HSJ 299. Anyone know about this car?

[BroadsRS6]

Anyone know about this crazy sounding car? My mate in Nottingham just got his M4 shown up by a 1961 Ford Popular! I'm imagining some sort of American V8 under the bonnet.
I'd love to know more about the car.
Anyone with info?

[Earthdweller]

It’s a 1961 Ford Anglia that’s SORNED and fitted with an 1162cc engine ( officially )

[J4CKO]

I bet its had the engine fitted from a 1500 Consul Capri

[FourWheelDrift]

Earthdweller said:

It’s a 1961 Ford Anglia that’s SORNED and fitted with an 1162cc engine ( officially )

Bored out to 1166cc. Makes all the difference.

[MDMA .]

Earthdweller said:

It’s a 1961 Ford Anglia that’s SORNED and fitted with an 1162cc engine ( officially )

Why would you SORN a vehicle that's VED and MOT exempt?

[TwigtheWonderkid]

MDMA . said:

Why would you SORN a vehicle that's VED and MOT exempt?

Because it's not insured?

[TarquinMX5]

It will be running one of the 60's sports pancake style of air filters.

Most importantly though, it's much lighter than an M4, so will be quicker off the mark; over about 80mph it will be a different story.

[Parbold milkperson]

MDMA . said:

Why would you SORN a vehicle that's VED and MOT exempt?

Maybe because you cannot obtain insurance for it?

[Riley Blue]

Any relation to Urchfab's 100e? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYHZn5W1PZc&t=...

[MDMA .]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

MDMA . said:

Why would you SORN a vehicle that's VED and MOT exempt?

Because it's not insured?

OP says it's smoking M4's on the road though

[addz86]

If it was a minty green colour then yes, 600bhp+ Skyline engine i believe

• ah no wrong reg, this one is local to me https://www.classicfordmag.co.uk/features/hyper-ca...

Edited by addz86 on Saturday 1st May 22:30

[MuscleSedan]

There's this one but wrong reg ....



" Just drink those numbers in for a moment: 723 bhp. 810 kg. These are figures that have McLarens and Koenigseggs hiding behind trees until the scary Ford’s gone "

[BroadsRS6]

It sounded very Ford or Chevvy V8 apparently. Very loud and was manic fast.

[gazza285]

addz86 said:

If it was a minty green colour then yes, 600bhp+ Skyline engine i believe

• ah no wrong reg, this one is local to me https://www.classicfordmag.co.uk/features/hyper-ca...

The welding on the tubular strut towers has triggered my OCD, and not in a good way.

[Johnspex]

MuscleSedan said:

There's this one but wrong reg ....



" Just drink those numbers in for a moment: 723 bhp. 810 kg. These are figures that have McLarens and Koenigseggs hiding behind trees until the scary Ford’s gone "

What is that sticking to, or out of, the passenger window?

[Parbold milkperson]

MuscleSedan said:

There's this one but wrong reg ....



" Just drink those numbers in for a moment: 723 bhp. 810 kg. These are figures that have McLarens and Koenigseggs hiding behind trees until the scary Ford’s gone "

is that actually called a ford prefect

[XR]

Parbold milkperson said:

is that actually called a ford prefect

Yes its a Ford 100E

There was Prefect, Anglia and Popular depending on trim spec and number of doors.

[douglasb]

The 100E Prefect and Anglia ran from 1953 to 1959 with the Anglia being the 2 door version and the Prefect having 4 doors. When the Anglia 105E (reverse slope back window) was introduced in 1959 Ford needed a new "bargain basement" car so stripped out the old 100E Anglia and renamed it Popular. The easy way to tell a Popular from a 100E Anglia is the 3 round rear lights on each side so the photo is of a 100E Popular,

(They also stuck the 105E Anglia's 997cc engine in the Prefect and called it the 107E and this also continued for a couple of years alongside the Anglia 105E).

A 1961 Anglia should be a 105E. A 100E shape car in 1961 should be either a Prefect 107E or a Popular 100E. The number of doors should tell which is which.

The 100E engine size was 1172cc so 1162 in earlier posts seems like a mistake somewhere.

Edited by douglasb on Sunday 2nd May 07:40

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[BroadsRS6]

Anyone know this car??