1961 Ford Consul 375 MkII [204E]

1961 Ford Consul MkII [204E] in Hide and Seek, Movie, 1964

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Lateef ◊ 2022-06-04 17:12	xx3 CLP Another:
zodiac ◊ 2022-06-04 20:51	Because the one on the thumb has a white roof, it's likely a Consul Deluxe.
dsl ◊ 2022-06-04 20:55	xx3 CLP in main was London, May 61-June 62 "allocated in blocks". 375 tag arrived in May 61.
zodiac ◊ 2022-06-05 12:19	@dsl: Agree 375 not being unlikely, but I've never seen "Standard" written anywhere. Please explain.
dsl ◊ 2022-06-05 14:06	It's not the Deluxe.
zodiac ◊ 2022-06-05 15:24	As far as I understand it was just called "Consul 375". However, in sales catalogues it was indeed named "Standard", but that was never stated on any car, like the "De luxe" badge. If the name "Standard" as a proper designation has to be included, it makes naming cars very difficult indeed. That is because every model of every car used different names.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-06-05 16:24	So what do you call a basic Standard Vanguard?
zodiac ◊ 2022-06-05 20:40	But actually, there's a serious anwer as well. According to Olyslager Motor Manual 58 concerning Standard Eight and Ten, the most inexpensive model was called: Standard Eight Basic Saloon, available between September 1953 and May 1955. @dsl: Please remove "Standard" from the model name!
zodiac ◊ 2022-06-06 19:35	Thank you!