The Ford Anglia 105E Torino
Rationale
The original Ford Anglia 105E owed much of its styling to the ‘Thunderbird’ of 1950s America. With its sharp, proud angular styling, the remit for Italian designers was for something more simple, more conserative for the European market.
Design
The design of the Torino was the inspiration of Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti (pictured above). The Italian subsidiary of Ford took the mechanical parts from the Ford Anglia 105E as well as the chassis and added new body panels. The Ford Anglia Torino 105E was born. The Torino was produced in Italy from 1965 to 1967 and was also sold in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
It may be of particular interest to British car enthusiasts, that whilst working for Triumph, Michelotti designed the Herald, Spitfire, Stag and Dolomite.
Chassis
Like its sibling, the Ford Anglia 105E, the Torino used used a monocoque chassis. The word ‘monocoque’ is French in origin and means monohull or just simply one hull.
Engine
The Torino used the same 997cc Kent overhead valve (OHV) engine as used in the Ford Anglia 105E.
- Brake Horsepower: 39 bhp
- Torque: 75 Newton Metres / 55.31 Foot-Pound
- Top Speed: 70.2 mph (113.0 km/h)
- 0-60mph (97 km/h) in 29.4 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
Internal Expanding Drum Brakes on all Four Wheels
Gearbox
Four-speed manual gearbox with synchromesh on the second, third, and fourth gears.
Suspension
MacPherson Strut
Production Locations
Turin, Italy
Also assembled in Belgium
Production Run
10,007 sold in Italy
Still on the Road
Data Unavailable
