GRAHAM ROBSON
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Timeline
1 Pilots and Prefects: the 1940s at Dagenham
2 Consul and Zephyr
3 First Variations - and a New Zodiac
4 The Mark II Cars
5 Third Generation Success
6 Rallies and Races
7 V-engines for the Mark IVs
8 After the Mark IVs
Appendix I: Consul and Zephyr Performance
Appendix II: Production Figures
Appendix III: Race and Rally Successes
Index
Ford Consul, Zephyr and Zodiac tells the complete story of a vitally important range of Ford family cars. From 1950, when the first of these entirely new cars was introduced, and for more than twenty years after that, the range set engineering, styling and marketing standards that Ford's rivals always struggled to match.
This detailed narrative covers the complete history of these versatile machines, and of the first Granadas which took over in 1971. Not only is this the technical story of these cars, but also that of the people and the world events that effected their careers.
Topics covered include:· Full history of all Consul, Zephyr and Zodiac models· Details of the cars' motorsport careers· Rarely seen details of engineering innovations· Special feature panels on key personalities, Ford facilities and technical innovations· Full specifications for each model
