Photo: FSD Hot Rod Ranch
We’re used to having our street rods look extreme, mean, and powerful. That usually translates into a lack of British-like aristocratic elegance, something this here Ford Anglia has plenty of.
Anglia is another name for England, used back in their glory days by the Romans. It was adopted by Ford in 1939 as it set out to create a small car for the British roads, one that was so successful it stayed in production until the late 1960s when the Escort came along and replaced it.
Although the early ones are showing the same allure as all other cars of the era, the Anglia is not exactly a favorite for the custom industry, especially the one here in America. Yet someone decided the model is a gamble worth making, and this is how we got this monster of a classic British car.
We found it as it sits awaiting a buyer on the lot of a dealer called Father Son & Daughter Hot Rod Ranch (yap, no joke). It is going for $59,950, which is a hell of a lot less than the over $150,000 that was invested in it.
The original lines of the 1948 Anglia body are still present on the build. In fact, we could say they are the stars of the project, especially considering how this is not something we come across every day.
The car sports a combination of Blue Magic and Cadillac Pearl White on the chopped top and shaved exterior, over a grey leather interior. The wheels, 20-inch Budnik Gassers, get their spin from a Chevrolet 383ci (5.7-liter) running 4 Webber carburetors.
The transmission used to operate it also comes from GM, a TH350 automatic, and allows the powerplant to evenly distribute the 510 hp we’re told it is capable of. It has done so for a few miles until now, just 2,300 (3,700 km).
Although the early ones are showing the same allure as all other cars of the era, the Anglia is not exactly a favorite for the custom industry, especially the one here in America. Yet someone decided the model is a gamble worth making, and this is how we got this monster of a classic British car.
We found it as it sits awaiting a buyer on the lot of a dealer called Father Son & Daughter Hot Rod Ranch (yap, no joke). It is going for $59,950, which is a hell of a lot less than the over $150,000 that was invested in it.
The original lines of the 1948 Anglia body are still present on the build. In fact, we could say they are the stars of the project, especially considering how this is not something we come across every day.
The car sports a combination of Blue Magic and Cadillac Pearl White on the chopped top and shaved exterior, over a grey leather interior. The wheels, 20-inch Budnik Gassers, get their spin from a Chevrolet 383ci (5.7-liter) running 4 Webber carburetors.
The transmission used to operate it also comes from GM, a TH350 automatic, and allows the powerplant to evenly distribute the 510 hp we’re told it is capable of. It has done so for a few miles until now, just 2,300 (3,700 km).
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