| Property | Value |
|---|
| rdf:type | |
| rdfs:label | |
| rdfs:comment | - The Ford Squire is a car from Ford for the United Kingdom market built between 1955 and 1959. It was a two door, four seat estate design, the brother to the Ford Prefect 100E four door saloon, sharing the same 1172 cc Ford Sidevalve bhp (kW) engine and other parts and the same interior trim. It was substantially shorter than both the Prefect and the closely related Ford Anglia 100E two door saloon. It used the short front doors of the four-door model because the bodyshell was optimized for use as a panel van (which was marketed as the Thames 300E). The rear door was in two pieces split horizontally. The rear seat could be folded flat to convert from a four seater to a load carrier. Until 1957 there were wood trim pieces screwed to the sides of the vehicle.
|
| owl:sameAs | |
| dcterms:subject | |
| dbkwik:tractors/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate | |
| Name | |
| Production | |
| body style | |
| Manufacturer | |
| Engine | |
| Layout | |
| transmission | |
| abstract | - The Ford Squire is a car from Ford for the United Kingdom market built between 1955 and 1959. It was a two door, four seat estate design, the brother to the Ford Prefect 100E four door saloon, sharing the same 1172 cc Ford Sidevalve bhp (kW) engine and other parts and the same interior trim. It was substantially shorter than both the Prefect and the closely related Ford Anglia 100E two door saloon. It used the short front doors of the four-door model because the bodyshell was optimized for use as a panel van (which was marketed as the Thames 300E). The rear door was in two pieces split horizontally. The rear seat could be folded flat to convert from a four seater to a load carrier. Until 1957 there were wood trim pieces screwed to the sides of the vehicle. The Squire competed in the same market segment as the Hillman Husky and the Austin A30 / A35 based estate: these were significantly more popular in the UK than longer estates at the time. Total production was 17,812 cars. The British Motor magazine tested a Squire in 1955 recording a top speed of mph (km/h) and acceleration from 0- mph (km/h) in 20.2 seconds and a fuel consumption of miles per imperial gallon ( L/100 km/ mpg-US). The test car which had the optional heater cost £668 including taxes.
|
