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A RARE sight these days is the Ford Consul Mark II (1956-62). This is one of the last ones built being a 1962 model which by then was a Mark II Lowline known as the Consul 375.
Mostly all dead, buried and forgotten by the time the 70s came around and its replacement, the Cortina, was then into its third incarnation! Just considered unwanted old bangers by then, the Consul has re-emerged as a true 50s-style classic being very popular with the Rockabilly and Teddy Boy Look. A bonny old 61-year-old car which would have been built with a life expectancy of something like four or five years back in the day. Pretty paintwork, newly re-upholstered and a nice driver with the tried and tested 1703cc unit coupled to a three-speed column change.
This description is based on my opinion of the vehicle, the paperwork that comes with the car and anything I have been told about it. The vehicle is 61-years-old and this cannot be taken as a definitive statement for obvious reasons. As with most classic cars, there may be faults and quirks whilst, almost inevitably, some degree of tinkering and care will always be called for. Such are the joys of owning an antique vehicle and they must be taken within their own context and not compared to modern day cars. They are sold as old, mainly out-dated machines and come without any comeback whatsoever. They are my terms and conditions.
My classic cars are motoring antiques. This car, for example, is 61-years-old. It's not two, five or even ten-years-old as your own everyday car may be. It has been in service for more than half a century and so will have quirks and faults in there somewhere. However, faults on these old girls are not always apparent when buying and selling classics which is what I do. I do not restore them, nor do I pretend that they are concours cars. The majority of them go out as they came in, and I continue to enjoy finding more - a skill which is becoming increasingly difficult as many of you will be aware. They deserve to be taken on as "family pets" and cared for through thick and then. They don't make them any more and demand now out-strips supply. Please bear all this in mind, and enjoy your classic car. I can also assist with delivery and so please ask for a quote.
I have now been established as a one-man band classic car dealer for 25 years and pride myself on my buying prowess and - due to small margins - my prices which I firmly believe are up there among the very best in the UK classic car marketplace.
Thanks, Martin. the details below.
