![]() The 1172 cc straight-four engine from the Ford Ten was fitted for some export markets, including North America, where imports began for model year 1948 these cars used the slightly more aerodynamic "three-hole" grille from the 1937–38 Ford Ten 7W, prefacing the 1949 E494A facelift. The domestic market engine was the 933 cc (56.9 cu in) straight-four side-valve engine familiar to drivers of predecessor models since 1933. The Anglia replaced the 7Y saloon, but the van version of the earlier model continued to be built until 1946, after which some very minor changes sufficed to rename the van the "E04C". Some back-seat leg room was sacrificed to the luggage space, being reduced from 43 + 3⁄ 4 inches (1,110 mm) in the Ford 7Y to 38 + 1⁄ 2 inches (980 mm) in the Anglia. A bulge at the back enabled a spare wheel to be removed from its vertical outside stowage on the back of the car and stowed flat on the boot floor, which usefully increased luggage space. The two-door Anglia is similar to the longer, four-door, E93A Ford Prefect. ![]() Both front and rear suspensions used transverse leaf springs, and the brakes were mechanical. Standard and deluxe models were available, with the latter having better instrumentation, and on prewar models, running boards. ![]() Styling was typically late-1930s, with an upright radiator. The Anglia was a simple vehicle aimed at the affordable end of the market, with few features. It replaced the Ford 7Y and was a facelift of that model. ![]() The first Ford Anglia model, the E04A, was released on 31 October 1939 as the smallest model in the UK Ford range. 1,172 cubic centimetres (71.5 cu in) sidevalve I4 (export). ![]()
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