1953 Ford Consul MkI [EOTA]

1953 Ford Consul MkI [EOTA] in Nation on Film: Selling Cars, Documentary, 2006

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:23:15 Background vehicle

Author	Message
Sunbar ◊ 2007-03-27 17:37	Filmed in 1955 the cars were probably new at the time - First Ford commercial on UK television.
DynaMike ◊ 2007-03-27 22:43	So the car far left (you can only see the rear lights) is that a Ford Anglia/Prefect? And the tractor a Fordson?
Sunbar ◊ 2007-03-28 00:13	Anglia or Prefect and a Fordson is probable but not really enough visible to identify further. In the upward panning shot that finishes with this view the interior of a convertible is shown. The first assumption would be that it was a Zephyr or Consul but I don't recognise the details of the fascia and steering wheel. I think its a new unregistered convertible (a label is stuck on the windscreen) but it looks older than Zephyr or Consul with a handle at the base of the windscreen?
Sunbar ◊ 2007-03-29 11:58	Confirmed - the interior shot is a Consul/Zephyr Convertible MkI.
dsl ◊ 2017-03-24 00:20	This commercial was apparently shown on the first night of UK commercial television in Sept 1955. VPU 806 was Essex, Jan 53, which matches early small lights. The one alongside is newer with bonnet mascot but I can't read the plate, Prefect on left has spring 55 Essex plate (xxx CVW) and there's a Zephyr (convertible?) behind the blokes on right. Tractor looks interesting - presumably a factory site vehicle??
Sunbar ◊ 2017-03-24 13:58	Tractor is probably a Fordson Major E1A?