Friday 20th November 1959
The all-new 105E Anglia was introduced in the US, the first British Ford to be marketed to Americans on a large scale. It had a brand-new overhead-valve engine and a 4-speed gearbox and, externally, it was like nothing else on the road, with its distinctive rear-sloping back window, frog-like headlights and stylish colours (eg light green and primrose yellow). Despite appreciation for the well-designed car by a few automobile enthusiasts in America, the Anglia, which was a best-seller on the world’s markets, failed to make a noticeable impact in the general US market.
