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[symes]

well been on a forced holiday---no not in lock up-though maybe I should be spent past months swearing and getting cut/burnt and made lighter in wallet--all the work so far-interior included was done by myself--sewing machines are lethal so enjoy or cringe -oh it started 1st time too today after 7 years of idle rusting
rear floors



dash board






when I got it

as it is at moment-

[omega3000]

Nice to see it coming along to when we were there  Dont take much to get it sorted do it  What colour your going to do it ? 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Wow!!  

That looks like a real labour of love

Rescuing one of my favourite cars that went around in my childhood gets my vote.

Keep it going and all the best.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Wow!!  

That looks like a real labour of love

Rescuing one of my favourite cars that went around in my childhood gets my vote.

Keep it going and all the best.

Along with the Model T Ford.


Nice work, Mr Symes.

What year is she?

[Shackeng]

That looks like a Lowline, so post '59ish.

I had the Lowline Zephyr, before which I had a Mk1 Consul, which frankly, was twice the car.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

That looks like a Lowline, so post '59ish.

I had the Lowline Zephyr, before which I had a Mk1 Consul, which frankly, was twice the car.

I'm guessing a car that age would have drum brakes all round.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Wow!!  

That looks like a real labour of love

Rescuing one of my favourite cars that went around in my childhood gets my vote.

Keep it going and all the best.

Along with the Model T Ford.


Nice work, Mr Symes.

What year is she?

Funny you should mention that car but it was first launched on the 4th of October 1908

[omega3000]

oh it started 1st time too today after 7 years 

Thats Ford reliability for you symes  Bet she smoked a bit 

[symes]

That looks like a Lowline, so post '59ish.

I had the Lowline Zephyr, before which I had a Mk1 Consul, which frankly, was twice the car.

I'm guessing a car that age would have drum brakes all round.

nope its a 1962 ford consul375=got discs on front and power brakes too

[symes]

oh it started 1st time too today after 7 years 

Thats Ford reliability for you symes  Bet she smoked a bit 

no ir didnt smoke a bit--it did blow cobwebs out though

[Diamond Black Geezer]

FORD!!!!! NOOOOOO 

[zirk]

That looks like a Lowline, so post '59ish.

I had the Lowline Zephyr, before which I had a Mk1 Consul, which frankly, was twice the car.

I'm guessing a car that age would have drum brakes all round.

nope its a 1962 ford consul375=got discs on front and power brakes too

Didn't do me any good, I parked a Consul 357 in a Hedge in Potters Bar in my Teen Youth, was coming up far too fast to a T junction (as you when your young) ended up with total brake failure (Hydraulics) going straight over it in to the hedge, can still see it now, all happening in slow motion.

Thing that really pissed me off was I only had the car 2 days, bought it as a run around, as I rolled my Escort 1650 on a roundabout, also in Potters Bar a week earlier. 

Only paid £50 for the 357, the two things I do remember was the 3 speed column change and the front bench seats where you ended up in the passenger side if you went around a corner too fast,  Oh, and them Inlet Vacuum Powered windscreen wipers that actual slowed down to halt when you put your foot down on the gas. 

[symes]

That looks like a Lowline, so post '59ish.

I had the Lowline Zephyr, before which I had a Mk1 Consul, which frankly, was twice the car.

I'm guessing a car that age would have drum brakes all round.

nope its a 1962 ford consul375=got discs on front and power brakes too

Didn't do me any good, I parked a Consul 357 in a Hedge in Potters Bar in my Teen Youth, was coming up far too fast to a T junction (as you when your young) ended up with total brake failure (Hydraulics) going straight over it in to the hedge, can still see it now, all happening in slow motion.

Thing that really pissed me off was I only had the car 2 days, bought it as a run around, as I rolled my Escort 1650 on a roundabout, also in Potters Bar a week earlier. 

Only paid £50 for the 357, the two things I do remember was the 3 speed column change and the front bench seats where you ended up in the passenger side if you went around a corner too fast,  Oh, and them Inlet Vacuum Powered windscreen wipers that actual slowed down to halt when you put your foot down on the gas. 

changed rubber pipe from pump to wiper motor with reinforced hose=no slowing down of wipers 

[omega3000]

 Oh , is that the car your putting the 3.2 mig motor in 

[symes]

Oh , is that the car your putting the 3.2 mig motor in 

?? gota 350 chev bored to 383 with hi comp pistons and edelbrock heads-mostly done-will end up in rover Also got a 3.9 rover vitesse with a auto box in garage But leaving standard 1703cc four pot in consul-saves me time/money--however if buyer wants-I can get a 3.0 and manual box from a capri for a very reasonable fee-