-engines/item/13819-ford-zephyr-engine https://motor-car.net/ford-engines/item/13819-ford-zephyr-engine (the square box to the left of the engine). It was very much an aftermarket fitting, usually made by Smiths. On the Mk2 models Link to "www.classiccarratings.com" (behind, and slightly above the engine) it was somewhat more incorporated in the design, but not much thought had gone into it, as it's position ABOVE the radiator makes it almost impossible to blead... MK2:s sold in Australia didn't come with heaters https://uploads.carandclassic.co.uk/uploads/cars/ford/10611961.jpg , Swedish ones did. |
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◊ 2019-06-19 14:30 |
The Popular was a lot more basic..... https://www.flickr.com/photos/52283557@N05/5640614616 |
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◊ 2019-06-19 19:59 |
Insert hose to turn on the heat, remove during summer? |
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◊ 2019-06-19 20:06 |
Correct. You can see the exit spout at the back of the tin box in the top hose, and the entry to the passenger compartment faces vertically in the bulkhead, between the battery and the ignition coil. As you can see, the cold air enters the front of the tin box just above the oil filler, guaranteeing the occupants a nice aroma of hot oil in the car! -- Last edit: 2019-06-19 20:12:00 |
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◊ 2019-07-12 20:37 |
I still think this should be Made For IS, even if we can't be definite about the technicalities of mudflap requirements. See forum discussion proposal here about using Made For tags more effectively. |
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