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Meanwhile, another converter, E.D. Abbot of Farnham, provided estate car versions of the Consul, Zephyr and Zodiac. One unusual feature of these models was the side-opening tailgate. This brochure features a slightly-restyled 1960 line-up.

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While the saloons were by far the biggest selling members of the mk2 range, some extra American style was added by a low volume convertible conversion, undertaken by Carbodies of Coventry, and seen in a separate UK brochure. The hood included a de ville position 'for a bright-yet-gusty day'.

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This stylish 1959 US brochure on what was called 'the English Ford line', featured the second-generation Consul 4-cylinder, plus the 6-cylinder Zephyr and its luxury Zodiac stablemate. Large cars by UK standards, across the Atlantic they slotted in below Ford's American sedan line-up. #carbluesky

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In this earlier brochure the model was called the 504 Van, and came with rather penny-pinching round headlamps in place of the distinctive trapezoidal units. Van was in fact rather a confusing term, as the model had a regular rear seat llike any estate car.

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