Description
HERE is a delightful Mark 2 Ford Consul Highline in pale green with a great body, lovely paint and a super interior. Even the outstanding engine bay is on a par with the rest of this superb 1950s classic.
Note the early style Consul - before the later "lowline" Consul 375. Smaller and less imposing rear light clusters and a totally different dashboard featuring the curved instrumentation pod. Always popular, these rock 'n' roll clasics are pure retro. The only trouble is that they are nowhere near as available as they used to be and I can only assume that is down to their owners getting them to a condition they want and then having no desire to part with them. Same goes for the Zephyr and Zodiac versions. Take a look at the marketplace. You hardly see them for sale.
This old girl is a really solid and pretty example and she drives just as she should with that 1703cc unit and three-speed column change. There is a small, but honest, ding in the offside sill towards the front of the driver's door where the previous owner had an argument with something in his garage but this is just that. A piece of sound metal pushed in. It's not rot. Brakes, recently rebuilt, may need bleeding again too. Otherwise, off you go. A lovely example in a true 50s colour scheme with contrasting two-tone interior. A UK car, she has spent the past few years in Ireland and so you will need to fill in the appropriate DVLA form in order to inform Swansea that she is back (imported) on these shores. I have completed the NOVA (notification of vehicle arrival) process and have the reference number ready for the new owner.
She is not a new car, nor is she a three-year-old used car. She is a piece of antique motoring history and, as such will have quirks and maybe even the odd fault. Anyway, she is what she is. These old gems - in this case almost 62-years-old - are sold as seen. Should you buy without viewing, then she is sold on the basis of the advertisement you have read the photos, or extra photos, you have seen as well with the assistance of any answers to questions you have received from me. Treat these classics with the respect they deserve and make sure they have love, time and effort lavished on them. Even the very best need permanent on going care. Practically all will have undergone a degree of restoration work or improvement at some stage. If it's a three-year-old car dating from the 1960s that you are after, then you are out of luck. Short of acquiring a Tardis that is.
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