Lotus Anglia - The Car Ford Should Have Built!

[@AquaMarine1000]

In 1972, I drove my standard 105E from Brisbane to Melbourne Australia a return trip non-stop in nineteen hours. What a great car for it's time. Cheers

[@Classiccarstories]

Thanks for sharing

[@terryjacob8169]

When I worked in a Ford dealership one of our guys built a Twin-Cam powered Anglia. He used it for sprints and hillclimbs as well as his everyday car. Built around a brand new bare 105E shell, it had a 1,760cc twin-cam built on a 1.6 crossflow block with cams just a touch warmer than Cosworth 'special equipment' items. Normally run with a 4.125:1 axle ratio, when fitted with a 3.54:1 crownwheel and pinion ( from a Corsair 2000E ) it was capable of clocking 135mph. I rode in it a couple of times when it got to over 120mph quite quickly

[@Classiccarstories]

Thanks for adding this interesting story

[@brucejarrett8540]

When I was 17 back in 1967, I brought a 1962 Ford Anglia and put a "Full Race" 1650cc motor in it, twin DCOE Sidedraught Weber Carbs, Ultra Close Ratio Gearbox, Negative camber fron wheels. We made our own 2" wider wheels. Top speed 125mph. My friends that built the motor in Auckland NZ had a Lotus Anglia which they used to race at Pukekohe. One Saturday afternoon we trailered it out to a remote beach resort behind a beautiful Mk3 Zodiac with a Raymond Mays Head and tripple sidedraught weber carbs. Anyway Bob and i blatted down the road at the beach at 150mph till the locals became unhinged with the racket.

[@Classiccarstories]

@@brucejarrett8540 interesting story thanks for sharing

[@paulwebb4146]

My uncle fitted a Lotus twin cam in his Ford Anglia in the late 60's and I used to go with him when he sprinted it at Blackbushe airport near Bagshot in the UK.

[@Classiccarstories]

Thank you for sharing your story Paul great memories, please be sure to subscribe to

[@jonathangriffin1120]

A guy in Frome built a twin-cam Anglia back in the late sixties, I reckon there were a few others around the country back in those days.

[@Colinpowderfinger]

Having built a 63 Ford Anglia with a Cortina 1500GT engine and gearbox back in the seventies with a disc brake upgrade, I was young but had the resources to do it, and would have loved to have a twin cam in it. Later on, I managed to purchase a MK 1 Lotus Cortina. Great car guys.

[@Classiccarstories]

Do you still own a classic?

[@davidshattock9522]

Lovely bit of work a labour of love is evident here

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes it is

[@derekgb3780]

Lovely car - when I was young I had a 997 with some tweaks and my friend a Super 1200. They were quite easy to modify and it was fairly common for owners to fit Cortina GT bits.

[@Classiccarstories]

Thank you for sharing

[@billywhizz98]

What a beauty I could never understand why Fords never built them

[@Classiccarstories]

Thank you for your comments Billy

[@robinoconnor1203]

Marketing reasons, the Cortina was the more important car for Ford.

[@billywhizz98]

@@robinoconnor1203 totally agree

[@derekfleming3095]

My nephew has one and fitted a 1.6 crossflow from an XR2 in it, then fitted high lift cam etc. goes like a stabbed rat

[@michaeltutty1540]

Beautiful car indeed. Unfortunately for Ford, that rear canted back windscreen created a huge amount of aerodynamic drag at speed. Cortina, with its more conventional rear screen had much smoother airflow.

[@mikeuk4130]

Lovely understated and subtle work on this classic Anglia. In the late 60s or early 70s, I used to look forward to seeing a beautiful red Anglia with a similar look every weekday, when the owner would turn up at Chadwell Heath Railway Station to pick up his young lady on her way home from work. I think it was a Twin Cam conversion, reg. no. DMT 787 A and I wonder if the owner will see this comment.

[@Classiccarstories]

Thanks for sharing that would be fantastic if he did

[@noelvandermerwe6456]

🇿🇦😳 That is a FREAKING BEAUTY‼️Well done, well done for preserving the beautiful combustion engine and best cars of the century‼️💪👍🥰💥👏

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes it is Noel , do you have classic ?

[@michaelarchangel1163]

A late pal had an Anglia fitted with a 1500cc engine and it went pretty well. I think it's a shame that affordable rear wheel drive cars are mainly a thing of the past. Some of today I could mention, mainly Teutonic offerings, come with two extras nobody wants - limp mode and crippling bills.

[@Classiccarstories]

Thanks for sharing

[@colinmorrison1531]

Jim told a story about the Anglia in his autobiography, he raced a thunderbird up the A1 on his way home to Chirnside if i recall correctly.

[@Classiccarstories]

That’s interesting Colin thanks for sharing

[@Paws4thot]

In the version I heard it was a Jaguar Mk2 3.8l, not a "Blunderbird".

[@MelodyMan69]

I remember the 1960s when Victoria Police had Ford Anglia's. One was "bounced" off the Kerford Road Pier by kids as the Police left their Car to investigate..🇦🇺

[@Classiccarstories]

That must have been quite the sight to see back in the 1960s!

[@hannchris2762]

What an absolutely stunning little car the engine sounds very angry love it

[@Classiccarstories]

It really is! Chris thanks for being part of our classic car community

[@redtussock]

My first car was a 1967 Anglia ... had a breathed on Motor, with wider tyres ... broke the camshaft in it, outrunning a cortina owner with a superior attitude ... :-) breathed on it some more, and yes had near to 90 when the diff developed a somewhat loud harmonic vibration :-) ...

[@harrypotter4309]

Back when I was an apprentice, going to work on the bus around '69 / '70 there was a self-built twin cam 105E that was famous in our area of Fenland U.K. it was green & purple metalflake colours. It used to fly by the bus and disappear into the distance. I think the owner was Rolly Woodrow. Don't know if he's still around. A year or so later, (by now, I'm driving) and I'm at the local Ford dealer (now gone sadly), one Saturday morning, and an immaculate Mk1 Lotus Cortina rolls into the yard. It sounds really nice, with twin pipes out the back. My question "What's that got in it?" got the bonnet opened to reveal a 289cu. in. Mustang V8, that looked as if it was meant to be there!! Another car that the factory should have built, and raced.

[@Classiccarstories]

Interesting story

[@Eric_L456]

I knew about Clark’s links with Cortina’s but had never heard of a Lotus Anglia . What might have been? Interesting video ❤

[@Classiccarstories]

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[@TonyTatton]

I had lotus Anglia it was a brut back in 78 great times 😂 3:05

[@Anglosaxon69]

I’d love to see it go round the track👍

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes hopefully we can get some footage of that

[@robertlloyd7493]

Right up my street thanks 😊

[@Classiccarstories]

Thanks Lloyd

[@MartinBaldock]

Wonderful! It reminds of an Anglia owned by a chap called Richard Beeby(I think that's the spelling) who was a young farmer near Maidstone in Kent in the early sixties. It had the wide steel wheels, lowered suspension, bucket seats, and a tuned or bigger capacity engine with loud exhaust....

[@Classiccarstories]

Sounds interesting Martin wish we had a picture thank you for sharing your story

[@RooftopArts-ve5zb]

@@Classiccarstories this was in an age when few of us had cameras.... in the early sixties

[@Classiccarstories]

@@RooftopArts-ve5zb yes such a pity

[@RooftopArts-ve5zb]

who is this?

[@deanstevenson7517]

Love it, brings memories of an anglia back in the 70s in NZ, in the town i grew up in. Dark green with a yellow stripe and lotus badges, lowered, wide steel rims, always asumed it was a twin cam motor, but not 100% sure, lovely car though

[@Classiccarstories]

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[@jiggsborah7041]

Back in 1982 we chucked an escort 1600 sport engine in an old Anglia and used it for drag racing. It did pretty well and I sometimes wonder what eventually happened to it.

[@Classiccarstories]

What did you do with it?

[@jiggsborah7041]

@@Classiccarstories ... it ended up with a guy who had a garage fixing cars. I was an apprentice back then in another town and I lost track of it

[@mikeuk4130]

Looks and sounds great. A classic car which has been thoughtfully and simply modified to great effect.

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes very interesting car

[@barrythompson]

Brilliant inside and out , got the dash layout spot on too.

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes it looks good Barry do you have a classic?

[@Mig29now]

Great Channel I've discovered!. I was brought up in the motor trade after leaving school in 1969. Mainly i worked on BMC/BRITISH LEYLAND. I worked for well known dealers in Birmingham like P J Evans and HJ Evans near the city centre. Also worked at Central Motors near city centre, it was a Rootes dealer, Hillman, etc. I loved the Avenger to be honest, the Hunter GLS, etc. I detested the Simcas, bloody nightmare to work on, especially the rear engine creatures. Before I left the 'hands on' motor mechanics I worked on Jaguars, Rovers like the SD1 etc. But later my love for ford's became strong, I love the escorts, focuses and all of them in fact. I look out for on road classics every day.

[@Classiccarstories]

Hi Mig, welcome to the channel , thank you for your comments you certainly have incredible knowledge of some iconic classics, so did you ever own any ?

[@Mig29now]

@@Classiccarstories Focus mk1, Escort mk1 i owned, I'm mad with myself for selling my mk1 focus recently, i must of been half asleep to sell it. I've now a Fusion 1.4 diesel, it great. I owned loads of Maestros over time, i brought a Seat Altea 3 years ago, it was a bag of junk! So with my fusion at present but I'd love another mk1 focus to be honest.

[@Classiccarstories]

@@Mig29now yes great car , what about an Avenger?

[@Mig29now]

@@Classiccarstories loved the Hillman avengers, nice open drive, smooth. They suffered from diff troubles i recall, many needed reshimming of the axle when delivered as new. The Avenger tiger bit of a beast, think it had the holbay engine like the hunter GLS? Twin stromberg carbs, i think lovely sounding engine 'throaty' sound. I remember too the introduction of the six pot Austin 2200,they had crank thrust washer issues when new. Wonderful times, i miss them a lot. Oh, mustn't forget the Sunbeam alpine, and it's sister the v8 job, tiger?

[@Classiccarstories]

@@Mig29now remember the sunbeam Alpine

[@janicewatts5888]

When I was serving petrol at a garage in Surrey around 1964 a Ford Anglia Lotus pulled on the forecourt. The man and woman in the car said they worked for Ford and that the car was a factory special. It had the standard speedo binnacle, but like this Anglia it was calibrated to over 100 mph. I was wowed!

[@Classiccarstories]

Interesting story thank you for sharing

[@pauljohn6637]

What a weapon👍

[@russcooke5671]

I had an escort twincam years ago. Loved it. Tuned up and very very rapid.

[@Classiccarstories]

Do you have any pictures of it

[@russcooke5671]

@@Classiccarstories no but the number plate was PLY 1 G.

[@Classiccarstories]

@@russcooke5671 do you still own a classic?

[@russcooke5671]

@@Classiccarstories not now but I’ve had many over the last 50. Years. My first car was a crayford mk two cortina convertible. GT. Then I had a lotus elan plus two. Two of them. Two E Type s Two Alfa Spiders. Both 1970s. A TR4. A TR5 and aTR 6. A merc sports. But they weren’t exactly classics when I owned them. Also I had a very rare cortina 1600 E. converted to a v6. 3 litre from new by Crayford engineering they only made two. Same specs as the Uren savage Very powerfull upgraded engine With i still had them. Plus I’ve had a few stags and mk two jags plus an XJC.

[@Classiccarstories]

@@russcooke5671 some great cars there , so what’s your has been your favourite!

[@aswclassicsiow8588]

Had a 123E in the 70s had Lotus engine fitted and Cortina GT running gear and brakes, Escort bubble arches all round 10"x13" wheels on rear 7"x13" on front, loved that car, wish I still had it now, a friend wedged an Essex V6 out of a Mk1 Capri in his

[@grahamprice3230]

105E is Anglia.125E is related to Lotus Ford parts on Cortina .What is 123E?

[@terryjacob8169]

@@grahamprice3230 123E was the model number given to the 1,198cc Anglia, built on the same bodyshell as the 997cc version.

[@aswclassicsiow8588]

The 123E is the Ford Anglia but with the 1198cc engine

[@grahamprice3230]

Many thanks I remembered later the super Anglia was 123E.

[@aswclassicsiow8588]

@@grahamprice3230 Did my apprenticeship with a Ford Main dealer 70 to 75 use to know all the numbers then, but old age now forgot most of them 😀😀

[@andremnel9076]

This should have been part of the Lotus family

[@Classiccarstories]

Thanks for commenting

[@Anglosaxon69]

I had an anglia 105E one night. I’ve got out of it on a sloping driveway and it rolled down and knocked the centre pillar on my dads garage down 🤪

[@Classiccarstories]

Thank for sharing 😂

[@noahwail2444]

It is kind of funny, that the model before this one, was the last seriesproduced car wit a sidevalved engine. From that to this, in so short time...

[@nlpnt]

The Rambler American was. FWIU the old Nash flathead 6 was even standard in the base model of the new-for-1964 model.

[@tangerinedream7211]

Pretty sure Jim Clark had a twin cam Anglia for road use, with deep dish steel wheels, this would be before he had a Lotus Cortina MK1, I must have read it in a book somewhere.😉

[@Classiccarstories]

This is an interesting addition to the story thanks for sharing

[@martinrees3314]

In 1973 I installed a Cortina GT engine in my 105E station wagons d added Consul Classic front wheel disc brakes and much larger tyres. The car would easily do over 100mph and could out accelerate the local MKIi Jaguars. It was painted standard Ford white and looked standard except for the larger tyres. A fun machine! MRees

[@Classiccarstories]

What happened to it ?

[@martinrees3314]

I sold it to an ‘old man’ who didn’t realize what he was buying! Cheers M

[@petercunningham3469]

My brother owned and raced a methanol injected 105 in Australian asphalt speedway in the late 70s occasionally he would test drive it on the street with me sitting on the floor hanging into the roll cage open exhaust 2 gears hardly any brakes and the smell of racing fuel it was Amazing 😅

[@Classiccarstories]

Wow sounds scary!

[@steveanderson3942]

Fantastic work, I have an anglia which I am building, but not a lotus ❤

[@Classiccarstories]

That’s great would love to see pictures of it

[@tonyb2600]

Great little car, looks fantastic 😎🤟🏻

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes it is Tony that’s for commenting be sure to subscribe

[@MurraydeLues]

Knew a guy here in NZ who in the 70's that modded an Anglia with a 3l V6 along with all the suspension and brake. That was seriously quick.

[@Classiccarstories]

Hello Murray, you are the second person to mention a guy in NZ were there many out there back then ?

[@MurraydeLues]

@@Classiccarstories The guy was called Kevin Box? Lived in a town called Morrinsville just east of Hamilton. Also knew of a guy that did the same thing in a Mk1 Lotus Cortina. Being at the bottom of the world, we had a lot of that stuff going on with car building. Couldn't buy it, so made it. Bit like a guy called McLaren

[@Classiccarstories]

@@MurraydeLues great do you own a classic

[@MurraydeLues]

@@Classiccarstories No.

[@stephenbrockett710]

In a NZ city called Hastings ,Johnny Curtin,amongst his automotive conversions,fitted an overbored Mkll Zephyr 6 cylinder engine to a Ford Anglia 105.He sold this 2 door to band drummer Melvyn Robertson who had the car’s body finished in Ferrari red,with proper wheel flares.The engine was completely refreshed with 28/36 Weber carburettor and exhaust tuned header.This machine had remarkable punch low down and great sound track.Lots of specials around in those years.Curtin crafted ,about that time ,a Ford 390cu in V8 engined motorcycle that one can view at Len Southward’s Museum at Paraparumu,Kapiti Coast.

[@tonycamplin8607]

Back then where I worked we put several twin cams in angliars, it was a common mod. As has been mentioned Jim Clark describes that car in his autobiography. Ford used the Cortina because it was their latiest model and they wanted to promote it. The Anglia was already outdated by then.

[@Classiccarstories]

Thank you Tony for your input

[@rogerwilson6367]

Did you know the front bumper off the Ford Anglia was used on the lotus Europa.

[@robertmcnicol8231]

Jim also said in his autobiography that he was at Cheshunt in his early days and was needing transport home to Chirnside. Colin apparantly told him to take "the Anglia over there" Initially thinking to himself that it wouldn't be much fun going all the distance home. However when he was driving it he quickly realised that this was no ordinary Anglia. At the first opportunity he stopped and opened the bonnet to see the twin cam unit with Lotus stamped on it. This was the first he had heard of this then prototype engine. Clark as you know had considerable success racing the Lotus Cortina in the years to follow.

[@Classiccarstories]

Fantastic add to the story

[@tonycamplin8607]

I've read it also.

[@jillfriendship1054]

Very interesting , thank you . A question if I may . As a teenager I worked for Sparkes Garages in south Bristol and remember preparing a Corsair , V4 GT , I think , for customer collection . Nothing unusual except that this was an estate bodied by Abbot of Farnham , Presumably late 1966 early 67 pre dates any Dagenham bodied Corsair estates. Armed now with an awareness of Abbot I found it interesting to spot A 105e estate in use nearby , again very interesting and seen just once . This estate was very different from the usual model in that it retained the saloon car wings and tail lamps protruding rearwards beyond the very curved rear hatch neither of which would have directly fitted the production estate. Needless to say it was badged , as they were on the tailgate . Abbot of Farnham . Hope I haven"t bored you and that someone out there saved both the above .

[@Classiccarstories]

Thank you for sharing this story it’s very interesting if only there were more cameras about then , do you own a classic car ?

[@paulmartin4218]

Dear Santa .... Stunning

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes would be a nice surprise on Christmas morning , do you have a classic Paul ?

[@jacqeusmouton4005]

I have a daily driven Anglia running a 1600 crossflow, five speed Sierra 'box and lowered over Lotus chrome steelies. Disc brakes are next!

[@Classiccarstories]

Sounds great can you send me a picture of it [e-mail] 😊

[@TheLRider]

Back in the day I recall a Ford Anglia Twin Cam being rallied by none other than Vick Elford as a member of the full Ford Works team. The rally was either the RAC or the Welsh rally and the other members of the works team drove Cortina GTs. All painted in works colours of bright red. Would have been around 1965 or earlier possibly.

[@Classiccarstories]

Like to have some pictures of that

[@TheLRider]

@@Classiccarstories Don't think I knew what a camera, was back then😂. It would be marvelous if some old picture(s) did survive in somebody's attic. Did Motoring News exist back in the mid/early 60s?.

[@MrACOUSTICPETE]

My first car was a 1200 Anglia in the late 60's ,doppelganger for the Harry Potter one . Always wanted to do something like this to it but the local scrap yard was my only source of affordable mods and the 3•8 jag engine ,fitted by some Oulton park racers was a bit beyond my skill set !! They have a great look when sorted like this one !

[@Classiccarstories]

Bet you still had it now ?

[@MrACOUSTICPETE]

True , but I would want a full roll cage in it ! You ever seen one crash tested ? They make a very compact instant coffin !

[@Classiccarstories]

@@MrACOUSTICPETE no I haven’t but can imagine

[@derekfleming3095]

Looks and sounds fabulous

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes it does thank you for commenting

[@billsullivan2577]

If my memory serves me well, one of the popular swaps was to install a Rover V8, as it was lighter, and I believe Ford even supplied a kit to marry up their splined driveshaft to it.

[@Classiccarstories]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge! It's always great to hear from viewers who remember these details.

[@peteranderson6172]

No rev counter ?? Would love to know more history on the first twin cam Anglia

[@Classiccarstories]

Hi Peter check out this website lotuselan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=52623

[@howardtowler6146]

It looks and sounds amazing

[@Classiccarstories]

Thank you for your comments Howard please be sure to subscribe and become part of our classic car community

[@patrickknight6027]

Checkout the Allard Anglia built for the Drag Strip.

[@hubertmantz1516]

Very nice indeed!👍🏽😊

[@Classiccarstories]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@nextechsolutions5955]

Great car, sounds like it was an in period hot rod turned restomod.

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes fabulous car

[@willaimrussell8941]

I built a1600 cross flow Anglia and it went like a rocket.

[@Classiccarstories]

Do you still have it?

[@robertbanger495]

My friend built a lotus engine Anglia in early 80s in UK.

[@Classiccarstories]

Interesting any pictures?

[@triumphstu]

Stunning!

[@Classiccarstories]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@kenharte6553]

Been a car nut all my life. Never new this

[@Classiccarstories]

Interesting story isn’t it

[@Hipyon]

I drove one once very nice built by McLaren mechanic numberplate E105. I wonder if it’s still about

[@Classiccarstories]

That’s sounds pretty special it would be nice to find it , do you have a classic ?

[@Hipyon]

@@Classiccarstories I have a 71 Bedford Dupler bus my first car was a Ford Anglia cost £35 in 1976, did own a Renault six, 1037cc with a rugged suspension a few years back

[@pietervanbreda4360]

Nice, I believe it would have been a weapon if it got to a racetrack.

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes I agree thank you for commenting please make sure you subscribe

[@terryjacob8169]

More than a few were built privately for club circuit racing in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Quite straightforward to build in all honesty. I helped build two inthe late sixties.

[@CHARLESWINSOR-jw9ru]

I LIKE BOTH THE CORTINA AND THE ANGLIA .

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes both iconic

[@michaeledwards427]

Fantastic car. Yes they should have built it, unfortunately like every manufacturer they have missed opportunities on not only the spec of different models but also releasing a version of a car to one country and not another despite selling thier cars there.

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes certainly a missed opportunity, do you drive a classic?

[@michaeledwards427]

@@Classiccarstories Unfortunately I don't drive a classic car, but I certainly dream about it. My first car was a mk1 Cortina, my all time favourite was a mk2 Sierra I got when it was only 2 years old!! I really miss that car!!! My dream car garage is any ford built between the 105E Anglia right up to the last of the Sierras. Also with a fair smattering of mini cooper's and 1275gt's.

[@garywatson2439]

Had a 1600 cortina in one in no in the 70s when I was 16 mad now i think about it

[@jerrybailey5797]

Nice.... one of those "if only" cars

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes it is

[@rancidschannel3206]

Allardettes were great cars, often forgotten about.

[@Classiccarstories]

Good old Sydney !

[@JohnMackenzieInverness]

If you read the first James Bond book, Bond drove a Lotus Anglia

[@Classiccarstories]

Interesting!

[@andrewgent5887]

The only Ford’s I’ve ever liked were the T Bird, the Classic Capri, (definitely not the later imposter) and my first car, the Ford Anglia, and I would definitely have one fitted with the Lotus engine even though from memory mine handled like a pig on stilts.

[@Classiccarstories]

What didn’t you like about the 70’s Capri’s ?

[@andrewgent5887]

It was basically an overdressed Mk2 Cortina built on 50’s technology with none of the style of the original. But then, as a fan of 50’s and 60’s American cars, - not all of them, I hasten to add, I am a bit biased.

[@simondavies438]

Looks fantastic and Ford missed a trick to build them I reckon.

[@Classiccarstories]

Yes I think they did Simon

[@peterhowardfarrell8062]

Oh I wish!

[@chrisfleming5109]

Jim Clark would have put all today's F1 drivers in the shade had he faced them on track.

[@Classiccarstories]

Would be interesting to see the difference

[@robinoconnor1203]

For competition the Anglia was arguably better than the Cortina, smaller, with a stronger rear bodyshell than the Cortina. Many years ago there was a twin cam Anglia racing in French special saloons. It allegedly had Lotus Elan 26R mechanicals.

[@hughmarcus1]

Shorter wheelbase so less tail happy too. A bit like the Mk2 Escort v the Capri in the 70s

[@Classiccarstories]

That’s interesting thanks for sharing

[@lrcb40]

It’s a twin cam! What’s not to like? 😂

[@ianpeterson6029]

I met someone who had a cosworth formula 3 engine in his Anglia

[@Classiccarstories]

Hi Ian , there’s certainly some interesting combinations out there

[@terryjacob8169]

Cosworth MAE-spec F3 engines were quite common in 1-litre saloon racing events in the 1960's/early 1970's. Roger Williamson's first race car was a 1-litre Anglia, with which he won a couple of championships before moving on to single seaters. Unlike how they were used in F3, where they had to breath through the single choke of a Weber carburettor, 1-litre saloons were generally fitted with a pair of Webers, 40DCOEs if using a sidedraught cylinder head, 38 or 40IDAs if using a head that had been down-draughted.

[@wulfschlueter2112]

It would take a little work a ford 289 4 speed would work great in that

[@jeffscales5562]

It should have been made l had a 1965 1500 super even with that. Engine was quite nippy with the GT engine 😊

[@Classiccarstories]

What happened to it ?

[@alvaroraio2792]

Muito bonito

[@Classiccarstories]

Thank you for your comments Alvaroraio

[@Hairyegg]

When I was in tech college In the 80s a lad there had an anglia with a 1600e in it rattled like a pig and went like stink

[@Classiccarstories]

Did you get to go in it?

[@Hairyegg]

Yes about 90 mph it stopped rattling and was scary as hell

[@Classiccarstories]

@@Hairyegg I bet do you have a classic ?

[@nlpnt]

What really should've been built is a Porsche sedan along similar lines using the VW Beetle body or at least the Type 3.

[@nielsandersen8779]

❤

[@geoffbuck6890]

The Lotus-Cortina looked prettier imho !

[@nzrobinz]

Better than the cortina that could never make 100mph and an old 924 was faster

[@Classiccarstories]

Feels like it suits the Anglia

[@MegaReddevil71]

Ford should have put it into production

[@Classiccarstories]

They really missed out on a great opportunity!

[@killmozzies]

The Lotus Cortina was a better choice. And they built it.

[@jeanpautot1796]

ford angland, differant marketing.🙂

[@alexandermathar7780]

Hmmm.... Harry Potter should have had a Lotus Anglia.!

[@Classiccarstories]

That would be interesting

[@trevorfield8877]

Rocket ship

[@Classiccarstories]

Thank you for watching!

[@robertsmith9810]

FORD 105 ANGLIA ESTATE worst car i ever owned and the only one i ever owned ,various trucks Gargos transits and even ford 3000 tractor but only one ford car heap of junk still remember it for all the wrong reasons

[@mdl823r]

We used to call them Janglias, because everthing rattled!

[@jimclarke1108]

Nope

[@Classiccarstories]

Love your name!