194 Ford Zephyr Mk.II Lowline (1961) PJV 838 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Ford Zephyr Mk.II (1956-62) Engine 2553cc S6 OHV Production 350,244 Registration Number PJV 838 (Grimsby) FORD ALBUM www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623665118181... The Consul, Zephyr and Zodiac Mk.II's were launched in 1956. Totally restyled The 6-cylinder cars' engines were enlarged to 2,553 cc with power output correspondingly raised to 86 bhp. The wheelbase was increased by three inches and width increased to 69 inches. The weight distribution and turning circle were also improved. Top speed increased to 88 mph and fuel consumption improved to 28mpg. As well as a 3-speed manual gearbox there was an optional overdrive and from 1956 a Borg Warner DG automatic transmission. At first drum brakes were fitted all round but front discs became optional in 1960 and standard from mid 1961 The model was updated in late 1959 as the Lowline model, with a reduced roof height and a chrome windscreen surround. The earlier cars were retrospectively referred to as Highline models PJV 838 This car, known by its real owner as Bluey, regularly appeared as a featured vehicle in the long running Yorkshire TV medical drama series The Royal. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the staff at the fictional St. Aidans Hospital seaside town of Elsinby and its surrounding area. The programme was a spin-off of ITV's period drama series Heartbeat and the first three series featured crossovers with Heartbeat and appearances by its cast members. Outside scenes were filmed in or near Scarborough and Whitby with the hospital interior hospital scenes, shot in the Leeds Studios and St Luke's Hospital, Bradford Diolch am 94,402,034 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 94,402,034 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 28.05.2022 at Smallwood Steam Rally. Cheshire REF 160-194