Ford Consul I Convertible

Overview
Produced: 1951-1956, 3749 produced.
Types: Convertible,2 doors,5 seats

In order to add some "glamour" to the Ford range a convertible version of both the Consul and Zephyr became available in 1951. All Consul and Zephyr convertible bodies were built by Carbodies in Coventry and finished by Ford. A special 3 position convertible hood was standard equipment and could be semi-power operated. The first de ville hood position allowed only the front of the roof to be opened, the second lowered the hood completely in the normal way.

Mechanically the Consul Convertible was identical to its saloon counterpart. The standard specification of the Consul Convertible included the four cylinder 1508cc engine and all the other ground breaking features fitted on the rest of the Consul range. 

Buyers Guide Ford Consul, Zephyr, Zodiac Mk1 featured in Practical Classics Spring 1997 – available from our sister site Bookbase.  Click here to view.

Source: Motorbase
Engines
CapacityConfigModelBore/StrokeCR
1508ccS4 OHVFord Consul Engine79.37mm x 76.2mm
Performance
Top Speed0-60SQMMPGEngine PwrComment
47 bhp 4400
Brakes
FrontRearComment
DrumDrum
Auction Sales History
Lot
Num
Description Auctioneer Date Hammer Price Hammer Price
(inc premium)
163 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Convertible RM Auctions 20 Oct 2012 $28600.00 -
242 Ford Crestline Sunliner Convertible RM Auctions 20 Oct 2012 $42900.00 -
122 Ford Thunderbird Convertible RM Auctions 20 Oct 2012 $35750.00 -
230 Ford Custom DeLuxe Convertible RM Auctions 20 Oct 2012 $28050.00 -
287 Ford Custom Deluxe Convertible RM Auctions 11 Oct 2012 $40800.00 -
052 Ford Mustang LX Convertible 5.0 Brightwells Auctioneers and Valuers 26 Sep 2012 Not sold
Unknown Ford Consul MKI (1954) RTS Auctions Ltd 17 Nov 2002 Not sold
024 Ford Consul MKI (1956) BCA 12 Jun 2000 Not sold
054 Ford Consul MKI (1956) H&H Sales Limited 16 Feb 2000 £2500.00 -
033 Ford Consul MKI (1956) BCA 16 Aug 1999 Not sold
Unknown Ford Consul 1500 (1955) AMA 15 Mar 1999 - £2288.00
527 Ford Consul MKI (1954) Thimbleby & Shorland 17 Oct 1998 £2600.00 -
354 Ford Consul Saloon (1954) Brooks 21 Sep 1996 Not sold
670 Ford Consul Saloon (1952) Brooks 2 Aug 1996 - £552.00
036A Ford Consul (1954) Sandown 20 Apr 1996 £2600.00 -
Books
Magazine Articles
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Article Buying Guide - Ford Consul, Zephyr & Zodiac MKI - 1950-1956
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Publication Practical Classics December 2010
Buying Guide - Ford Consul, Zephyr & Zodiac MKI - 1950-1956 - How to buy a Fifties Z-car that rocks as well as it rolls.
Article On your marques - Z cars
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Publication Practical Classics May 2001
On Your Marques - Z cars -  From rally car to aircraft carrier, Simon Goldsworthy charts the rise and fall of Ford's groundbreaking Consul, Zephyr and Zodiac range.
Article Practical Classics March 2001 pg 33
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Publication Practical Classics March 2001
Side by Side. Heroic Failures. Broken Promises. Some cars were born to wow the world, but the world didn't want to know. John Simister tries three manufacturers' shattered dreams.
Article Groundhog day
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Publication Classics Monthly April 2011
Groundhog day - One restoration wasn't enough for the owner of this Ford Consul Classic.
Article Buying Power - Ford Consul/Zephyr/Zodiac MK1
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Publication Classic Car Weekly 13 January 2010
Buying Power - Ford Consul/Zephyr/Zodiac MK1 - Ford doesn't always take the conservative approach.  Innovative, stylish and hugely popular, these Fifties family saloons are well worthy of consideration, reckons BOB SCORAH.
Article Six Of The Best - Fifties Saloons
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Publication Classic Car Mart November 2005
Six of the best - Fifties Saloons - Austin A30/A35, Ford 100E Series, Wolseley 1500/Riley 1.5, Rover P4, Ford Consul/Zephyr, Zodiac MkII, Vauxhall Cresta/Velox 'PA'.
Article Consul/Zephyr/Zodiac Mk 1
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Publication Classic Car Weekly 30 June 2005
Consul/Zephyr/Zodiac Mk 1 - First in a long-running line of big British Blue Ovals, the Consul, Zephr and Zodiac poshed Ford firmly into the latter half of the 20th century.  RICHARD GUNN looks at buying one of these still impressive cruisers.
Article Classic Car Mart April 2003 pg 8
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Publication Classic Car Mart April 2003
Convertible Consul In Yellow. Mark Paxton talks us through a stiring story; a complete restoration to original of a fab Ford left languishing since 1963.
Article Classic Car Weekly 17 October 2001 pg 8
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Publication Classic Car Weekly 17 October 2001
Buying Power. Mk II Consul/Zephyr/Zodiac. Dagenham's 'Three Graces' were the flagship Fords in the late Fifties and early Sixties. American size and style combined to make them among the marque's best loved classics says Ben Field.
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