Ford Prefect / Popular evolution

Upright, budget 1950s British Fords — Prefect and the cut-price Popular.
4 generations, oldest to newest — open any step for details.

Prefect E493A1949–1953

1949

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New generation

Prefect E493A

📅 1949–1953

Upright pre-war-derived saloon

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Prefect 100E1953–1959

1953

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New generation

Prefect 100E

📅 1953–1959

100E-bodied saloon; integral construction

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Popular 103E1953–1959

1953

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New generation

Popular 103E

📅 1953–1959

Entry-level side-valve; cheapest British car

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Popular 100E1959–1962

1959

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New generation

Popular 100E

📅 1959–1962

Budget model reusing the 100E body

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