Ford's Beautiful Failure - Ford Consul Classic

Join this channel to get early access to new videos a week ahead of their public release: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8R7kmt-W14zWUcr8mymEQ/join Greetings! :D In the late 1950s, Ford of Britain attempted to translate superb American style for the British market with the Consul Classic and its coupe variant, the Consul Capri, cars which faithfully carried over the astounding beauty of late 1950s American cars like the Ford Fairlane and Galaxie, but due to delays in delivery based on Ford's other priorities meant by the time it arrived in 1961, sporting many endearing systems and features, the car's aesthetic appeared already outdated, and it would be axed from sale after only three full years of production. All video content and images in this production have been provided with permission wherever possible. While I endeavour to ensure that all accreditations properly name the original creator, some of my sources do not list them as they are usually provided by other, unrelated YouTubers. Therefore, if I have mistakenly put the accreditation of 'Unknown', and you are aware of the original creator, please send me a personal message at my Gmail (this is more effective than comments as I am often unable to read all of them): [email protected] The views and opinions expressed in this video are my personal appraisal and are not the views and opinions of any of these individuals or bodies who have kindly supplied me with footage and images. If you enjoyed this video, why not leave a like, and consider subscribing for more great content coming soon. Press the Join button to get access to new videos a week ahead of schedule by becoming a channel member for just £2.99 a month! Paypal: https://paypal.me/rorymacve?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/rorymacve Thanks again, everyone, and enjoy! :D References: - AROnline (and their respective sources) - Ford Heritage (and their respective sources) - Wikipedia (and its respective references)