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[Uncle Joe]

It has been suggested to me that the Ford 105E Anglia was named after its designer. I dont think that this can be true, due to the fact that the Anglia name was used before the 105E.

Is there anyone that has an idea as to the true origins of this model name?

[Geoffp]

Not unless the designers name was 105E Many years ago I had a half share in a sit-up-and-beg (E93A) Anglia which was made in about 1950; it had the Anglia name on the bootlid. I think the name came about because the car was the first Ford designed in England.

Geoff

[Uncle Joe]

Since I posted, I have trawled a little. The person credited with designing the 105E had the surname Engel. This is the german word for angel. so I suppose its not unreasonable to think that the anglisised word for ''of an angel'' was Anglia....

Still doesnt explain the earlier models though, so I suspect....

[Old-Nail]

I did hear that the ford Capri was originally destined to be named the Capprino or something similar...until they discovered that it meant goatsh*t in Italian!

[peter scott]

[poodge]

Is it not possible the Anglia was named after the area(East Anglia)?
After all,the Essex engine range and Cortina and Capri were all named after places.Don't know where the Corsair fits in though.
It was my understanding that the "Popular" E93A was the el-cheapo version of the Anglia.Quite how the Consul-Zephyr-Zodiac names came together is anybody's guess.The Transit van is fairly obvious.This moniker actually started with the German Taunus Transit FK1000/FK1250 van range in the mid 50's."Taunus" is a mountain somewhere.
Then there's the French Ford Vedette.According to Wikipedia,a Vedette is a star (as in famous person).
I won't bother going into the US Ford nomenclature,we'll be here all day

[peter scott]

I certainly agree with the East Anglia connection. I guess Dagenham is to the west of East Anglia.

The Zephyr name is quite a good one and I guess it's understandable that it got re-used. Ford has owned Lincoln since 1922.

Corsair does have some logic given the nautical same initial letter strategy of Pilot.

Peter

[Uncle Joe]

I have found a nice article about the 105E, so I thought that I would share it with you all.

Its on this link:

http://enfostuff.com/articles/CollectibleAutomobile-Feb2000-Anglia.pdf

Until I read this, I didnt realise that the Anglias designer was the same person that designed my 300....cant make my mind up if that is a good or a bad thing.

[peter scott]

That is an interesting article and I think the 105E Anglia is a very good example of the sort of car that should be kept original (excuse the mixing of threads). Small cars with sweet running engines and slick gearboxes are just so delightful to drive and the 997 Kent was certainly that.

Peter

[Old-Nail]

Nice find UJ interesting article that.

[Uncle Joe]

O-N, did you notice where it was written?

[pigtin]

Wasn't the Ford Prefect named after a character in "Hitch hikers Guide to the Galaxy?"

[Red Riley]

I think we're reading too much into this. Then, as now the marketing depatrments pick names to suit the image they wish to convey. Anglia was a nice English sounding name , so hey, let's use it. Nothing more, nothing less.
They do seem to have lost their way recently though, Focus sounds too much like a marketing man's nonsense (as in 'Focus Group') and the Ka is just nonsense.

[peter scott]

[Uncle Joe]

If you translate into english the nickname for Edsels here, you get the words ''toilet seat'' for obvious reasons. There is of course another name also, which I am not allowed to write on this forum!