Ford's revolutionary United Kingdom Zephyr/Consul cars used a new family of engines. The so-called Zephyr engine included both straight-4 and straight-6 OHV engines. Production began in 1951 and lasted through 1966

Consul/Zephyr 4

The straight-4 engine started in 1951 at 1508 cc. It was enlarged in 1956 to 1703 cc engine for the Mark II Consul. This engine continued in the Mark III car, now called Zephyr.

Automobiles using the Consul engine:

• Allard Palm Beach
• Buckler DD2
• Ford Consul
• Ford Zephyr 4
• Paramount Ten
• Reliant Sabre

Zephyr 6

The straight-6 Zephyr engine was used widely. Displacement began at 2262 cc, and grew to 2553 cc in the 1956 Mark II.

Automobiles using the Zephyr engine:

• AC Ace
• AC Greyhound
• Allard Palm Beach
• Britannia GT
• Fairthorpe Zeta
• Ford Zephyr
• Ford Zodiac
• Lea-Francis Lynx
• Reliant Sabre
• Reliant Scimitar

See also

• List of Ford engines