1959 Ford Zephyr Station Wagon MkII [206E]

1959 Ford Zephyr Station Wagon MkII [206E] in Black and White, Movie, 2002

Class: Cars, Wagon — Model origin: — Built in:

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dsl ◊ 2014-09-14 23:54	Interesting find in Aus - raises a few questions about assembly. Aus built various Mk2 versions (eg Ute), and my hunch is this is local design not Abbots from UK - compare eg /vehicle_363346-Ford-Zephyr-Estate-207E-1959.html for different side chrome/colour pattern and also apparently on far side a much more angular rear quarterlight. Given they were assembling in Aus, cost of importing Abbots estate from UK would put big price premium over local-build saloon, so I guess Aus may well have designed and built their own, probably without Abbots input. Any more views, particularly of rear windows to identify if shapes are different from Abbots pattern?
rjluna2 ◊ 2014-09-15 02:34	Maybe this could help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Zephyr#Australian_production
dsl ◊ 2014-09-15 02:37	Thanks - yes, solved it - it is not the UK Abbots design, but unique for Aus - see this one. -- Last edit: 2018-06-19 21:07:41
zodiac ◊ 2014-09-20 18:27	Perhaps this one http://zephyrsa.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=174373331 .