The first car I knew was the Ford Zephyr. These English cars were very popular in the 50's. My father bought one second hand in 1957. The number was HB 9453 and he paid the grand sum of $700! He used it as a taxi. It carried a six cylinder, 2000 cc engine The front seat was a bench that seated 3 including the driver while the back seat carried 3 passengers. A that time it was king of the road with a maximun speed of 87 mph. It was sold in 1959 for $600 and my father bought a "newer" Ford Consul, HC 5669 for $900 doolars. This carried a smaller engine, four cylinders and 1703 cc. I can remember going all around Trinidad in these cars and also pushing them sometimes to start. There are still a few of them in Trinidad. Our Consul is burried somewher in our back yard. The top picture shows the Ford Zephyr, the second an AD for both cars and the bottom a picture of the Ford Consul. Incidently, one of these cars would fetch between $45,000 to $50'000 today!
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