The 300E was introduced in July 1954, based on the Ford
Anglia /
Prefect 100E saloon range. It shared its bodyshell and 1172 cc
sidevalve four-cylinder engine with the
Ford Escort and
Ford Squire estate car versions of the line. The bodyshell was optimized for use as a panel van rather than an estate with its two short passenger doors and shorter overall length than the saloons. Initially produced only as a single model with carrying capacity, the range was later expanded with the introduction of Standard and Deluxe variants. All three offered the same load volume. Production totalled 196,885 examples comprising 139,267 5 cwt, 10,056 Standard 7 cwt and 47,562 Deluxe 7 cwt units. 300E production ended in April 1961 and the van's replacement, the
Anglia 105E based
Thames 307E, was introduced in June of the same year. ==References==