1964 Ford Anglia 105E 2Dr Sedan

Description

Ford’s Anglia is a small family car whose nameplate was applied to various models between 1939 and 1967. By far the best known of these was the 105E model, produced between 1959 and 1968. It sported American-influenced styling included a swept-back nose line, and on Deluxe versions, a full-width slanted chrome grille in between prominent "eye" headlights. Most significantly, the 105E Anglia had a reverse slant rear window which became its signature. It also had muted tailfins, much toned-down from its American counterparts of the period. The new styling was joined by a new engine – a 997cc overhead valve (OHV) straight-four with an oversquare cylinder bore that became known as the "Kent" engine (and subsequently became the engine used for decades in Formula Ford). Also new was a four-speed manual gearbox with synchromesh on the top three forward ratios, which was replaced by an all-synchromesh box in 1962 on the larger-engined 1198cc powered cars). Macpherson strut independent front suspension was carried over from the previous 100E Anglia model. Across all the iterations of the Anglia, from 1939 to 1967, a total of 1,594,486 were produced but, despite that, they are rarely seen today. It was replaced by the Ford Escort.