FORD CONSUL CLASSIC

This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at Silverstone Festival 2025 on Sunday the 24th of August, The Wing, Silverstone Circuit, NN12 8TN.

High quality original two-door car stripped to a bare shell and new metalwork fitted wherever needed. New firewall, transmission tunnel, strengthened chassis rails and strut braces

Fitted with a fully rebuilt TVR Tuscan 4.5-litre Rover-based V8, Stage 2 heads, fast-road cam, forged pistons, Edelbrock manifold, 500CFM carb and Mallory distributor generating 240bhp and 250ft/lb peak torque. Bespoke SS exhaust 

Power is transmitted through a Toyota Supra Turbo 5-speed gearbox with a sports shift and an uprated hydraulic clutch through a custom propshaft to a 4HA-type live rear axle with plate LSD

Modified Ford Escort crossmember and rack and pinion steering. Capri Mk2 adjustable 2¼" coil-overs. Fully adjustable front geometry. 4-pot Wilwood calipers on the front with 10" drums at the rear

Exquisitely trimmed interior, period look radio/MP3 player, Capri GT-style instrument panel, heater, electrically adjustable seats, push button start and central locking

The engine bay is finished to the same mirror-like standard as the outside and underside of the car

Winner of many Concours d'Elegance trophies which will accompany the car to the sale

A huge file of documentation supports the work done and subsequent maintenance, including its current MOT and V5C

'This is a fast, thoroughly reliable and proven concours customised car, which generates immense interest and affection wherever it goes'