Ford Anglia 101E 1958

The table describes the difference between a Ford Anglia and a new car. Besides the difference below, a lot of changes have been made in the material used in the automotive industry.

Item Ford Anglia 101E A new car
Valve position Side valve Top valve
Cylinder head material Cast alloy iron Aluminium
Bore/stroke 2/3 3/2
Compression ratio 7.0:1 >10.0:1
Seat belts None Front and rear
Ignition Mechanical Electrical
Generator current Direct Alternating
Forward gears Three Five
Synchronised gears Second and third All
Windscreen wiper motor Vacuum Electric
Windscreen wiper control Stepless (vacuum) Stepwise
Windscreen washer control Mechanical Electrical
Starter switch Separate Part of ignition switch
Brake cicuit Single Double
Brakes front Drum Disc
Brakes rear Drum Drum or Disc
Steering Worm and ball peg ?Tooth rod?
Rear axle Fixed Independant
Rear spring Longitudinal, semi-elliptic Coil
Choker Manual Automatic
Horns Two One
Horn sound Loud & nice Annoying
Air cleaner Oil mask Paper
Front bulps Glow lamp Halogen
Interior light Manual Switch on when door opens
Bumper Steel with chrome Plastic
Vent window Front door None
Window regulator Manual Electrical
Diagnostic tool Ears and eyes Computer
Price DKK 10000 (1958) DKK 200000 (1998)

In some aspects the design of Anglia was quite modern when it came in 1953. In 1998 the automotive industry still uses the same technic as they did 45 years ago.