I had a 105e when going to university and whilst there went on holiday with my girlfriend and a vey full boot of camping gear and food. We crossed on the hovercraft and drove to Athens, A truly memorable car and holiday.

In 1965 I bought a 1962 105E - 507GTM. Thrashed it mercilessly for two years, including a trip four-up to what was then Yugoslavia, reaching Zagreb. Never let me down. Only sold it when I emigrated to Canada. I still miss it - many happy memories.

When I was a veterinary student at Liverpool University in the early sixties myself and a friend used to persuade local dealers to let us road test cars and publish our findings in the faculty student magazine appropriately called « Rumen ». We did the Anglia 105E , the HA Viva and finally la pièce de résistance the Rover 2000. When I got my first job in 1966 I was offered the choice of either the Ford or the Vauxhall to thrash around country lanes and farm tracks. I chose the Viva which had the optional extra of a heater fitted ! I never got to have a Rover 2000 unfortunately but did own a Land Crab followed by two Citroën GS Breaks before settling for a series of Saabs. Nowadays in what is probably my third mid life crisis I bought one of the last Guiliettas in 2018.

@trystero1729

Жыл бұрын

That’s an amazing story! I’ve always had a soft spot for the Landcrabs. One thing though: you don’t settle for a Saab, they’re amazing cars. I miss my 900 SPG…

@graemeking7336

Жыл бұрын

If I were in Liverpool in the early sixties, you would find me in the cavern, rather than the uni....

@markbennett9787

Жыл бұрын

@@graemeking7336 You can do both. The only time I saw the Beatles though was at the 1961 Fresher’s Ball , Tower Ballroom , New Brighton. They were backing up Terry Lightfoot’s Trad Jazz Band ! I did meet Brian Epstein in his office at NEMS, Great Charlotte Street to negotiate for bands such as Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders to play at functions at my hall of residence. Wayne threw me the keys of his car once just before a break in their performance to go and get them some fish and chips , it was a Cooper S and I think I covered about 15 miles in it to just nip down the road to the local chippy !

@stuartofblyth

Жыл бұрын

@@markbennett9787 Liverpool Uni mid- to late-sixties, me, in a £25 A35 van. Those were the days, my friend ...

@markbennett9787

Жыл бұрын

@@stuartofblyth I had a £25 Austin A40 Somerset as my first car in 1962 then an A35 in 1965.

My dad had a1964 one , and I had a 1966 estate as my first car in 1975. I can still remember the huge but skinny steering wheel, and long but very precise gear lever. All cars of that era rusted prematurely, but my God if rusting were an Olympic sport ,the Anglia ( along with Viva HA ) would be gold medalists 😢.

@kh23797

Жыл бұрын

Ford brought in innovative fresh air ventilation, the Cortina for example having eyeball-style swivelling fascia vents. But my used 105E also had effective ventilation-on lifting the footwell mats, you saw the road whizzing by through big rust holes! My MkIII Cortina similarly rusted in short order. Rustproofing was a game changer from around the late 80s. (And yes, BMC, Renault, Lancia, Alfa, etc. all rusted like crazy back in the day.)

@thebubster0312

Жыл бұрын

The 105E was my first car, not too reliable. Finally rusted away.

@cnocspeireag

Жыл бұрын

A second-hand 105E was my first car too. The rust was so bad that firms supplied pre-formed steel components that could be welded in for MOT purposes. I remember these being welded onto mine to prevent the leaf springs forcibly ending up in the boot. Almost any other well-worn Anglia key would open the door locks and start the car. Still, it was relatively reliable for the time, cheap to repair and maintain, and had quite a personality. The 1200cc engine didn't seem unduly slow, and was quite flexible. I'm just amazed by the picture of this one, and can't imagine how it was preserved. Does any of the original body remain?

@kh23797

Жыл бұрын

@@cnocspeireag I once locked myself out of the MkIII Cortina mentioned above (much easier to do in those days) in a pub car park. A fellow wandered up, smiling, coolly opened the door with his own Ford key, and sauntered away again...

@johnburns4017

Жыл бұрын

@@kh23797 You could see Alphas and FIATs rust before your eyes.

Excellent video! Young man you are with out doubt the best classic car presenter on KZread !! Well done !! 👍

@Danny_Boel

Жыл бұрын

He should have been born a few decades earlier, he would have been great on Top Gear in the 90's before it became the Clarkson/May and Hammond show.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alan, that's tremendously kind of you to say :)

This is the best video I’ve ever seen of the 105E. They were very popular here in New Zealand, and would have been assembled here from knock down kits supplied from Britain. I’ve never owned a British Ford, but I can totally understand why their simple “good enough” philosophy was so popular.

@WaynesWorld69

Жыл бұрын

In the mid 70's my Dad wanted to own one of these. As you said in NZ they were really popular at the time.

@JP-gi2pr

Жыл бұрын

Not a bad motor...had one but could never keep the wheels tracked.

@proforugames1071

Жыл бұрын

my dads still got one from 30 years ago putting a 1550cc bored pre crossflow side draft in it new zealand

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, very kind of you to say :)

@russellhammond4373

Жыл бұрын

And also 'knocked down' for Australia. Never that popular here but 100% appreciated.

I worked at Dagenham when the 105E was launched, as management trainee, and spent a week or two in the foundry. They were very proud of the fact that due to the short stroke of the Kent engine, which was seriously over-square, they were able to cast the crankshaft, as the crank throws were very short, and the pistons correspondinlgly wide. This was much cheaper than the more traditional forged crank-shaft, which I believe was the norm for every other vehicle then on the market. The cast crank was also lighter, as it was hollow.

@bobgorman9481

Жыл бұрын

Correct , but it was only a 3 main bearing one on the early Kents , and the center main would invariably start to rumble at 70000 miles or so ,( by which time most had rusted away anyway).

@kyleday7452

Жыл бұрын

A homely looking car if there ever was one.

@andybone8873

Жыл бұрын

@@bobgorman9481

@andybone8873

Жыл бұрын

Very few vehicles of any make got past 70,000 miles, as there was little or no concept of rust protection. The designs included areas from which water could not escape, door sills being a good example. The Macpherson strut design was good, bit the chances of the strut popping up through the wing after not many miles was quite high. In those far off days, before global warming, there was much salt spread on the roads in the winter, which quickly accelerated corrosion. My 12-year old Focus has no rust whatsoever, and will probably see me out! (I'm 81).

@bobgorman9481

Жыл бұрын

@@andybone8873 Don't worry, a friend of mine is 88 this year , and still drives HGV s , passes his medical every year with flying colours!

Imagine a car that weighs 739kg now…at least three times that for a crappy electric thing…

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Light cars are the best cars.

Ah, the Anglia 105e. My grandfather had one for many years - it was grey when he bought it. He brush painted it pale blue with cellulose - I think you could buy DIY kits in those days? A lovely, lovely little car, full of character. I’ve come to be really fond of this era of ‘Ford Of Britain’. The Classic and Capri are both lovely, if rather unsuccessful in their day. But the 105e is a little jewel of a thing. I’d love to own one!

@MrAdopado

Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing you are not including the later Capri which had a long and successful life.

My first two cars were 123Es, same car but a 1200cc engine. Most 123Es were Anglia Supers, which is a higher standard of trim. Lovely cars, very reliable.

I learned to drive in one of these in 1966. Wonderful little car, would have owned one in a heartbeat.

@Stripeysnave

Жыл бұрын

Great views through the rear window too - didn’t get wet in the rain.

@WolfmanWoody

11 ай бұрын

I also took driving lessons in one in 1965. There was always a problems with it, so many I can't remember them all. Once none of the indicators worked and another occasion when the speedometer didn't work, I had to guess how many mph I was doing; good job they didn't have cameras then. It put me off buying a Ford until last year when I finally bought a Kuga 2nd-hand. So far, it's good apart from the alarm going off every now and then when I open it and it saying it didn't recognise the key.

Ironic therefore, that Ford currently seem to be distancing themselves from the market that found them so much success - r.i.p. Fiestsa, Focus and Mondeo.

@chucky2316

Жыл бұрын

They wiped out the escort and capri big mistake.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Indeed, though Ford's downfall has been expected for a number of years as they haven't kept up with buying habits.

Had three Anglias, one of my all time favourite cars, personally i never found it underpowered, but yes in did rust quickly, so i learnt to weld, many happy memories of this lovely car.

I has a couple of 105Es, went to Switzerland in one of them with a mate, it was the estate wagon body with a 997cc after a rebuild

The 105E was the first car I bought in 1980 when I was 18 for £90 in two tone grey, great little car and they seem so small today but that was the norm back then :-)

@nemesislooms6315

5 ай бұрын

My first car was a 105e too. Bought in 1970 for £27 and 10 shillings - and we argued over the 10 shillings(50p) - sold 2 years and 20,000 miles later for £40. Mine was an early model with a 3-speed gearbox. It was also composed mostly of cocky paste, fibreglass and rust and in order to shut the driver's door it was necessary to open the window, lift and slam because there was no bottom hinge.

The dashboard with the instrument binnacle on one side and the shape mirrored on the other side was a simple way to allow for the left hand drive European versions, with no major build changes. Mine was a blue one with white roof, think Harry Potter, bought for £15 in 1974, the insurance for a year was also £15. Loved it, looking for a left hand drive one now.

I could listen to this lovely man ALL day folks,,I happily subscribed 👌👏👏👏👏🇬🇧

In addition to my comment of yesterday, may I add that the 4-speed gearbox was really a 3-speed, with an overdrive 4th gear. Being such a short stoke one could ref the a..e off the Anglia in 3rd gear, which gave one about 75mph, slip into top, the speed remained at 75, but the revs dropped. I caned my Anglia when I was a sales rep, and it never let me down.

I absolutely love these cars, both the 105E and the 100E that was it's predecessor. I've owned both and would love to find another one of either!

@febweb17

Жыл бұрын

I learnt to drive in a side valve Anglia. It took all the crap gear changes I threw at it. It was a great car.

That was a brilliant video. My dad had an Anglia so i have many happy memories of growing up with this car.

Right, off to make a coffee, and sit down to enjoy this, for it will be good! 🙂

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

@phils866

Жыл бұрын

@@TwinCam I most certainly did! 🙂 Informative, entertaining, enthusiastic and detailed, without getting too bogged down in minutiae...spot on!

They make me smile even today. As a child I always thought that they were pulling a face at me.

Excellent presentation. Your enthusiasm for cars shines through every time. You have found a hobby you really enjoy. Bravo!

Loved this, my first car was a 105E, followed by another one! Great car to work on, plenty space and few tools necessary., essential for the impecunious. Being young and daft, I did a few "performance tweaks". Eventually ending up with the 123E, the 'luxury' model, the flexibility of Ford engines and gearboxes meant that 123E eventually ended up with a twin cam Lotus Ford engine, detuned slightly , disc brakes and modified rear suspension.

I have been watching your videos for quite a time now and I've seen you get better and better. That was your best yet. There's only so much you can say about the car, it's the setting of the context and significance that was done so well in this. It takes talent to tell a story so well.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter, that's very kind of you to say :)

This must be one of the British cars that never made it to the US. I have only seen them in pictures. Thanks to Ed for his time and work.

@runoflife87

Жыл бұрын

They were sold in the US.

@jetsons101

Жыл бұрын

@@runoflife87 Really? Never saw one. Years back there were Jag's, MG, Triumph's and Austins everywhere. I would love to have a real Mini Cooper.....

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks as always mate :)

@FrewstonBooks

Жыл бұрын

They were certainly sold in Canada. I remember a girl at my first job in that country in 1967 had one.

Excellent video! My Dad had a 105E, in light blue, I think. I was about five years old at the time. Your comments about the business case is spot on as well.

Great review.. Passed my test in 74, using dad's 1200 super.. Fond fond memories, thank you.

Thank you. An excellent video and discussion - much appreciated. Cheers.

I absolutely love your classic car reviews, cheers from Australia

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :)

Hi Ed. So well researched and so brilliantly presented. Fantastic stuff...many thanks.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :)

Remember my Dad getting a ford Anglia sit up and beg , as they called it , he used to travel up to Scotland in it for work that was about 1960 , i was 10 , but their was a family further up the street with a new Anglia just like the one your commenting on even the same colour, great little cars , further down the years i had a work mate with the Ford Classic in the maroon & grey 👍, , mini i had owned 3 in my time amongst many many other cars in my time . Great video 😊

Another Fantastic Video Ed, as a Ford Enthusiast this really appealed to me, i was never a fan of the Anglia but really appreciate the car for what it did for Ford.

The ford Anglia and the Citroen Ami 6 are my favorite small economy cars of that era, they had style,and practicality. Great video.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joseph :)

A terrific video, of a very important Ford! Top work, the research and archive materials were excellent.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :)

Watching this channel is like watching a young James May with the information and presentation style. Love it. Really enjoyable channel and I'm so glad I found it.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, that's very kind of you to say :)

First and only car for my grandfather. After that used by my uncle, then by my cousin, later my father got it and restored it. It is '66 and has run 185.000 kms, it is out on the road every summer (actually the car my father drives most summertimes). We have a 100E, too, driven only 85.000 kms, but that's another story.

What another well presented documentary, I've always been a Ford fan they had clever marketing with models designed for everyone. They also were very generous to the media by supplying cars a very clever idea for marketing and I think most people would identify a Ford car with well known TV series. The Anglia was a good looking car and many of us had these for our first car

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael 🙂 You hit the nail on the head with the marketing. Ford were the masters.

Great video as always brings back some good memories of our family ford Anglia which was purchased after trading in our mini. Dad told me the salesman said my Dad and done him over as under the mini boot carpet the floor was rotten to be honest my Dad probably never knew the state of the mini.We than had a ford escort estate 1968 followed by a saloon 1975. I always wanted the Mexico but could only afford a 1100cc drum brakes all round. Safer than my motorcycle which I traded to buy the escort. Now at 65 years old I am back on a motorcycle and have the Toyota 86 which I love Manuel of course !

I had 2 x 105E's and they were great cars. Yes they rotted like all cars did back then (late 60's early 70'. Would love one now. Good video!

I bought a 123E around 2 months ago, it was fitted with the Cortina 1500GT engine in period and keeps up with modern traffic. I also have a 1300 Beetle and depending on my mood, one always sees its way out of the garage on a weekly basis. Thanks for the review.

Great Video Ed, my dads first car was a Anglia 105E, I have a great pic of my late grandparents siting in the back of it

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian :)

My grandfather owned a 105e in that exact colour and trim, and my happiest memories are going out with him in it. It really was fantastic for its day, and you can see the cues for the mk1 cortina in it. It was also a damn good club track car! Just compare the 105e with the old ford pop it replaced to see the huge leap forward for ford it was

Thanks for a fascinating documentary. Loved it. Keep up these great vids.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin 🙂

Interesting video - my Dad had two 105Es! - but the 635i next door is even more interesting!

...and I should have said - You are very good at presenting!! So good!! 😁

Outstanding presentation!

Was a passenger in one of these involved in a crash. MG 1300 hit the side of the car as the MG shot through a red light. There were four in the rear and three in the front of the Anglia.... no deaths or injuries. The Anglia turned over twice.

Well done on this video, I learned to drive on one of these and later drove the van version for the job I was doing. Fabulous little vehicle and rarely seen now but have very fond memories of these vehicles. The Ford Consul Mk I a model from 1956 was my very first car and loved it so much, my driving instructor took me out in it once I was proficient, and I actually took and passed my driving test in it. Thanks for this, great entertainment.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Derek 🙂

@derekstocker6661

Жыл бұрын

@@TwinCam More than welcome, keep the great video's going.

My first car, in 1960, was a Ford Anglia 105E. primrose yellow with white top, and light grey interior. I lovely little car, with light steering, excellent gear change , lively engine, very good road holding and brakes. Faultless in fact, Moved up to a 1500 Cortina , 5 yrs later. another very good Ford.

Learnt to drive in one of these back in '87..

Learned to drive in a Anglia. When I passed my test, I went out and foolishly bought a 105E. It was ‘65 year and was only 6 years old and was the biggest rust bucket you could ever wish for and became my own personal money pit and a welders dream with new rear spring hangers being eventually required and a rusted through boot floor and front wings that rusted above the front lights, despite treating the area several times it always came back as it did on the outside of the front wings, I also discover thick rust down the inside of the front wing in the footwell of both wings, behind the red interior card. Certainly not having any expertise in the family didn’t help me at the time when looking for my first car, but I certainly learnt from the experience as a 17 year old and finally parted company with my Grey Ford Anglia, HLE159C, with some relief…

Super presentation.Concisely presented with facts not any annoying personal presenters ''performance''

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric 🙂

I do remember them on the roads of Sydney. Great video.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks as always Russell 🙂

Excellent video, well researched,!👍👍 Lovely 105, spoilt in the details… Halfords crimp connectors, blue plug leads etc

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Arthur.

My first car, the 105E built in Dagenham in 1963 and I bought it in 1968 from the Ford Dealer in Staines, but just the marron body colour (same roof colour). Oh the memories!

The 105E was very popular here in Australia. Great little cars, simple to work on and quite reliable.

Passed my driving test in one of these.

My uncle had one. I think 63. He used it to go to ford Halewood. For about 23 years in It. We called it Fred. He only got rid when my cousin was changing his car and talked his dad into buying his. It was still mechanically sound and the body work was immaculate. Fond memories of Fred and my uncle

My father had one of those cars, the Ford Anglia, colour green. Bought in 1967. Beautiful car. Unfortunatelly, he had to sell it in 1984, and it had a lot of rust in the bottom. I remeber the licence plate of the car HC-72-75 (Portugal, Oporto). It's part of my childhhood memories.

Fondly remember those brutally widened and lowered and with twin DCOE Webers, and early BBS rims in Swedish track racing , and with fiberglass flip fronts !!! Great Lookers !!!

The best UK motoring content anywhere. Thank you so much for your time and effort into this, thanks to you I now have a new respect for the 105e and I never ever expected that. I will say this though, as good as the 105e was those 1.3 million cars disappeared from UK roads extremely fast, I remember as a kid in the 60s seeing an abandoned rusting 105e in a garage block next to our home, it had been there rusting as far back as I can remember. When I started to learn to drive and take an interest in cars at the end of the 70s I cannot remember seeing any 105e for sale and they had long since disappeared from the roads. Of course this was not unique to the Anglia. I remember in the 70s my neighbor had to get new wings (fenders) on his Vauxhall viva to pass it’s 1st MOT at 3 years old and it was a rust bucket by the time it was 6 years old.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks as always Andrew :)

@martincopelin9024

Жыл бұрын

I think that in the UK they put salt on the roads in winter which would have kicked off the rust. In Australia that wasn't necessary.

This was the first car that I bought learned to drive and passed my test in traveled over Scotland and England so reliable car i still have fond memories of it.❤

Once again, nicely done!

Ah, the venerable Ford Anglia. My dads workout routine for cold & frosty mornings. I have enduring memories of him, shirt sleeves rolled up & tie thrown over one shoulder (in case the antique autobot should seek revenge), cursing & cussing the wee beastie whilst valiantly attempting to hand crank some life into its comatose form... 🤣😂🤣 He owned three of them in all, one being an estate/station wagon model. The latter had porous rear hatch hinges which would turn the load bed into a passable paddling pool whenever it rained... ⛈️

My father was a Ford & Morris dealer in Sussex at this time ... Anglia, Cortina, Corsair, Consul Classic, Consul Capri were all often at home and at weekends extensively tested ... Just a great era when cars could still be maintained, no electronics etc.

@ravenouself4181

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, the techno clutter has made cars worse. At least when it comes to maintanance, weight and reliability.

One of my earliest memories as a kid was helping to push my parents Anglia that looked identical to that as it kept breaking down sometime in the early 70s

Well researched & well presented.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter 🙂

A friend's mother, Eunice, was a sales lady for, I think Avon.She was based in Leeds and won best sales! The award was a brand new Anglia 105e! Smashing car and just what we needed to ferry two teenagers about!

Two reasons i love the first Ka. The Kent block, and they reused the lines from the Anglia on the side indicators.

My first car in 1978. FRL 787D. It even had the original tax disc holder from the dealer in Truro. Loved it, it was a deluxe in velvet blue. My next car was a signal yellow RS2000! Bloody hell

Yup, Dad had one, complete with ‘flag’ indicators, which as a child I loved! The car itself was (and still is) a great looking car! Great video as always! Thanks for posting.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :)

@Innerlight320

7 ай бұрын

Never seen a 60s anglia with flag indicators

In 1971 winter was coming fast in Toronto, Canada and I heard of a dealer who traded motorcycles for cars and went there to see. I saw a perfect, low mileage 1965 Anglia, white with the red stripe and nice smelling leather interior and traded my 68' Yamaha 305 for it even. That car was simply the best I ever had for reliability and low maintanence and it was fast for the time. My friend's mother always got a new VW beetle every year and when she got one with a 1,600 engine when mine was a 1,200, my friend and I had to have a drag race. We went from a stoplight and for the 1st gear he got ahead and I figured I was beaten but a quick shift into second brought me up beside him and once i got it into third, he was a goner. A few guys saw the race and after that many changed their view on my little "foreign" car. :)

Another fantastic video full of great research and information. 🙂👍🙂

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :)

I still own a 1967 105E Panel Van that I customized back in 1977. When I bought it I knew it would be difficult to get parts for it, especially since they were not imported or sold here in the USA. So I got a wrecked 1972 Ford Pinto and mounted the panel body on the Pinto chassis and running gear (4cyl 2000 CC 4 speed). The wheel bases were the same, I had to raise the steering column 5 inches. I also modified the body for the wider track and taller radiator. It would be interesting to know of anyone else who owns an Anglia 105E here in the States. Good Video.

I remember getting a lift to the train station for a school trip in one of these ( the de luxe ) in the 1970s. It was managing 10mph going uphill, with cars passing.

So nice to see these lovely forgotten cars. And as usual Ed, beautifully researched, presented and showcased for the enjoyment of all of us auto enthusiasts. Many thanks indeed. I wonder if you could get your hands on one of these lovely cars which was featured in Tintin, the Doctor’s Citroen Ami 6, whose roofline, body shape and silhouette was rather similar to this Ford Anglia.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, very kind of you to say, as always! I'd love to do a video on an Ami. I love Citroens. If ever I get offered one, I'll jump at it!

@johnburns4017

Жыл бұрын

The Ami had the 2-CV 2-cyl engine. A later version had the 4-cyl GS engine. Its front was downright ugly.

Well done. Excellent exposition.

@TwinCam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Fred :)

Oh hell this brings back memories, my dad had one of these black in the 70s. I’ve always had a soft spot for the mk3 cortina’s as my first car I was given by an uncle back in 1986 and I had the estate ghia 2.0 black vinyl roof in what I’d describe in metallic racing green and I can still remember the reg which was WNL741T I ran that car for years and loved it that much that when it had got to the point it was going to cost more than it was worth to get it through its mot it was sadly time to let it go. Then five years later I found another but in saloon in metallic brown and we went on honeymoon in it. But then I had an accident at work which severely damaged my spine and I was taken off the road and was forced to sell it as I needed the money and now I wish I’d survived on bread and milk knowing what I know now and the condition it was in but we can’t turn back the clock. But I’m still driving fords today with the focus st. So maybe in years to come my st will be worth something but it doesn’t give me the smile as my cortina’s did.

My Dad had one of these back in 1964, really stood out in the looks department, but the downside was it's reliability issues, the main problem was the electrical system which used to be very susceptible to the damp, which meant it wouldn't start during the winter mornings, often meant yours truly ended up pushing the dam thing down a hill to jump start it !

Didn't know they were still making 'em. That one looks like it rolled off the production line yesterday. Well, almost. 😆 Lovely example.

@frankb5603

Жыл бұрын

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Grandparents had an estate version in the late 80's. Killed in the end by tinworm. A solid drive, just gets you there (though the clutch was a bit 'sharp' but you got used to it and worked with it). The passed it onto me when I passed my driving test. It was a solid starter car.

My father owned an Anglia Deluxe (which looked almost identical to the Harry Potter car) from 1961 to 1985, and I learned to drive in our old dependable Anglia!

As a diver and owner this was a understated car the 1200 was quite a fast motor for it's time and gave lots of fun

I'm a 69yr old Brit ex mechanic lived within the smell of Dagenham and Langley, We at any Ford dealer I worked at got them factory fresh(one with no brake fluid Delivery driver used the handbrake all the way across London(Langley to Bexley) Kudos bro

My first father in law worked at dagenham where the 105 was produced. His job was final inspection of paint, fit, finish etc.. he oft told a story of a visit from the USA of “the big wigs” and it just so happened that they were standing at his station the last of the process before the car rolled out of the factory door. They were looking at this 105 and this miraculous new car as it was starting to spit off the assembly line.. as they walked around this car they knew something was wrong but they could not put their finger on it. James “my father in law” eventually worked out what it was and began giggling.. you see as a ford car run down the assembly tracks the crews working on each side of the car never crossed the line, and they worked off a postcard that was handed back and fourth over the roof of the car going down the line. The car outline was a fixed silhouette but if 2 door had two lines through it, if a four door had three lines dashed through it. In the case of this car the last line was a bit faint.so it went down the line as a two door car on one side and a four door on the other.. yes, it was a unique 3 door ford anglia 105e. It was crushed of course. But what amuses me more was many years later.. ford actually, on purpose made a Ford Fiesta that had one door on the drivers side, and two on the passengers side. I think it was a sales flop, but it was supposed to be a safety feature, to discourage peapole getting out of the car into traffic.

In 1982, at the tender age of ten, I started a new school. (You'll know the place, Ed - Scarisbrick Hall.) Now that entailed a 30-minute coach journey each way, but one highlight was when the coach went down Liverpool Road South in Burscough, for on that road was a house with an Anglia - in these colours - parked outside. I loved that car, and dreamt of the day when I would drive one myself. Needless to say, that never happened. 😢

Had one of these (used) in the 60's. As a young Engineer I couldn't help but feel it was underpowered and fitted a Twin Cam Lotus. A car I remember best despite such competition as owning a Jaguar XK150S

I remember my grandmother's 105E, black with a white roof and red interior. Although you have to look for rust today, this Anglia looked good for many years, much to the chagrin of my father, whose Peugeot 403 was just crumbling away!

I had a 107e which was a 100e body with 105e running gear. Speedo packed up at one stage and because of the ongoing fight with rust the side of the front wing would start to flap at about 40 mph so had some idea how fast we were going, moved on to a 105e and it broke a rear leaf spring, bought another from a scrap yard and when replacing it found the rear shackles were rusting badly so had them replaced. That was the last ford I have ever owned but my dad had a 61 Zephyr 6 for a few years that was a nice motor

I remember travelling around New Zealand in the middle of the back seat of an Anglia back in the 1960s.

My Grandfather bought one of these new in the UK after a short stint with the dreadful side valve Anglia. The first thing he did was to strip the car and thoroughly rustproof it. He did the same with the Escort that replaced it. Both cars remained in the family for several years without rusting.

The Anglia was very popular. I can remember noticing how many you might see randomly queueing in traffic. I once saw five Anglias nose to tail at a set of lights. Can you ever see five cars of the same model in general traffic. This shows how they dominated the street scene.

This was the first car I bought, it had a lazy starter especially in winter, put a van battery in it and never had an issue again.

Had two of these. Bought one with my inheritance from my Grand Aunt in Morecambe ... 300 quid.. Total rot boxes. Now in Wisconsin, l love my 2017 Toyota Camry SE 2.5.... It is like new.

Terrific video, Ed, so well researched and presented. I got a 105E in 1972, it was one of the last made in 1968. It was my pride and joy, but it rusted like there was no tomorrow. The front wings decayed because Ford had put sponge packing that held water. An outer sill fell off one night as I was driving along! Finally, a leaf spring at the rear broke through the boot floor. I became an expert at changing the starter bendix, even buying a special tool for this. My neighbours would come out in the morning to help me and my wife push start it. It died in 1975, but I still think of it fondly.

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Thanks Andy :)

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Hi. Fondly?? Why?? P.R.

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@@philliprobinson7724 It was my second car, my first was a rotten 1961 Mini. The Anglia was 4 years old when I got it and it had been off the road for 18 months. To me it seemed almost new and a lot more refined than the Mini. I learned a lot of mechanical skills and also bodywork. Had to, because it needed work as I used it. I still use these skills today. Pity it dissolved so quickly, but a lot of cars did in those days, rustproofing wasn't uppermost in car manufacturers minds then!.

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@@andyarmstrong1493 Hi Andy. Didn't we gain mechanical skills at an amazing rate? Give a man a set of spanners, a British car, and a Haynes repair manual for it, and by golly, five years later you had a top notch mechanic. What a wonderfully clever education policy, and so economical. The huge market for those Haynes manuals was mute testimony to the British motor industry and taught many likely lads how to read and write proper. I did a Mr. Fixit double degree including British motorcycles. In all fairness, my brother's old American Chrysler wasn't any better, but I sure got that sinking feeling when Rootes became Chrysler. "Birds of a feather---", and all that. Seriously, I believe the quality issues were more about the influence of WW2. An aircraft engine wasn't expected to last more than 100 hours in combat conditions, and only 10 minutes on full boost, so they didn't over-engineer the quality. No point. The post war British cars were just "business as usual". I guess if they remade them today with modern quality control they'd be retro-winners. Cheers from the colonies, P.R.

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@@philliprobinson7724 Hi Phillip, you hit the nail on the head, I still have many of the Haynes manuals charting my ownership of various cars, can't bring myself to chuck them out. Working on your car wasn't a hobby, it was a necessity. Got myself a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe three years ago. Shock horror, no Haynes manual, just a silly disc that is hard to navigate. Enjoyed the chat, stay well, Andy

Looks like you've done a really good professional video brilliant well done.

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Thanks Brendan.

Victoria Police (Australia) had some Anglia in a light blue colour. Remember 1964 on the Kerford Road Pier when cops drove one half way down, got out to walk to the end where boys were playing up and fighting. When they turned to come back, the Anglia was gone. Some boys had 'bounced' it of the pier into the water. No railing to stop it.

My very first car was a 1960 Ford Anglia 997cc same coulour as the one portrayed, covered some trouble free miles with.

I had one for three years. One of its best features was visibility, a lost art in todays designs. You could see all four corners of the car, making driving and parking a dream. DIY maintenance was simplicity itself, engine removal a snip, brakes easy....but it was a rust bucket underneath, I discovered to my cost once!