The Car Challenge

[Dannie Boy]

OK, here`s an easy one. Both vehicles? Bristolian, go and find some work to do for a couple of hours.

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The car is a Mk1 Zephyr, Zodiac or Consul - difficult to tell the difference from this angle but would plump for either the Zodiac or Zephyr?

As for the lorry it also looks like a Ford, maybe a D series?

[Nereus]

imgtruck.jpg

The car is a Mk1 Zephyr, Zodiac or Consul - difficult to tell the difference from this angle but would plump for either the Zodiac or Zephyr?

As for the lorry it also looks like a Ford, maybe a D series?

Well, yes or no, not maybe!
It is easy to tell the difference between a Zephyr and a Consul from that angle, as the grill and bonnet are completely different. Not so easy to tell the difference between a standard Zephyr and a Zodiac, as the latter is just a Deluxe version of the former.

The truck is definitely a Ford D series.

[Bristolian]

Finished Work, MK1 Zephyr?

[Dannie Boy]

imgtruck.jpg

The car is a Mk1 Zephyr, Zodiac or Consul - difficult to tell the difference from this angle but would plump for either the Zodiac or Zephyr?

As for the lorry it also looks like a Ford, maybe a D series?

Well, yes or no, not maybe!
It is easy to tell the difference between a Zephyr and a Consul from that angle, as the grill and bonnet are completely different. Not so easy to tell the difference between a standard Zephyr and a Zodiac, as the latter is just a Deluxe version of the former.

The truck is definitely a Ford D series.

My guess on the Zephyr or Zodiac was purely from memory rather than using our friend Mr Google, whereas now that I have used the animal, it is indeed quite obvious that its not a Consul.

[Terry]

Methinks a Zodiac - being two-tone paintwork.....................

[Nereus]

Methinks a Zodiac - being two-tone paintwork.....................

The photo came off a truck blog, where the owner was claiming bragging rights for his D series truck. All that he mentions about the car is that it is his "race car", or "hot rod" and he uses the truck to take it to races. As can be seen from the wheels, it has been modified, so could have started off as either model.

While this is still fresh, anybody know what was the ultimate mod to the 6 cylinder Zephyr engine? No Goggle please!

[Nereus]

Finished Work, MK1 Zephyr?

Good boy!

[tuktukmike]

In those days it always seemed that fitting the twin choke webber was tops.

For fuel economy it was always the trusty su carbs.

At the tender age of 18 I had the mk3 zodiac, lovely motor and no worries about fuel costs.

Or as some called it a z car

Ttm

[Nereus]

In those days it always seemed that fitting the twin choke webber was tops.

Partly, but not what was considered the ultimate.

[Ginjaninja]

Porting the head and changing the valves?

[Nereus]

Porting the head and changing the valves?

That was also part of it, but not what was famous, to the extent that there is now a memorial statue in the UK to the engineer.

[Ginjaninja]

If that famous then I'm going to guess at Fuel Injection????
Would have to bin the webbers though.....

GN.

[Nereus]

If that famous then I'm going to guess at Fuel Injection????
Would have to bin the webbers though.....

GN.

No, not fuel injection, still using Webbers and SU`s.

[Ginjaninja]

Turbo charger?
Super charger?

GN.

[dtaai-maai]

An interesting sideline found while cheating on Google:

In 1953, a Ford Zephyr Six driven by Maurice Gatsonides won the Monte Carlo rally, pushing a Jaguar Mark VII into second place in the process. Two years later a Ford Zephyr Six driven by Vic Preston with D P Marwaha won the East African Safari Rally.[5]

Nereus - was the engineer in question British or American?