"Kermit"   1955 Ford Consul Mk1

owned by Ray & Anita - June 1998 ~ November 2002

|We bought this car in Kent, where it had spent all of its life, on 24th June 1998 for the sum of £2300 and christened it "Kermit" on the journey home.  We had some really great times in it all over the UK and Channel islands but finally sold t on 26th November 2002 for £2700 to a new owner from Kent - so it went back home after 4 years in Hertfordshire.   We really miss it - even though we bought our 1950 Chrysler instead.

Winner:  " Best Consul" - All Fords Show - Buckingham 1999 - ( 1st out of approx. 40 Consuls )

Winner:  "First in Class - Best Presented Motor Vehicle" - Redbourn Rally 2000  ( 1st  out of 27 )

Winner:    "Best in Class" - Trent Park Country Show - August 2001  ( 1st out of 87)

Completed the London to Brighton Classic Car Run in 1999 and again in 2000.

Engine:                1508cc,  4 cylinder,   47bhp
Transmission:    3 Speed Column Change - no synchromesh on 1st.
Body:                    the first British manufactured monocoque body
                               Bench seat in front - seats 3 comfortably

Condition 1:      Original Engine (re-bored) , Gearbox, Suspension, Steering and Axle
                        Mostly original bodywork.     Re-upholstered seats.       Re-sprayed

Work done by Ray:( in order )
Removed Cross Ply tyres and fitted Radials with white spats
Complete bottom end rebuild inc Main and Big End bearings, timing chain tensioner, oil rope seals, sump gasket etc
New clutch plate and heavy duty pressure plate
extra fuse box fitted for radio, spotlights and alarm
Sparkrite SR100U Ultrasonic Sensored Anti Theft with remote key fob activation
Purchased 90volt valve Radio & Inverter and fitted below dashboard
Fitted period style rubber battery form Anglia Batteries
Top end rebuild to remove ancient rusting core plug lodged in water circuit - new head gasket etc
re-sprayed windscreen visor and refitted with security bolts
Stainless Steel exhaust made to order and fitted by Classic Exhaust Engineers Ltd
new front wheel bearings
multispark ignition booster fitted between Distributor and Coil
fitted manual pump windscreen washers and glass bottle
fitted front Spotlights
added chrome pod under dash and installed Temperature Gauge and Oil Pressure Gauge