162 Ford Zephyr Saloon (1956-60)

Hello everybody.I don't know if there is already a page on this beautiful little car on this forum. If no, I open it with my two items. (I am waiting for the third one !)I have some questions about this Ford : 1)At the end of production, got it glasses ? 2)Had, some two 'blue' versions, a rear number plate painted in silver ? 3)Have all the versions recieved the two types of tyres, slick or ribbed ?Thank you very much to those who will have the answers. Friendly yours. Richard

Hi Richard This is a lovely car
from
the 1950s which I remember very well.Here is the front cover of a leaflet on the Zephyr: [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / Zephyr.jpg [/img] I can answer one of your questions on the Dinky car,
it was never fitted with windows.Dave

Hi Dave.Thank you for your information.it ' s less item to look for !:
)

All the sisters together.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / CIMG1838.jpg [/img]

Lovely
set
Richard ! The light green version usually comes in the Car Transporter gift
set
I think,
though I am sure I bought mine on it ' s own.it ' s one of only 3 Dinky ' s I still have
from
childhood,
always loved Zephyrs ! Chris Warr.

[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 162_SwedishFlyer_1.jpg [/img] A rare flyer.

Beautiful Zephyr Jan ! As we say: Mint In Box ! Richard

Wonderful ! I know Triang Spot On beat them to it,
but why oh why didn ' t Dinky do a Mk2
and Mk3 Zephyr Zodiac ? Chris Warr.

I can only think of these smaller scale competitors: [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / IMG_9043.jpg [/img]

Something a little different about the Ford Zephyr: [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / Ford_printing_block.jpg [/img] This is an old printing block
and an impression made
from
it.The block is made
from
lead
and they were normally returned to the owner (in this case Meccano)
and when they were no longer required they were melted down
and the lead was then reused for something else.Consequently they are quite rare,
I have this
and one other.Dave

At least 18 of these printing blocks are known,
each with one
or two models.They are of several types,
shapes
and material (
lead - antimony alloy
or aluminium
) which seems to show that they come
from
different printers.The type would have been
set
on a linotype machine.This is a hot metal process in which each line of type (
or slug
) is cast by injecting molten lead - antimony alloy into a mould formed by the mould wheel
and the series of little dies of the line of matrices.The pictures are achieved by photographing an illustration through a half tone screen (dot screen) to produce a negative,
exposing light sensitive plate - marking material to ultra - violet light passing through this negative,
and then chemically etching the plates.The light sensitive surface is hardeed by exposure to ultra - violet light
and form the raised printing surface.The remainder is etched away.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / AlbionPress.jpg [/img] Albion press c.1865 Once the ' forme ' (body of type made ready for printing) is ready,
a flong (a plasticized papier - mache) is placed on top of it
and subjected to a pressure of 200 tons per square inch (30 t / cm2).This sets the flong as it takes on the impression of the page.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / DemiRouleau.jpg [/img] The flong is placed in a curved mould into which molten lead is poured.This produces a half - roll printing plate,
which is then placed on a printing press.
After
use the flong is recycled to make cardboard
and the lead is melted for re - use.This subject has been discussed previously somewhere on TMT.

Here is an absolutely beautiful Ford Zephyr Six I spotted at a classic car event I went to on 24th August 2014.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / Ford_Zephyr_Six_at_Stamford.jpg [/img] You can see
from
this that Dinky got it absolutely right - that ' s why I loved them so much as a child.Dave