Ford Zephyr car chassis, 1956, sectioned. In 1951 Ford Motor Company introduced their first post-war models, the 1.5 litre Consul and the 2.3 litre Zephyr. The Zephyr Six was a six-cylinder saloon, bigger than the four-cylinder Ford Consul, and in fact the largest Ford motor car seen in Britain. The Zephyr introduced the 3-box shape to British motoring and featured all-steel integral construction, independent front suspension and new overhead-valve power units. In 1955 an even larger version of the Zephyr, the luxury Zephyr Zodiac, was released. This continued to be the largest passenger car in the British Ford range until the 1971 Ford Consul and Granada were put into production. This is an example of the chassis of the Zephyr Six from the year the Zephyr Zodiac went into production.