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    ANGLIA 105E & 123E 1959-1967

    Mar 18, 2022 5 minutes

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    By the mid-1950s Ford had introduced two completely new designs in the Consul/Zephyr and 100E ranges, but a car manufacturer can never rest on its laurels. The Consul and Zephyr would grow into the Mk2 models, but by 1956 Ford was already thinking in terms of a more radical replacement for the 100E, one that would signal a totally new styling direction for the company. In 1959, this emerged as the new 105E Anglia, complete with a sloping bonnet as a nod towards aerodynamics, but really all eyes were on that reverse-rake rear screen, chosen to offer rear seat passengers more headroom.

    The new body was slightly longer than the 100E, but also nearly three inches lower at 56in and four inches narrower at 56.5in. Naturally it

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