I'm no Consul buff, but I'm pretty sure I haven't seen this hue on another early 1960s example. I've seen a couple of 1950s units in bright pink over the years, but I'm pretty sure they were repaints.

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consul cortina developed by lotus The heart of the Lotus-developed Cortina was an over-bored, 1,558cc version of Ford’s 1,498cc four with two Weber carburetors and a DOHC aluminum head—exotic ...

Ford claimed the extras list was “unmatched by any other car in its class”, and this Consul’s first owner specified metallic paint, bumper overriders, a clock and inertia-reel front seatbelts.

INTRODUCED in 1962, the Consul Capri was the ancestor of one of Ford's all-time classics. Yet because of high production costs and poor sales, the legendary name almost sank without trace.

Ford finally abandoned the Consul name in 1975 and Peter Smith’s 2.0-litre L is one of the last before the introduction of the replacement Granada in base, L and S trims. The velour upholstery ...