In a country that had been torn apart by war, enormous debts to friendly nations had been incurred. The best way for Great Britain to pay off these debts, the government decided, was to design new cars and export them all over the world. Therefore, Ford-UK developed two new cars from a rationalized design --calling the four-cylinder car a "Consul" and the six-cylinder version a "Zephyr" -- making them as modern and as technically advanced as it knew how. The Ford Consul was, arguably, fairly state-of-the-art for the times. Its 1508cc engine was advanced in that it had overhead valves. Fuel consumption was a relatively frugal 26 miles per imperial gallon. It was also the first Ford to have a unibody construction in Britain. It was also equipped with hydraulic brakes in addition to being three geared. The Consul was also the first volume production car to use the MacPherson strut which provided independent suspension at the front of the car.

Owner states this example is one of 2800 convertibles made, has only 12,000 original miles, and its top and interior are both original. It is finished in red with a black top and grey interior with complementary red piping, all resting on wide whitewall tires.