My 1956 Ford Anglia 100e

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Taken a couple of years ago looking across the river Mersey.

Purists might notice that the chrome headlamp bezels are not standard ( only on the Prefect version) and the Ford Imperial Maroon dates from about 1958. Both mods were popular at the time. She does retain the original 3 bar grille, which is highly sought after now.

I am only the second owner and knew the car from new. When her first owner died, in 2008, I became her custodian. Over the years I think I have owned about 12 100E variants, including 2 of the 107E OHV/4 speed box version. Mostly I replaced the engines with OHV ones, culminating in a 1500GT with a sunroof and very little original, apart from the body shell.

I have done quite a lot of mods, to make her more driveable including

 

 

Description Purpose Comments
Front Lap & Diagonal inertia reel seat belts Safety They were fitted, over 20 years ago, by the original owner of the car
Reversing Light Safety Fitted, over 20 years ago, by the original owner of the car.
Negative earth electrical system Allows modern electronics to be fitted  
Electronic fuel pump Prevents fuel vaporisation  
Fuel shut off valve Safety Opens only when the ignition is turned on
Electronic Ignition, with a new distributor and HT leads Reliability and no maintenance  
Heavy duty ignition coil to suit electronic ignition Reliability and no maintenance  
Stainless Steel exhaust Reliability and no maintenance/corrosion  
Copper brake tubing Reliability and no maintenance/corrosion  
Spare wheel carrier underneath the boot floor Frees up boot space  
Xenon headlamps & integrated sidelights Safety. LED sidelight bulbs in the large lamp are very visible. Ditto Xenon bulbs
Convert old front indicator/sidelights from White to Orange bulbs Safety. White flashers confuse modern drivers
Convert all bulbs to LED ( apart from the Xenon headlights) Reliability and no maintenance Generally more visible that filament bulbs
Two additional rear number plate lights Safety and reliability  
Adjustable rear shock absorbers Safety  
Change mechanical flasher unit to electronic Reliability and no maintenance Flash rate automatically within MOT limits
Fit front seats from an MGF, with adjustment front/rear Improved driver comfort and control Better control for safety
Convert from vacuum wipers to Electric Wipers Safety and efficiency Vacuum wipers slow down or stop under accleration
Fit a fuse box (Only the flasher unit was fused as standard) Safety Upgraded electrical items fused but the originals generally not.
Replace non-critical nuts, bolts and split pins with Stainless Steel Reliability and no maintenance/corrosion Load bearing bolts, e.g steering/ brakes/suspension, retained as original
Fit a 12V power socket, via the Ignition Switch To be able to use/charge low power accessories  
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Wow! What a beauty.

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Thanks My wife will be pleased and the car is not bad looking either!!!

This was my 1500GT Cortina-engined 1959 Popular.I paid £2 for it as a rolling shell. Front suspension/discs off a Classic, rear axle off a Corsair, Rover 2000 leather seats, sunroof off a Herald, twin tanks, servo brakes, 175 radials…the list was endless.

I sprayed it in a metallic turquoise.

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Very nice

Does she go to shows, the car and the wife?

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My “everyday” car is a Subaru Impreza diesel. Not many of those around. In bad weather the 4WD is great. The only other cars you see in ice and snow are Range Rovers. Good performance and economy.

The MX5 is a summer toy.

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Yes to the first and no to the second. Only fairly local shows because I am anxious that long journeys might be too much strain. The most recent was at Royden Park,Wirral, where there were a handful of 100Es. Often I am on my own.

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^^^ I get to a few during the year, mainly within a 50 mile radius of Derbys, sometimes venture up Cheshire way, will look out for the car.

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lovely old motors; my first car (in 1966) was a 107e. various mods ending in a cosworth head (cost £30), big carb, crap brakes, finished up in a wall :frowning:
reg 272 ETG was the only number I ever remembered except for the last two 5s.

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Same here. My first 107E crashed on the East lancs Road and was a write off. 421 NFM.
Not my fault…the other driver was arrested via the booze bag.

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Great looking rarity. We had a couple in the family in the 1950’s. The vacuum windscreen wipers were a pain also shared with my V8 Pilot !