Good evening all. Well I think I found my next project(number 732 in line). I only have these few ****py pics from the guys selling the car. He says its a '38 Ford . Looks like a 'Ten' by the rear hatch and spare tire well. Any experts out there? It is totally complete with doors and rear trunk, motor trans and everything. Seats where recovered before starting to take apart for a 'quick freshen up'...we all know how that goes. I have never built one of these and and don't really ahve a locked in build plan yet. G***er is way cool, but lacks a bit on the twisty roads if you actually drive it a fair bit on roads that turn. You can make these things handle though...by increasing the track by 3 feet......and I am located in Norway in Bergen..so just about every road is mighty twisty and lots of mountains. I can ***ure you though it will not have anything under the hood resembling the original motor. Anyway just had to let someone know we are cleanign out barns as fast as we can find full ones...I've read lots of the threads here on Anglias but do any of you guys that are building them have some good build diaries or pics through construction?
No expert here, but it is not a Ford and you have a good I.D. on what it is!! Looks very nice Good Luck! at scoring it. ~Sololobo~
If I were still in Texas everyday I think it would be g***er no question...but like the guy tha tlives on top of the Alps and looking at his spool front wheel for his chopper...have to think this one through a bit...
yeah, flat truck, 3 hole grille, very early dash...he said he got it form the family of the original owners and they said it was a '38. There was another post about a similar car that was very original and pondering wether to hotrod it or mod the original motor...I almost have teh same feelings about this one being so early and virtually rust free and complete...but it would of course take a ton of work to put back to the original 30hp...so I think I'm well over the fence on that one...
Yes, it's an English Ford, a Ford 8 I think. Body is similar to the later "Pop" but the Pop has a slight bustle back, the earlier 8 has a flat back with a spare wheel cover in the trunk lid. It does have the cool 3 hole grille though. It'll make a nice streetable rod with the right mods. There's a section on the UK NSRA site dedicated solely to frod Pops. Mart.
excellent, thanks for the link. So are the 10s and 8s just early versions of the Pops or??? Just curious about changes in body other than the obvious trunk area. are the front ends the same...again other than obvious holes in grill...or is it just trim changes...as far as that goes how do they compare with their US Anglia counterpart? I will ask this as well on the NSRA forum but haven't decided if I want to join...you can join the forum for free for a limited time a post a few questions...but then can only view and not post unless you are a full NSRA paid member...which is not that cheap....we have it good here on the HAMB...
There are several members on here, im sure someone would ask questions if you run out of posts, . . Keith
looks like a ford model 7w to me check the link below http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_7W http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/400625664/gallery.ehtml
we found this 52 Anglia,has been on blocks for 25 years still registered ,been driving the wheels off it since May this year ,until it developed a engine knock found it chopped out #3 smallend bushe ,gunna renew all 4 bushes and keep driving ,,,
Go against convention and "bomb" it...low in front and lower out back, 2" chop, skirts, brandywine candy over black, find or fab a visor...could be cool, and definitely different!
yup being researching like mad, not near as mouch info out there on these early ones, but yes it's definetly a 1938 7W Ten made on in 37 and 38. Here is a brief excerpt from a website: The Ford model 7W or Ten was the first Small Ford to be entirely styled at Dagenham, England, and was launched in April 1937. The 7Y or New Eight swiftly followed, being launched for sale in August 1937. The strong design style and characteristics set the basis for production of small Ford's in the UK to 1959. The 7W production amounted to 41665 units with 2 or 4 door saloon bodies, tourers or ch***is, to cease manufacture in September 1938. The 7Y 2 door saloon (standard and de luxe) and knock down totalled 65098 units to cease in October 1939, whilst the 5cwt van commercial continued to be produced until 1941, totalling 13200 units. The ch***is was a modified version of that fitted to the model Y, the engines remained the same bore and stroke of 933cc (eight) or 1172cc (Ten) but of a modified design, replacing the fibre gear camshaft drive with a chain driven arrangement. The body shape and style is reflected in part of the later models, particularly the front on Anglia models and the rear on Prefect models. The 7W has the characteristic 3 vertically slotted grill so sought after in the US market. The 7Y has a grille with a single opening with vertical slats and large headlamps with bulbous curved gl*** lenses. During the model's short production run many small changes were made, the 7W retained all the De Luxe features and the 7Y being the cheaper option. The style of these vehicles coined the descriptive phrase of 'Ford Upright' and later 'Ford Pop'. I'm leaning right now toward a nice and low hotrod , but with g***er influence of sbc and 4spd as I have enough parts to build a very nice daert headed screamer and a spare 4 spd which will get some street credentials this summer at Bonneville in our '27. I know not 'traditional' but I have a set of American Salt Flats custom made 17x12 with super deep offset and some 7s for front....400-500hp sbc/4spd, slammed with salt flats, a gentlemans chop, maybe very slight rake of windshield, full rollbar, maybe a narrowed jag rear out back just for some English influence on an Enlgish Ford ..and there is one on the shelf.
Did you ever build this car? I have several of them and would like to see the finished version. Thanks, Glenn
I think the difference between the 8 and the 10 was taxable HP rating. Of course neither actually had 8hp or 10hp, as that was pretty common in England to underrate HP to keep taxes lower. I have an Austin 8 and supposedly they were a little over 20 hp originally.
R.A.C. horsepower tax rating. hp = ( D2 x n ) / 2.5 where D = the diameter of the cylinder in inches and n = the number of cylinders Not much to do with horsepower. It was a way to ***ess taxes on cars. The thing that would end up stymieing the British motor industry was that bore was the biggest part of the equation. Long stroke undersquare engines were favored. Think tractors. When the rest of the world discovered oversquare, rpm, bigger bores and valve area, they lagged behind and became less compe***ive. It was too late when they replaced these engines. Now there is almost no British motor industry. My '57 101E is a "10 RAC HP", it had 36HP (once). Mike
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