Editing Ford Anglia

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{{Infobox automobile
| name = Ford Anglia
| image = 1960 Ford 105E Anglia, licence AL-17-79, pic6.JPG
| caption = 1960 Ford Anglia 105E DeLuxe
| manufacturer = [[Ford of Britain|Ford UK]]
| production = 1939–1967
| assembly = United Kingdom: [[Ford Dagenham assembly plant|Dagenham]], [[England]]<br />United Kingdom: [[Halewood Body & Assembly|Halewood]], [[England]] (from 1963)<br />Australia: [[Heidelberg, Victoria|Heidelberg]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]<br />New Zealand: [[Lower Hutt]]
| class = [[Small family car]] ([[C-segment|C]])
| layout = [[FR layout|Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive]]
| predecessor = [[Ford 7Y]]
| successor = [[Ford Escort (Europe)|Ford Escort]]
}}
The '''Ford Anglia''' is a [[C-segment|small family car]] that was designed and manufactured by [[Ford of Britain|Ford UK]]. It is related to the [[Ford Prefect]] and the later [[Ford Popular]]. The Anglia name was applied to various models between 1939 and 1967. In total, 1,594,486 Anglias were produced. It was replaced by the [[Ford Escort (Europe)|Ford Escort]].

Unique variants of the Anglia were produced by [[Ford Australia]] and by the [[Ford Italia|Italian subsidiary of Ford]].
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==Anglia E04A (1939–1948)==
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Ford Anglia E04A
| image = Ford Anglia Bj ca 1949 Photo 2008 Castle Hedingham.JPG
| caption = 1946 Ford Anglia E04A 2-door saloon
| production = 1939–1948<br />55,807 units<ref name=AZ1945>{{cite book |last=Sedgwick |first=M. |author2=Gillies |title=A-Z of Cars 1945–1970|year=1989 |publisher=Bay View Books |location=Devon, UK |isbn=1-870979-39-7}}</ref>
| assembly = United Kingdom: [[Ford Dagenham]] <br /> Australia<ref name=Ballard_E04A>{{cite book |first=Bill |last=Ballard |ref=BBsmall |title=English and Australian Small Fords: Recognition and Restoration |year=2003 |pages=54–55}}</ref>
| engine = {{ubl | {{convert|933|cc|cid|abbr=on}} [[Ford Sidevalve engine|sidevalve]] [[Straight-four engine|I4]] | {{convert|1172|cc|cid}} [[Ford Sidevalve engine|sidevalve]] I4 (export)<ref name=AZ1945 />}}
| body_style = 2-door [[Sedan (car)|saloon]] <br /> 2-door [[tourer]] (Australia)<ref name=Ballard_E04A /> <br /> 2-door [[Roadster (automobile)|roadster]] (Australia)<ref name=Ballard_E04A />
| related = [[Ford Prefect]]
| length = {{convert|152|in|mm|abbr=on|0}}<ref name=Autocar1971>{{cite journal |last=Howard |first=Geoffrey |title=Design Progress: Small Fords |series=134 |journal=[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]] |volume=(nbr 3918) |pages=9, 10–12 |date=29 April 1971}}</ref>
| wheelbase = {{convert|90|in|mm|abbr=on|0}}<ref name=Autocar1971 />
| width = {{convert|57|in|mm|abbr=on|0}}<ref name=Autocar1971 />
| height = {{convert|63|in|mm|abbr=on|0}}<ref name=Autocar1971 />
}}

The first Ford Anglia model, the E04A, was released on 31 October 1939 as the smallest model in the UK Ford range.<ref name=Ballard_E04A/> It replaced the [[Ford 7Y]]<ref name=Ballard_E04A /> and was a facelift of that model. The Anglia was a simple vehicle aimed at the affordable end of the market, with few features. Most were painted Ford black. Styling was typically late-1930s, with an upright radiator. Standard and deluxe models were available, with the latter having better instrumentation, and on prewar models, [[running board]]s. Both front and rear suspensions used [[transverse leaf spring]]s, and the brakes were mechanical.

The two-door Anglia is similar to the longer, four-door, E93A Ford Prefect. A bulge at the back enabled a spare wheel to be removed from its vertical outside stowage on the back of the car and stowed flat on the boot floor, which usefully increased luggage space. Some back-seat leg room was sacrificed to the luggage space, being reduced from {{convert|43+3/4|in|mm}} in the Ford 7Y to {{convert|38+1/2|in|mm}} in the Anglia.<ref name=Autocar1971 /> The Anglia replaced the 7Y saloon, but the van version of the earlier model continued to be built until 1946, after which some very minor changes sufficed to rename the van the "E04C".<ref name=Ballard48>[[#BBsmall|Ballard]], p. 48</ref>

The domestic market engine was the {{convert|933|cc|cid|abbr=on}} [[Straight-four engine|straight-four]] side-valve engine familiar to drivers of [[Ford Model Y|predecessor models]] since 1933.<ref name=Autocar1971 /> The 1172&nbsp;cc straight-four engine from the [[Ford Model C Ten|Ford Ten]] was fitted for some export markets, including North America, where imports began for model year 1948; these cars used the slightly more aerodynamic "three-hole" grille from the 1937–38 [[Ford 7W|Ford Ten 7W]], prefacing the 1949 E494A facelift. They also had sealed-beam headlights and small, separate parking lights mounted underneath, as well as dual taillights, into which flashing turn signals could be added without adding additional lights. A minor styling change was made in December 1947, with the name "Anglia" now incorporated in the top of the grille surround.<ref name=Ballard_E04A />

The car retained a vacuum-powered wiper with its tendency to slow down or stop above about {{convert|40|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, the point at which the [[Manifold vacuum|suction effect from the induction manifold]] disappeared; however, the Anglia's wipers were supported by a vacuum reservoir, which partially addressed the propensity to stop entirely when the car was accelerated.<ref name=Autocar1971 />

A contemporary road test commended the Anglia's ability to pull away from {{convert|5|or|6|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in top gear.<ref name=Autocar1971 /> Compulsory driving tests had only recently been introduced in the UK. Most potential buyers would approach the vehicle without the benefit of formal driving tuition. The cars did have [[synchromesh]] between second and top gears, but not between first and second,<ref name=Autocar1971 /> so many would have sought, wherever possible, to avoid moving changes down to first.

Production, hindered by the diversion of Ford's factory to military production during the Second World War, ceased in 1948 after 55,807 had been built. Initial sales in Britain actually began in early 1940. Production was suspended in early 1942, and resumed in mid-1945.

The E04A was also built in Australia from 1940 to 1945 and was produced in [[tourer]] and [[Roadster (automobile)|roadster]] body styles.<ref name=Ballard_E04A /> The former had a rear seat and the latter was a two-seater convertible.<ref name=Ballard_E04A />

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==Anglia A54A (Australia: 1946–1948)==
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Ford Anglia A54A
| image = Ford Anglia 4-Door Sedan 1948.JPG
| caption = 1948 Ford Anglia A54A 4-Door Sedan
| production = 1946–1948<ref name=Ballard_A54A>[[#BBsmall|Ballard]], p. 62</ref>
| assembly = Australia<ref name=Ballard_A54A />
| engine = {{convert|933|cc|cid|abbr=on}} [[Straight-4|I4]]<ref name=Ballard_A54A />
| body_style = 4-door [[Sedan (car)|sedan]]<ref name=Ballard_A54A /> <br /> 2-door [[tourer]]<ref name=Ballard_A54A /> <br /> 2-door [[coupe utility]]<ref name=Ballard_A54A /> <br /> 2-door [[panel van]]
| related = 
}}
The Australian-built Anglia A54A used the chassis and front panels of the British E04A and was offered in four-door [[Sedan (car)|saloon]], [[tourer]], [[coupe utility]], and [[panel van]] body styles.<ref name=Ballard_A54A /> The 8&nbsp;hp, 933&nbsp;cc engine was used, and all models featured running boards.<ref name=Ballard_A54A/>

Three different types of radiator grilles were fitted to A54A models.<ref name=Ballard_A54A /> Both the original and the revised E04A grilles were used and a third style, unique to the A54A, was introduced in 1948.<ref name=Ballard_A54A /> This featured a centrally placed vertical chrome strip.<ref name=Ballard_A54A />
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File:Wuppertaler Geschichtsfest 2012 16.JPG|A 1947 Ford Anglia A54A Tourer
File:1948 Ford Anglia A54A Tourer.jpg|A 1948 Ford Anglia A54A Tourer (showing the third and final A54A grille style)
File:1942 Ford Anglia A54A Coupe Utility (8705965336).jpg|Ford Anglia A54A Coupe Utility
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==Anglia E494A (1949–1953)==
{{Infobox automobile
| name         = Ford Anglia E494A
| image        = 1953 Ford Anglia E494A 930cc.jpg
| caption      = 1953 Ford Anglia E494A
| production   = 1949–1953<br />108,878 units<ref name=AZ1945 />
| engine       = {{convert|933|cc|cid|abbr=on}} [[Straight-four engine|I4]]
|transmission  = 3 speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]
| body_style   = 2-door saloon<br />2-door [[panel van]]
| height       = {{convert|63|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Motor1948 />
| wheelbase    = {{convert|90|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Motor1948 />
| length       = {{convert|154|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Motor1948 />
| width        = {{convert|57|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Motor1948 />
| related      = [[Ford Popular 103E]]
}}

The 1949 model, code E494A, was a makeover of the previous model with a rather more 1940s-style front end, including the sloped, twin-lobed radiator grille. Again, it was a very spartan vehicle and in 1948, it was Britain's lowest-priced four-wheel car.<ref name=Motor1948 /> The [[Tax horsepower#UK|10&nbsp;hp]], 1172&nbsp;cc engine was again available in export markets; this model is called the E493OA.<ref name=Ballard_p64>[[#BBsmall|Ballard]], p. 64</ref>

An Anglia tested by the British magazine ''[[The Motor (magazine)|The Motor]]'' in 1948 had a top speed of {{convert|57|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and could accelerate from 0–{{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in 38.3 seconds. A fuel consumption of {{convert|36.2|mpgimp|L/100 km mpgus}} was recorded. The test car cost £309 including taxes.<ref name=Motor1948>{{cite journal |title=The Ford Anglia 8hp Road Test |journal=[[The Motor (magazine)|The Motor]] |date=27 October 1948}}</ref>

Including all production, 108,878 were built. When production as an Anglia ceased in October 1953, it continued as the extremely basic [[Ford Popular]] until 1959.

[[File:1953 Ford Anglia E494A 930cc Rear.jpg|thumb|left|Rear]]
[[File:19XX Ford Van KLE950.jpg|thumb|left|Delivery vans based on the Anglia supported British commerce for several decades. These "commercial" versions often retained the mechanical components and front sections of superseded Anglia saloons.]]

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==Anglia A494A (Australia: 1949–1953)==
{{Infobox automobile
| name         = Ford Anglia A494A
| image        = 1951 Ford Anglia A494A Tourer.jpg
| caption      = 1951 Ford Anglia A494A Tourer
| production   = 1949–1953<ref name=Ballard_A494A>[[#BBsmall|Ballard]], pp. 70-71</ref>
| assembly     = Australia
| engine       = {{convert|933|cc|cid|abbr=on}} [[Straight-four engine|I4]]<ref name=Ballard_A494A/> <br /> {{convert|1172|cc|cid|abbr=on}} I4<ref name=Ballard_A494A/>
| transmission  = 
| body_style   = 4-door [[Saloon car|saloon]]<br /> 2-door [[tourer]]<br /> 2-door [[coupe utility]] <br /> 2-door [[roadster utility]]
| related      = Ford Popular
}}
The Australian-built A494A Anglias of the 1949 to 1953 period shared the frontal styling and {{cvt|90|in|order=flip}} wheelbase chassis of their British E494A counterparts, but differed in many other ways, notably in the range of body styles offered.<ref name=Ballard_A494A /> A494As were produced in four-door [[Saloon car|saloon]], two-door tourer, two-door coupe utility, and two-door [[roadster utility]] models.<ref name=Ballard_A494A /> All body styles had running boards, and the boot of the Australian saloon was less prominent than that of the British saloon.<ref name=Ballard_A494A /> The 933&nbsp;cc, [[Tax horsepower#UK|8&nbsp;hp]] unit was initially the only engine offered, but the 1172&nbsp;cc, [[Tax horsepower#UK|10&nbsp;hp]] engine became available from 1950.<ref name=Ballard_A494A />

At the time of its introduction, the A494A Tourer was the cheapest new car on the Australian market.<ref name=Ballard_A494A />
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File:Ford Anglia 4-Door Sedan (A494A).jpg|Ford Anglia A494A four-door sedan 
File:Ford Anglia, 1950 SLNSW FL19171812.jpg|1950 Ford Anglia A494A Tourer
File:1949 Ford A494A Anglia Tourer (17990612896).jpg|1951 Ford Anglia A494A Tourer
File:1949 Ford Anglia (A494A) utility (18476307322).jpg|Ford Anglia A494A Coupe Utility
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==Anglia 100E (1953–1959)==
{{Infobox automobile
| name         = Ford Anglia 100E
| image        = File:Ford Anglia 1172 cc December 1955.JPG
| caption      = 1955 Ford Anglia 100E
| production   = 1953–1959<br />345,841 units<ref name=AZ1945 />
| assembly     = United Kingdom <br /> Australia<ref>{{cite book |first=Norm |last=Darwin |title=The History of Ford in Australia |year=1986 |page=101}}</ref>
| engine       = 1172 cc [[Ford Sidevalve engine|sidevalve]] [[Straight-4]]
| length       = {{convert|151.75|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| width        = {{convert|60.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Motor1954 />
| height       = {{convert|57.25|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Motor1954 />
| weight       = {{convert|1624|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
| wheelbase    = {{convert|87|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=BritishCars>{{cite book|last1=Culshaw |last2=Horrobin |title=Complete Catalogue of British Cars |year=1974 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |isbn=0-333-16689-2}}</ref>
| body_style   = 2-door saloon
| related      = [[Ford Popular 100E]] <br /> [[Ford Prefect 100E]] <br /> [[Ford Squire#Ford Escort|Ford Escort 100E]] (estate) <br /> [[Ford Squire 100E]] (estate)  
}}

In 1953, Ford released the 100E, designed by Lacuesta Automotive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ford Popular 100E and 107E: Buying guide and review |url=https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ford/104959/ford-popular-100e-and-107e-buying-guide-and-review-1953-1962? |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Auto Express |language=en}}</ref> It was a completely new car, with its style following the example of the larger [[Ford Consul]] introduced two years earlier and of its German counterpart, the [[Ford Taunus P1]], by featuring a modern [[Three-box styling|three-box design]]. The 100E was available as a two-door Anglia and a four-door Prefect. During this period, the old Anglia was available as the 103E Popular, touted as the cheapest car in the world.

Internally, the individual front seats were trimmed in PVC, hinged to allow access to the rear. The instruments (speedometer, fuel gauge, and ammeter) were placed in a cluster around the steering column, and the gear change was floor-mounted. A heater and radio were optional extras. The dashboard was revised twice; the binnacle surrounding the steering column was replaced by a central panel with twin dials towards the driver's side in 1956; the last from 1959 had twin dials in a binnacle in front of the driver and 'magic ribbon' AC speedo similar to the 1957 E-series Vauxhall Velox/Cresta and '58/'59 PA models, and included a [[Glove compartment|glovebox]].

Under the bonnet, the 100E still housed an antiquated, but actually new, {{cvt|36|bhp|kW|0}} side-valve engine sharing the bore and stroke of the old unit, but now with larger bearings and inlet valves and pump-assisted cooling. The three-speed gearbox was retained. Some models were fitted with a semiautomatic "Manumatic" gearbox. A second wind-screen wiper was now included at no extra cost,<ref name=Autocar1971 /> although the wipers' vacuum-powered operation was also retained; by now, this was seen as seriously old-fashioned and the wipers were notorious for slowing down when driving up steep hills, or coming to a complete rest when trying to overtake. The separate chassis construction of the previous models was replaced by unitary construction and the front suspension used "hydraulic telescopic dampers and coil springs"<ref name="Autocar1953">{{cite journal |title=Ford Anglia Saloon (road test) |journal=[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]] |date=2 October 1952}}</ref> – now called [[MacPherson strut]]s, a term that had not yet entered the public lexicon – with antiroll bar and semielliptic leaf springs at the rear. The car's {{convert|87|in|mm|adj=on}} wheelbase was the shortest of any Anglia, but the front and rear tracks were increased to {{convert|48|in|mm}}, and cornering on dry roads involved a degree of understeer;<ref name=Autocar1971 /> the steering took just two turns between locks, making the car responsive and easy to place on the road, although on wet roads, it was easy to make the tail slide out.<ref name=Autocar1971 /> A rare option for 1957 and 1958 was Newtondrive clutchless gearchange. The electrical system became 12-volt.

A facelift of the Anglia 100E was announced in October 1957.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classiccarcatalogue.com/FORD%20GB%201957.html |title=Ford 1957 |website=Classic Car Catalogue |access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> This included a new mesh radiator grille, new front lamp surrounds, a larger rear window, larger taillights, and chrome bumpers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/car_spotters_guide_europe_1958.htm |title=British and European Car Spotters Guide - 1958 |website=www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au |access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref>

The 100E sold well; by the time production ceased in 1959, 345,841 had rolled off the production line. From 1955, two [[estate car]] versions were built, similar to the [[Thames 300E]] vans, but fitted with side windows, folding rear seats, and a horizontally split tailgate. This necessitated moving the fuel tank. These were the basic Escort and better appointed [[Ford Squire|Squire]], which sported wood trim down the sides. This feature has become a common feature of some Ford estates/station wagons ever since. The basic van variant was badged as a [[Thames 300E|Thames]] product, as were all Ford commercials following the dropping of the Fordson badge.

An Anglia saloon tested by the British ''Motor'' magazine in 1954 had a top speed of {{convert|70.2|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and could accelerate from 0–{{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in 29.4 seconds. A fuel consumption of {{convert|30.3|mpgimp|L/100 km mpgus}} was recorded. The test car cost £511 including taxes.<ref name=Motor1954>{{cite journal |title=The Ford Anglia |journal=[[The Motor (magazine)|The Motor]] |date=26 May 1954}}</ref>

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File:Ford Anglia 100E Schaffen-Diest 2012.jpg|1957 Ford Anglia 100E (earlier grille)
File:Ford-anglia-101e-1958.jpg|1958 Ford Anglia 100E (later grille)
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==Anglia 105E (1959–1968)==
{{Infobox automobile
| name         = Ford Anglia 105E
| image        = 1967.ford.anglia.arp.750pix.jpg
|caption       = 1967 Ford Anglia 105E
| production   = 1959–1967<br />1,004,737 units<ref name=AZ1945 />
| assembly  = {{ubl | United Kingdom | [[Broadmeadows Assembly Plant|Broadmeadows]], Australia<ref>{{cite journal |title=New Anglia Here |journal=Australian Motors Sports |date=February 1960 |page=49}}</ref> | [[South Africa]] }}
| engine       = {{convert|997|cc|cid|abbr=on}} [[Overhead valve engine|OHV]] [[Straight-four engine|I4]]
| length       = {{convert|154|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Motor1959 /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/ford_gb/anglia_4gen_105e/anglia_4gen_saloon/1960.html |title=1960 Ford (U.K.) Anglia 105E-123E Saloon performance data, specs & photo |work=Automobile-catalog.com |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref>
| width        = {{convert|56|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Motor1959 />
| height       = {{convert|56|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Motor1959 />
| weight       = {{convert|1624|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} (saloon)
| wheelbase    = {{convert|90.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|46|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Motor1959 />
| body_style   = 2-door saloon<br />3-door estate car<br />2-door panel van
| related      =
| designer = [[Elwood Engel]]
}}
The fourth Anglia model, the 105E, was introduced in 1959. Its American-influenced styling included a sweeping nose line, muted tailfins, and on deluxe versions, a full-width slanted chrome grille in between prominent "eye" headlamps. Basic Anglias featured a narrower, painted grille.<ref name=Drive198503 /> Its smoothly sloped line there looked more like a 1950s [[Studebaker]] (or even early [[Ford Thunderbird]]) than the more aggressive-looking late-'50s American Fords, possibly because its British designers used wind-tunnel testing and streamlining.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.enfostuff.com/articles/CollectibleAutomobile-Feb2000-Anglia.pdf |title=Cheap Wheels |journal=Collectible Automobile |date=February 2000 |page=85}}</ref> Like late-'50s [[Lincoln Mark series#Mark III, IV and V (1958–1960)|Lincoln]]s and [[Mercury Park Lane|Mercury]]s (and later the [[Citroën Ami]] of France and the [[Ford Consul Classic|Consul Classic]]), the car sported a backward-slanted rear window (so that it would remain clear in rain, according to contemporary marketing claims). In fact, this look was imported from the 1958 [[Lincoln Continental#Third generation (1958–1960)|Lincoln Continental]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/8217595/Classic-Ford-Anglia-105E.html |title=Classic Ford Anglia 105E |newspaper=Telegraph |date=4 January 2011 |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref> where it had been the accidental result of a design specification for an electrically opening (breezeway) rear window. An [[estate car]] joined the saloon in the line-up in September 1961. The instrument panel had a red light for the generator and a green one for the oil pressure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fordanglia105eownersclub.co.uk/technical/technical-information/dash-layouts/ |title=Dash Layouts &#124; Ford Anglia 105E Owners' Club |publisher=Fordanglia105eownersclub.co.uk |access-date=20 November 2011 |archive-date=15 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115155455/http://www.fordanglia105eownersclub.co.uk/technical/technical-information/dash-layouts/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The new styling was joined by something the smaller Fords had been needing for some time – a new engine – a 997 cc [[overhead valve]] (OHV) [[Straight-four engine|straight four]] with an oversquare cylinder bore that became known as the [[Ford Kent engine|Kent]]. Acceleration from rest was still sluggish, but it was much improved from earlier cars. Also new for British Fords was a four-speed manual gearbox with [[synchromesh]] on the top three forward gears; this was replaced by an all-synchromesh box in September 1962 (on 1198 cc powered cars).<ref name=Drive198503>{{cite journal |last=Mullins |first=John |title=Time Machines: Little belter: Ford Anglia 1959–1967 |journal=Drive (Magazine of the British Automobile Association) |volume= 116 |pages=18–19 |date=March 1985}}</ref>  The notoriously feeble vacuum-powered windscreen wipers of earlier Anglias were replaced with more conventional electrically powered ones.<ref name=Drive198503 /> The [[Macpherson-strut]] independent front suspension used on the 100E was retained.

In October 1962, 24-year-old twins Tony and Michael Brookes<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Francis, V. L. (Director) |date=1962 |title=Milestones at Montlhéry |medium=Film |minutes=1:00 |location=Britain |publisher=Ford Motor Company Ltd |quote=Brainchild of 24-year-old twins Mike and Tony Brookes}}</ref> and a group of friends took an Anglia 105E fitted with the £13 Ford Performance Kit to [[Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry|Montlhéry Autodrome]] near Paris and captured six International Class G World Records averaging {{convert|83.47|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classiccars.co.uk/cars/ford/anglia/105e/|title=Ford Anglia 105E Guide, History and Timeline from |publisher=Classiccars.co.uk |access-date=2015-08-22}}</ref> These were 4, 5, 6 and 7 days and nights and {{convert|15000|and|20000|km|mi|abbr=on}}. The Anglia's strength and durability meant only tyre changes were required.<!--if anything else was done, wouldn't it have invalidated the record?-->

The car's commercial success has subsequently been overshadowed by the even greater sales achieved by the Ford [[Ford Cortina|Cortina]]. In 1960, when 191,752 Anglias left Ford's Dagenham plant in the 105E's first full production year, it set a new production-volume record for Ford of Britain.<ref name=Drive198503/> From October 1963, production continued at Ford's new [[Halewood Body & Assembly|Halewood plant]] at Merseyside alongside the newly introduced Corsair models. The Anglia Super introduced in September 1962 for the 1963 model year shared the longer-stroke 1198 cc version of the Ford Kent 997 cc engine of the newly introduced Ford Cortina.<ref name=Drive198503/> The Anglia Super was distinguished by its painted contrasting-coloured side stripe.<ref name=Drive198503/>

A new Anglia saloon tested by the British ''Motor'' magazine in 1959 had a top speed of {{convert|73.8|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and could accelerate from 0–{{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in 26.9 seconds. A fuel consumption of {{convert|41.2|mpgimp|L/100 km mpgus}} was recorded. The test car cost £610 including taxes of £180.<ref name=Motor1959>{{cite journal |title=The new Ford Anglia |journal=[[The Motor (magazine)|The Motor]] |date=10 September 1959}}</ref>

The old 100E Anglia became the new 100E Popular and the four-door Prefect bodyshell remained available as the new Ford Prefect (107E), which had all 105E running gear, including engine, gearbox and axle whilst retaining the 100E wheels, while the 100E Escort and Squire remained available, unchanged. In 1961, the Escort and Squire were replaced by the 105E Anglia estate. The 100E delivery van also gave way to a new vehicle based on the 105E.

In South Africa, the Anglia's popularity came late. Sales really took off in early 1966, with the local introduction of the Anglia Super, and 1967 was the car's best year, with a ninth place in overall automobile registrations.<ref name=CarZA768>{{cite magazine |magazine=CAR (South Africa) |title=Owners mourn the end of the Anglia 105E era |editor-last=Wright |editor-first=Cedric |volume=12 |number=7 |date=August 1968 |ref=DNLCV |page=37 |publisher=Central News Agency Ltd. |location=Cape Town, South Africa}}</ref> Production actually continued longer in South Africa than anywhere else; it was built alongside the Escort from remaining stock until at least the end of 1968.<ref name=Car768p36>[[#DNLCV|''Owners mourn the end of the Anglia 105E era'']], p. 36</ref>

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File:Ford Anglis estate notdeluxe 997cc first registered July 1967 phoographed at Knebworth.jpg|Ford Anglia 105E Estate: The basic Anglia 105E featured a smaller, painted grille with a chromed reveal, rendering it easily identifiable from the De Luxe 105E.
File:MHV Ford Anglia Estate 02.jpg|Ford Anglia 105E Estate
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===105E-based Thames and Anglia Vans===
[[File:1964 Ford Anglia Van (6165253667).jpg|thumb|1964 Ford Anglia Van]]

Anglia 105E-based [[Thames 307E]] 5- and 7-[[Hundredweight|cwt]] vans released in 1961 were fitted with the 997 cc engine from the Anglia 105E.<ref name=anglia-models.co.uk-design>{{cite web|url=http://www.anglia-models.co.uk/history-design.htm|title=Ford Anglia - Designations|website=www.anglia-models.co.uk|access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref> Although they shared front body panels with the Anglia saloon, the vans were structurally quite different, with a taller windscreen and differently shaped passenger doors, which curved up to the rear along their bottom edges to avoid damage from kerbing.<ref name=anglia-models.co.uk-design/> Left-hand drive export versions were designated Thames 308E.<ref name=anglia-models.co.uk-design /> The Anglia name was used for certain export markets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anglia-models.co.uk/books-brov.htm|title=Ford Anglia 307E Van - Brochures|website=anglia-models.co.uk|access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref>

From October 1962, the 5- and 7-cwt vans were also offered with the 1198 cc engine from the Ford Anglia Super and these were designated Thames 309E.<ref name=anglia-models.co.uk-vans>{{cite web|url=http://www.anglia-models.co.uk/van.htm|title=Ford Anglia 307E Van|website=anglia-models.co.uk|access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref> Left hand drive export versions were designated '''Thames 310E'''.<ref name=anglia-models.co.uk-design/>

In March 1965, the use of the Thames name was discontinued, and from that time, all Anglia-based vans were marketed as Ford Anglias.<ref name=anglia-models.co.uk-vans/> Production ended in November 1967 with a total of 205,001 vans having been produced.<ref name=anglia-models.co.uk-vans/>

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==={{anchor|OSI|Torino}} Anglia Torino 105E (1965–1967)===
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Ford Anglia Torino 105E
| image = Ford Anglia Torino 1964-1967 vvl.JPG
| caption = Ford Anglia Torino 105E
| production = 1965–1967<ref name=Torino>{{cite web |url=http://www.anglia-models.co.uk/torino.htm |title=Ford Anglia 105E Torino |website=www.anglia-models.co.uk |access-date=7 October 2013}}</ref>
| assembly = Italy <br /> Belgium<ref name=Torino/>
| engine = 997 cc [[Straight-4|I4]]<ref name=Torino/>
| designer = [[Giovanni Michelotti]]
| body_style = 2-door saloon
| related = 
}}
The Anglia Torino 105E was developed by the Italian subsidiary of Ford, using the chassis and mechanical components of the 105E Saloon, with new body panels.<ref name=Torino/> The Torino was styled by [[Giovanni Michelotti]] and built in [[Turin]] by [[Officine Stampaggi Industriali]];<ref name=Torino/> 10,007 examples were sold in Italy. The model was also marketed in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.<ref name=Torino/>

[[File:Ford Anglia Torino 1964-1967 Heck.JPG|thumb|left|Ford Anglia Torino 105E]]

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==Anglia Super 123E (1962–1967)==
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Ford Anglia Super 123E
| image = File:Ford Anglia 123E Super.jpg
| caption = 1966 Ford Anglia Super 123E saloon
| production = 1962–1967<br />79,223 units<ref name=AZ1945/>
| engine = 1198 cc [[Straight-4|I4]]
| body_style = 2-door saloon<br />3-door estate car<br />2-door panel van
| related = 
}}
From 1962, the 123E Anglia Super was available alongside the 105E, replacing the last of the line of Prefects, with a larger 1198&nbsp;cc engine and other refinements.

The same car was also sold in continental Europe. One mainland Europe-only variant was the Anglia Sportsman, which carried its spare tyre on the back, somewhat similar to the [[continental kit]] often seen in the United States. [[Chrome plating|Chrome]] bumper overriders, broad [[whitewall tire|whitewall tyres]] and optionally a side stripe kicking up at the end into the taillights/fin were also fitted. The Super only arrived in South Africa in 1966, although it did boost sales considerably.<ref name=CarZA768/>  Towards the end of the run, Ford experimented with two colours of metallic paint on the Anglia, "Blue Mink" and "Venetian Gold"; 250 were made in the blue and 500 were made in the gold.

Anglia saloons were provided with various levels of trim. The base model was the Standard, and this sported no chromework, painted rear light surrounds, steel-slatted grille, and limited interior trim. The Deluxe had a chrome side strip, chrome rear lights, glovebox lid, sun visor, and full-width chrome radiator grille. The top of the range was the Super, which had twin chrome side strips, contrasting coloured roof and side flash, plusher interior trim, together with the 1198 cc engine and a gearbox with synchromesh on first gear.

Optional extras were the mechanical upgrade of a Deluxe to a Super, retaining the Deluxe trim, or the upgrade of a Deluxe to a Super trim, but retaining the 997 cc engine, an option rarely taken up.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}
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File:Ford Anglia Sportsman - Charleroi 2019 - 07.jpg|Ford Anglia Sportsman (1965)
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==Scale models==
[[File:Dinky Toy No 155.jpg|thumb|right|Dinky Toys Ford Anglia [[die-cast toy|die-cast]] scale model]]
*Meccano [[Dinky Toys]]; No. 155 (production 1961–1964), Anglia 105E deluxe with mostly red interior although a few have appeared with a blue interior, approximately [[O scale]] (1:43).<ref>{{cite book|title=The Swapmeet and Toyfair Catalogue of British Diecast Model Toys|publisher=Swapmeet Toys and Models Ltd|first=John|last=Ramsey|year=1984 |page=31|isbn=095093190X}}</ref>
*[[Lesney Products]] "[[Matchbox (brand)|Matchbox" Series]]; No. 7b, (production 1961–1966),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toymart.com/Matchbox-7b-Ford-Anglia/3246|title=Matchbox 7b Ford Anglia|website=toymart.com|access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref> Anglia 105E with grey or black wheels, windows but no interior, approximately [[00 scale]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Swapmeet and Toyfair Catalogue of British Diecast Model Toys|publisher=Swapmeet Toys and Models Ltd|first=John|last=Ramsey|year=1984 |page=85|isbn=095093190X}}</ref>
*[[Lledo#Vanguards|Lledo Vanguard series]]; No. unknown (production unknown 1996 - date (later production under Corgi Vanguards 1/43), Anglia 105E, approximately [[O scale]] (1:43)
*[https://www.vvmodel.cz/en/1959-anglia-105e-light-pastel-blue-p98 VV model] no.1622
*Numerous models of a circa 1960 Anglia as portrayed in the [[Harry Potter|''Harry Potter'' series]] exist. One is the Lego set [https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/4-privet-drive-75968 4 Privet Drive] (#75968).
*In 2024, Matchbox released Ford Anglia with and without opening doors and trunk in 1/64 scale. 
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