The Consul (Model EOTA —1951-1956) was a roomy six seater with a McPherson strut suspension that was fun to drive except... our car's motor was a complete disaster. I am told it was the first British Ford to have an overhead valve engine. They hadn't perfected it when they built ours.
								Many British cars didn't stand up to Canadian distances of high speed driving, Also, service was limited for British cars. As I recall the motor had to be rebuilt at 18,000 miles. The car then crept along for a few more months. Here, we had to tow it home.
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