Highlights
- Highly original example with solid bodywork
- Original UK registration
- Includes original jack and wheel brace
- Right-hand drive example
The Appeal
If you wanted an inexpensive two-door, you wanted a Ford Anglia. A cheap-as-chips four-door? You wanted the Ford Prefect. At launch, these cars were the most affordable saloon on the market, and you'd think then they'd be distinctly featureless, austere vehicles. Not so! With their vertical-bar grille, surprisingly distinguished stance and clean, uncluttered cabin, the Prefect was a sum greater than its parts, and even today, they provide a classic that's reassuringly tactile, analogue and rather stylish.
Most of the 192,229 built were run into the ground, such was the nature of post-war metal and the car's popularity as a no-fuss, cheap, simple classic. As a result, survivors are comparatively rare compared to Ford's more iconic classics, and a good, original one is bound to garner a dedicated fanbase.
This example comes to us with an impressively solid body, a classic colour scheme and much of the interior intact. A little restoration of the latter wouldn't go amiss, but the car itself is still very much a drivable, usable example - ready and waiting for its next enthusiast.
The History and Paperwork
- Registered in 1949
- In current ownership since 2009
- Original registration
- Based in Ireland
- Complete with a photocopy of the original log book
The Condition
- Bodywork is clean and solid, with no obvious corrosion
- Dark green paintwork presents well and perfectly suits the car's lines
- Gentle swirling and marks, commensurate with age
- Gentle blistering to the lower doors and paint loss to the hinges
- Brightwork still contrasts nicely
- Some pitting and corrosion to the colour-matched wheels
- Interior is original, but could use some restorative work
- Headlining is worn and stained
- Seats are looking a little tired
- Seals have perished
- Controls are clean and legible
- Dashboard in comparatively good order
- Original jack and wheel brace included in the boot
The Mechanics
- 1,172cc Ford Sidevalve straight-four engine
- Manual transmission with three gears
- The engine bay is showing some signs of the car's seniority
- Despite this, the vendor reports that the car is driving well
- We've no reports of any mechanical issues
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