Classic Car Buyer

1950s Fords

POPULAR 103E (1953-1959)

aunched in 1953, the 103E-series Popular would have looked very familiar to returning Ford customers. After all, it was simply an E494A Anglia with the chrome, the Bakelite dash and other niceties removed in the name of austerity. But that also meant it was a well-tried and well-proven package – and for buyers at the sharp end of the market, this was important. Much like today’s Dacia Sandero uses established Renault drivetrains, that of the Popular

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