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Car of the Day: April 3, 2010; Matchbox '60 Ford Anglia
Topic Started: Apr 2 2010, 07:50 PM (553 Views)
Sak
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Ezekiel 25:17
Today's Car of the Day is the #7B Ford Anglia, from Lesney's Matchbox Series.

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From Wikipedia:

The final Anglia model, the 105E, was introduced in 1959. Its American-influenced styling included a sweeping nose line, and on deluxe versions, a full-width slanted chrome grille in between prominent 'eye' headlamps. (Basic Anglias featured a narrower, painted grille.[10]) Its smoothly sloped line there looked more like a 1950s Studebaker (or even early Ford Thunderbird) than the more aggressive-looking late-'50s American Fords, possibly because its British designers used wind-tunnel testing and streamlining. Like late-'50s Lincolns and Mercurys and the Citroën Ami of France, the car sported a backward-slanted rear window (so that it would remain clear in rain, according to contemporary marketing claims). In fact, this look was imported from the 1958 Lincoln Continental, where it had been the accidental result of a design specification for an electrically opening (breezway) rear window. As well as being used, by Ford, on the Consul Classic, this look was also copied by Bond, Reliant and Invacar, for their three wheelers. The resulting flat roofline gave it excellent rear headroom. It had muted tailfins, much toned-down from its American counterparts. An estate car joined the saloon in the line-up in September 1961.

The new styling was matched by a new engine, something that the smaller Fords had been needing for some time—a 997 cc overhead-valve straight-4 with an oversquare cylinder bore, that became known by its "Kent" code name. Acceleration from rest was still sluggish (by the standards of today), but it was much improved from earlier cars. Also new for British Fords was a four-speed (manual) gearbox with synchromesh on the top three forward ratios: this was replaced by an all-synchromesh box in September 1962[10]. The notoriously feeble vacuum powered windscreen wiper set-up of earlier Anglias were replaced with (by now) more conventional windscreen wipers powered by their own electric motor[10]. The Macpherson strut independent front suspension used on the 100E was retained.

In October 1962, twenty four year old twin brothers Tony and Michael Brookes and a group of friends took a private Anglia 105e fitted with the Ford £13 Performance Kit to Montlhery Autodrome near Paris and captured 6 International Class G World Records averaging 83.47 mph. These were 4,5,6 and 7 days and nights and 15,000, and 20,000 kilometres. (See also Ford Corsair GT) The Anglia's strength and durability meant that no repairs were required whatsoever other than tyre changes.

The car's commercial success has subsequently been overshadowed by the even greater sales achieved by the Cortina: in 1960, when 191,752 Anglias left Ford's Halewood[citation needed] plant in the 105E's first full production year, it set a new production-volume record for the Ford Motor Company[10]. The Anglia Super introduced in September 1962 for the 1963 model year shared the longer stroke 1198 cc version of the Ford Kent 997cc engine of the newly introduced Ford Cortina[10]. The Anglia Super was distinguished by its painted contrasting-coloured side stripe[10].


A new Anglia saloon tested by the British Motor magazine in 1959 had a top speed of 73.8 mph (118.8 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 26.9 seconds. A fuel consumption of 41.2 miles per imperial gallon (6.86 L/100 km; 34.3 mpg-US) was recorded. The test car cost £610 including taxes of £180.[9]

The old 100E Anglia became the new 100E Popular and the four-door Prefect bodyshell remained available as the new Ford Prefect (107E) which had all 105E running gear, including engine and brakes, while the 100E Escort and Squire remained available, unchanged. In 1961 the Escort and Squire were replaced by the 105E Anglia estate. Both cars are popular with hot rodders to this day, helped by the interchangeability of parts and the car's tuning potential. The 100E delivery van also gave way to a new vehicle based on the 105E. Identical to the Anglia 105E back to the B post, the rest of the vehicle was entirely new.


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This lovely was in the main line 1-75 series between 1961 and 1966. It only appeared in the powder blue- with a choice of gray, silver, and later black plastic wheels. It replaced the legendary 7A Horse Drawn Milk Float, which was the only horse drawn vehicle during the entire Lesney period, and was replaced by the 7C Ford Refuse Truck. The model never did acquire spring suspension, or an interior during its run, which was a shame. A great period piece, and a snapshot of what was coming off the assembly lines at Dagenham, as was the Zephyr and Corsair, as well as the Zodiacs Lesney had in the line at the time.

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Swifty
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A lovely little model! Another Anglia was added to the Hot Wheels line-up about a decade ago as a Harry Potter promotion. Matchbox really should have been given that promotion and that casting, but I digress. With the current direction taken by Matchbox, one cannot discount the possibility of this model being recast in the future. I for one would welcome a more realistic contemprary casting of the Anglia than the Hot Wheels (not counting the 1/76 versions, which are closer to the scale of this Lesney than the Hot Wheels).
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bangerkid45
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My moms favorite model! And I also like it! Very nice choice!
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
I think that a few more euro classics will be in Matcbox's future, and an Anglia certainly would rank high in nominations. I was hoping that at LEAST the Hot Wheels version would reappear without yellow glass.

Does anyone know where SAK will be on Monday, April 12, at 3:05 PM Eastern time?
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Ezekiel 25:17
Unfortunately, I will not be sitting in the open air in our nation's capital...Sak has to work. However, the radio will be handy. I can listen to the President throw out the first ball.

Oh, that's right, you said April 12...I was thinking of April 5. Well, same thing! I have to work. I wish I could, like, split into holograms. Maybe in the distant future.
Edited by Sak, Apr 2 2010, 08:54 PM.
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james_autos
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I wish Matchbox would re-cast this one and other Lesneys like this one. They did some lovely models of British cars that nobody else every made but they've never appealed to me because of their small size.
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James
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Harry Potter would be proud
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accobra64
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Thanks Sak for the history lession and the images.
That's a neat little casting and thanks for sharing it with us.
Well done.

Cheers. Cobra
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Sak
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Ezekiel 25:17
You're welcome :)

I never liked the Hot Wheels version because the wheel cutouts were ridiculously large. I have one here someplace, in gray and yellow and black or some hideous combinaton, with meatball numbers, or something. I was thinking of doing something with it, but those wheel cutouts are a bit much to contend with.

Dinky, in 'O' gauge, made the Anglia in the mid '60s, including one in the usual powder blue. It's very nice, especially when compared to other models in the Dinky line at the time, which was going precipitously downhill in terms of detail and quality.

The car was sold here, at L-M dealers, alongside the Mk II Cortina. I haven't seen either in terms of survivors in decades.
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"I have one here someplace, in gray and yellow and black or some hideous combinaton, with meatball numbers, or something."


Somewhere there is also an issue in that nice pale blue a la Matchbox and it came with some obscure playset ... I always liked that Matchbox and I was very happy on the day I got it.
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Sak
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Ezekiel 25:17
Yes, Anthony, that one came in some tie in with the Harry Potter film, and it's rare now...
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JustDavid
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Other than the HW version, I've never seen this casting. I like the MB version much better.
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Sak
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Ezekiel 25:17
They're not difficult to find, David. You'll pay more, naturally, for the gray and silver wheel variations.

I'm looking for one I can redo. I have plans for an interior, wing windows, and a second color for the roof, Dagenham style.
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