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New member with a new project - Ford Zephyr 6 Mk3
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65zephyr6



Joined: 04 May 2011
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PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2011 5:33 pm    Post subject: New member with a new project - Ford Zephyr 6 Mk3 Reply with quote

Hi all, i have just joined and have recently bought my Zephyr 6,a car i have lalways wanted since having a MK3 Zodiac some 20 years ago (always prefered the Zephyr's lines). Pictures are as bought with all the green slime washed off!! Not been on the road for 5 years and generally very sound apart from the bodged up repairs to the driverside inner sill at the rear (hence my wanted advert on here). Am about o move house so will have to update as and wehn i can but hope to have her running before then end of the month... Very Happy





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Rick
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PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2011 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good looking project car! keep up updated as things move along Smile

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Phil - Nottingham



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PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2011 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My dad had a 1965 Zephyr 6 in the 1960's which was the family car. It was only 4 years old when he bought it but the front wings, front valance and sillls were starting to hole! It was still around in the early 1980's though my dad sold it at the end of 1970

Aqua Blue JWB 715C. I used to wash it very Sunday and wax it every month as the paint went dull very quickly. Column gear change too

Was a nice quite, fast roomy car for 6 of us!

Hope to see more pics
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Daniel H



Joined: 12 Apr 2011
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Location: Herts

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks a good base for a project, looking forward to seeing what you do with it. Cool
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BigJohn



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Location: Wem, Shropshire

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My Dad had one when I was 7, changing for a new 3.3 PB Velox in 1965. I always thought the Vauxhall might have had the power, but the Zephyr had the style (and that all my mates and me played Z cars in it!)
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RotaryBri



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Location: Warwick

PostPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 1:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had one exactly the same colour new in 1965. It was a super car especially as I changed from a Vauxhall Viva HA!

It went extremely well and the only trouble that I had was with the exhaust at the cylinder head joint. The manifold was most curious as it was a slotted pipe bolted to the side of the cylinder head. I've never seen anything like it on any other car.
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jgsouter



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:14 pm    Post subject: 65zephyr6 Reply with quote

We had the model before yours when I was a young lad. Great car. My Dad looked after it like a baby. We had it for 25 years ! did 200 th miles in it and never even replaced the rings. ( Although she was abit smokey at that stage). It was two tone dark grey and light grey. Awesome car . Awesome power and great comfort. Some of my best memories surround that car. All the best with your restoration
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:15 pm    Post subject: Zepyr / Zodiac Reply with quote

My post refers to our Zodiac
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Swampthing



Joined: 02 Feb 2010
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Location: Market town of Melton Mowbray

PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

how's it coming on?
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JohnDale



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 5:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good to see another Zephyr on here at last - good luck with your project. Where are you located,cheers,JD.
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62rebel



Joined: 03 Dec 2007
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nash used that exhaust pipe arrangement on Rambler L-heads for a while; odd looking, but simple and cheap to produce, i suppose. a replacement could be knocked out in a few minutes with little effort.
odd, too, that Ford didn't share the Falcon/Mustang six cylinder design with their English partners... it was reliable, robust, and delivered decent fuel mileage, and was already in widespread production AND used in RHD Falcons in Australia.
Zephyr's look similar to Rover P6 in my eye.... not unlike an XJ6 in shape, either, if you squint... handsome car.
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P3steve



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zephyr's look similar to Rover P6 in my eye.... not unlike an XJ6 in shape, either, if you squint... handsome car.[/quote]

I agree on the Rover but you would have to squint vevy hard to see an XJ6 in there I think, when ever I see one I think of Z cars now that dose make feel old
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62rebel



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well; just a hint of XJ...

still wondering why the corporation didn't share more technology across the waters...

i wouldn't mind terribly swapping one of my Falcon's for a Zephyr....
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