Editing Ford Zephyr (section)

===Zephyr Six (or ''Zephyr Mark I'')===
{{Infobox automobile
| name       = Ford Zephyr Six
| image      = Ford Zephyr 6 2262cc 8 apr 1954.JPG
| production = 1951–1956
| engine     = {{convert|2262|cc|CID|0|abbr=on}} ''[[Ford Zephyr engine#Zephyr 6|Zephyr]]'' [[Overhead valve engine|ohv]] [[Straight-six engine|I6]]
| length     = {{convert|172|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Motor1951/>
| width      = {{convert|64|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Motor1951/>
| height     = {{convert|60|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Motor1951/>
| weight     = {{convert|2464|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
| wheelbase  = {{convert|104|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=BritishCars>{{cite book |last1=Culshaw | first1 = David |last2=Horrobin | first2 = Peter | title=Complete Catalogue of British Cars |year=1974 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |isbn=0-333-16689-2}}</ref>
| related    = [[Ford Consul|Ford Consul I]]
| body_style = {{ubli|4-door [[sedan (car)|saloon]]|5-door [[station wagon|estate]] (conversion)|2-door [[Convertible (car)|convertible]] (conversion)}}
}}
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The first of the Zephyr range was a lengthened version of the four-cylinder {{convert|1508|cc|CID|0|abbr=on}} Consul, with a {{convert|2262|cc|CID|0|abbr=on}} six-cylinder engine producing {{convert|68|bhp|abbr=on}}. Like the Consul, the Zephyr came with a three-speed gearbox, controlled by a column-mounted lever (three-on-the-tree).<ref name="Autocar1950">{{cite journal |title=Ford Zephyr Six Saloon (road test) |journal=Autocar |date=20 October 1950}}</ref>  The front suspension design employed what  later came to be known as [[MacPherson strut]]s<ref name="Autocar195001">{{cite journal |title =Ford Zephyr Six Saloon (road test)| journal =Autocar| date = 20 October 1950  |quote=The independent front suspension is unorthodox in the modern world&nbsp;... As on the Consul, it consists of a vertically placed sliding unit containing the coil spring and hydraulic damper. This is housed at the top end by a spherical seating and at the lower end by a wishbone formed by one horizontal arm and the end of the anti-roll bar.}}</ref> while a more conventional configuration for the rear suspension used a live axle with half-elliptical springs. The car could reach just over {{convert|80|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} and 23&nbsp;mpg.

The Ford Zephyr Six was available with four-door saloon, estate, and two-door convertible bodies. The convertible version was made by [[Carbodies]] and had a power-operated hood; the estate car was by [[Abbott Coachbuilders|Abbotts of Farnham]] and was sold as the Farnham.

In addition to the main British Ford factory in Dagenham, the Consul and Zephyr were assembled at Ford New Zealand's Seaview factory in Lower Hutt from knock-down kits. The large Fords competed with the also locally built Vauxhall Wyvern and Velox, and later the Australian Holden. When newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II visited New Zealand as part of a Commonwealth tour in the early 1950s, she was pictured watching Zephyrs being built at the local Ford plant. The Consul and Zephyr were also assembled at the Cork plant in Ireland from 1951 to 1956.

In 1953, a Ford Zephyr Six driven by [[Maurice Gatsonides]] won the [[Monte Carlo rally]], pushing a [[Jaguar Mark VII]] into second place in the process.  Two years later, a Ford Zephyr Six driven by Vic Preston (Snr) and D. P. Marwaha won the [[East African Safari Rally]].<ref name=Autocar197205>{{cite journal |last=Hutton |first=Ray |journal=Autocar |volume=136 |issue=3969) |title=The Myth Breakers |pages=15–17 |date=11 May 1972}}</ref>

A saloon tested by ''[[The Motor (magazine)|The Motor]]'' in 1951 had a top speed of {{convert|79.8|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and could accelerate from 0–{{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in 20.2 seconds. A fuel consumption of {{convert|23.7|mpgimp|L/100 km mpgus}} was recorded. The test car cost £842 including taxes, but was fitted with optional leather trim, heater, and radio.<ref name=Motor1951>{{cite journal|title=The Ford Zephyr Six Saloon |journal=The Motor |date=3 October 1951}}</ref>

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File:Ford_Zephyr_111_Six_1954_head.jpg|Ford Zephyr Mark I
File:Ford_Zephyr_Six_1952_sideb.jpg
File:Ford_Zephyr_Six_1954_rearr.jpg
File:Ford Zephyr Convertible (MkI).JPG|Ford Zephyr Convertible (Mark I)
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