Reluctantly for sale is my original 2-tone Ming yellow and white 1961 Ford Anglia. This car was fully restored, as seen in the photo, but then left on a driveway for quite a few years. It now requires re-restoring.
It has been with a bodyshop for nearly four years to restore, however this is as far as they have got. The good things it has going for it are:
• Original car with registration worth at least £1800 and up to date V5c in my name.
• Most parts of the body are excellent. The bonnet and boot are both mint, with no rust or repairs. I sourced two doors, one of which is mint and the other is new old stock. The wings are both excellent original steel, with a repair panel included for the only rust at the very bottom of the nearside wing. If you know your 105e’s you will realise how much all these panels are worth alone.
• The front and rear valances are rust free, as are inner and outer sills. The floors have had two new floor pans fitted, which require some final touches. The body is bare-metalled and primed so nasty surprises.
• It comes with all parts to finish, including recently re-chromed rear lights and bumpers (£880 worth), new old stock rear hockey stick trim, which are different to the normal deluxe and really rare, front side lamp surrounds, and a new windscreen rubber. All side trim and badges etc are there.
• It has the original 997cc engine and gearbox, which were rebuilt when it was originally restored, but I have not had them running.
The things that need attention are:
• Drip rail on the nearside front wing needs replacing. I had the repair panel but the body shop still have it. (They also still have the front and rear screens but have promised to return these items.)
• The nearside chassis rail has a couple of rust holes on the top in the engine bay, and some minor localised repairs are required around the strut tops. The front panel below the bonnet is peppered with small holes which need welding up. I have made a UA-cam video, warts and all, so you can see what is needed. Ask for link.
• The original seats are there, but the fronts need re-trimming. The interior door panels are missing. The headlining is dirty and ripped. Does come with original steering wheel as well as sports one.
• It doesn’t have its original wheels, but these can be sourced easily. It is fitted with lowering blocks, which can be removed if not wanted.
So there we are, an easy rebuild, compared with a lot of ropey Anglia projects, with the added bonus of that valuable plate, appropriately “61”20 WA for a 61 model!
I can offer a good genuine 1500GT engine with the project if wanted for £500 extra, and a set of cream powder coated original Lotus steels with 70 profile tyres for another £400 (neither available for sale separately so please don’t ask)
Only selling, as having finally got it back after four years, I have moved on and have other further advanced projects I need to concentrate on. No silly low offers please or I will just put it on the backburner again.