Ford Prefect E493A saloon.
The first early photograph shows the back end of an E493A Prefect, I think at Cheddar Gorge in Somerset (I'm sure someone will set me right if the location is different!).
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I've cropped the original photograph down a bit to get in the important details. Nearest the camera is Ford Prefect registration WMC 728, parked with its bootlid open, close to a No Waiting sign! The Ford has just been overtaken by a black saloon, which is heading down the road in the direction of another 1930s car. A few tourists in period clothing are stood to the right, near a sign advertising Wall's ice creams (mmmm).
Fordson E494C van at the Cheddar Gorge car park.
Accompanying the photo above is this second shot, looking up the road towards the Gorge, with a small parking area at the foot of the slope. Pulling into a parking space is another sidevalve Ford, this time a 5cwt Fordson van (probably an E494C). A few other cars are in evidence, including a car facing the camera with its driver's door open (Standard?) and to the right, a black Standard 8 or 10 (note: no chrome grille trim so probably an 8).
I've also included a close-up scan showing the parked cars, clearly showing the 5cwt Ford as it pulls in behind the parked car facing us (note the suicide doors fitted to this car).
I wonder what happened to this van? most were scrapped of course, but many that survived into the 1970s were adopted by the customising and hot rod brigade, so finding original E04C or E494C vans is getting more tricky, especially in decent condition.
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Another photo of a 1950s E493A Prefect turns up
The photo shown alongside turned up in 2008, and shows a smartly dressed lady back in the 1950s, stood next to a black E493A Ford Prefect.
The Prefect was always a cut above the contemporary Pop, featuring as it did four doors and a much smarter dash, made from Bakelite, similar in style to that found inside earlier E494A Anglias.
Some interesting photos of a similar Ford Prefect can also be found on this page, en route to Le Mans in the early 1950s.
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