The Ford Consul Classic was a mid-sized car launched by Ford of Britain in May 1961 and built until 1963, sold as the Consul 315 in export markets. Its four-cylinder Kent engine began at 1,340 cc and grew to 1,498 cc with a five-bearing crankshaft and synchromesh on all four gears in August 1962, and it had front disc brakes and MacPherson strut front suspension. Ford styled it as a scaled-down Galaxie below the waist with a reverse-rake rear window borrowed from the 1958 Lincoln Continental. The Consul Capri two-door coupe version followed in 1961 and gained a Cosworth-developed GT engine in 1963. The Classic proved complex and expensive to build, only 111,225 Classics and 18,716 Capris were made, and in October 1963 the Corsair, largely built from Cortina components, replaced it.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) EngineFord Kent 1,340 cc four-cylinder, replaced by a 1,498 cc engine in 1962 1 Connections
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The Ford Consul Classic is a mid-sized car that was launched in May 1961 and built by Ford UK from 1961 to 1963.
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The Ford Consul Classic is a mid-sized car that was launched in May 1961 and built by Ford UK from 1961 to 1963.
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The Ford Consul Classic is a mid-sized car that was launched in May 1961 and built by Ford UK from 1961 to 1963.
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It was available in two or four door saloon form, in Standard or De Luxe versions, and with floor or column gearshift.
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The Consul Classic was complex and expensive to produce and was replaced in October 1963 by the Ford Corsair which was largely based on Ford Cortina components.
Replacement, units built
Only 111,225 Classics and 18,716 Capris were produced
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The 1,340 cc (82 cu in) four-cylinder pre-crossflow Kent engine was replaced in August 1962 by an over-square 1,498 cc (91.4 cu in) engine with a new five-bearing crankshaft
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A car tested by The Motor magazine in 1961 had a top speed of 78.4 mph (126.2 km/h)
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The Ford Consul Classic is a mid-sized car that was launched in May 1961 and built by Ford UK from 1961 to 1963.
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The Ford Consul Classic is a mid-sized car that was launched in May 1961 and built by Ford UK from 1961 to 1963.
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It was available in two or four door saloon form, in Standard or De Luxe versions, and with floor or column gearshift.
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