The Ford Anglia 100E
In 1953, Ford UK launched the new Ford Anglia 100E, Ford Prefect 100E and the Ford Popular 100E. An easy way to tell the difference between the Anglia 100E, Ford Popular 100E and the Prefect 100E is that the Anglia and the Popular were two door cars where as the Prefect was a four door. The Radiator on the Prefect was also different with vertical bars. Ford also produced an estate version of the 100E range known as the the Escort and Squire.
The 100E classification used a unitary construction (monocoque) instead of a body-on-chassis design . Initially all the Ford models were built with a chassis frame with a separate shell body attached to it. The new unitary construction allowed for mass production of the aerodynamic shape. The unitary construction had been previously used in the Consul and Zephyr range which can be considered the bigger brothers of the 100E range cars.
Such was the similarity between the cars, one car servicing guide could be used for all three cars such as the example below: Pearson’ Illustrated Car Servicing Series For Owners – Ford 100E Anglia, Prefect and Popular.
Rationale
A move away fron the old upright ‘Sit Up and Beg’ style of previous Anglias, a new compact two door saloon.
Design
The 100E design came from a private company called Lacuesta Automotive. The company no longer exists. They came up with a simple saloon car using a three-box style which comprised of separate compartments for the engine bay, passenger cabin, and boot.
Chassis
Monocoque Three-Box Style
Engine
- 1172 cc side-valve Straight-4
- Brake Horsepower: 36 bhp
- Torque: 72 Newton Metres / 53.10 Foot-Pound
- Top Speed: 70 mph (113 km/h)
0-60mph (96 km/h) in 28 seconds - Fuel Consumption: 30.3 miles per UK imperial gallon (9.3 litres/100 km). It should be noted that, a UK imperial gallon is around 4.546 litres whereas a US gallon, is around 3.785 litres, a significant difference of just over 20%.
Brakes
Hydraulic Drum Brakes on all Four Wheels
Gearbox
Three-Speed Gearbox
Suspension
Macpherson Struts
Production Locations
United Kingdom
Australia
Production Run
345,841 units
Still on the Road
Data Unavailable
