1955 Ford Zephyr Zodiac

This is one of the cars that were on display at the Footman James Classic Car Show Manchester at EventCity in September 2018.

It's a 1955 Ford Zephyr Zodiac that was an upmarket version of the Ford Zephyr and has the same 6-cylinder inline 2,262cc engine, but with a higher compression ratio. Also known as the Ford Zodiac Mark I it was in production from 1954 to 1956 and superseded by the Ford Zodiac Mark II.

1956 Ford Zephyr Zodiac

This car was displayed on the stand of the Five Stars - Ford MkI Consul Zephyr Zodiac Owners Club at the Northern Classic Car Show at the G-Mex Exhibition Centre in Manchester in August 1990.

It's a 1956 Ford Zephyr Zodiac with a 2,262cc Straight-6 engine, and was also referred to as a Ford Zodiac MkI after the Zodiac MkII was introduced later in 1956. The brochure of the event said this about the car:

'The stand this year celebrates the 1953 win of the Marque in that year's Monte Carlo Rally. Our car is owned by Andy Davies of Chorley, and won Best Car on our annual Manchester to Southport run.'

This is obviously not the actual car that won the 1953 Monte Carlo Rally - that was registration number VHK 194, and was driven by Maurice Gatsonides with Peter Worledge as his navigator (the rally number was 365 though). The DVLA say that KRJ 735 still exists and has only recently been re-taxed for another year.

Maurice Gatsonides, by the way, is much better known as the inventor of the 'Gatso' speed camera.