FORGOTTEN FORDS

CONSUL CLASSIC/CAPRI (1961-1964)

It seems almost unfeasible that Ford entered the 1960s without a mid-sized family car, but that changed with the launch of the Consul Classic in May 1961. It was available as a two- or four-door saloon and, like the smaller Anglia, had Transatlantic influences and a distinctive reverse-rake rear window. It also spawned a two-door coupe version, known as the Consul Capri and available to UK buyers at the start of 1962.

Both cars began with a 1340cc version of the pre-crossflow Kent