1959 Ford Consul MkII [204E]

1959 Ford Consul MkII [204E] in Candidate for Murder, Movie, 1962

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2018-12-21 13:49	Ford Consul Mk2 204E
130rapid ◊ 2018-12-21 14:32	Not Zephyr with this V badge on front wing?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2018-12-21 14:37	Not Zephyr with the short bonnet.
130rapid ◊ 2018-12-21 18:57	Oh, yes indeed.
zodiac ◊ 2018-12-24 00:26	It's indeed a Consul, chiefly because of the extra chrome strip on top of the front bumper https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/uploads/cars/ford/5145699.jpg . The V-shaped badge is the only visible place on these cars where one can read that it's a Ford https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/flgAAOSwmudaOuce/s-l225.jpg . That is apart from the identification plaque under the hood/bonnet. Ford thought that their cars were that well known they didn't need to use the FORD badge, and instead of call it for example a Ford Consul, they put a lot of Consul badges on various places around the car; On the bonnet, on the boot lid, on the rear wings and on the facia. The fact is that they marketed it as the Consul in brochures, with a "published by Ford" on the last page. I can't understand why particularly the Ford Thames has been named Thames (without Ford) on imcdb, where all the rest of the British Ford range are being called Ford. Other examples include: (Ford) Zephyr (Ford) Zodiac (Ford) Anglia (Ford) Escort (earliest version) (Ford) Squire, and then carrying on into the 60's with (Ford) Consul Corsair and so on...