1960 Ford Prefect 107E review from UK and Ireland

The whole steering mechanism needed replacing, there are a myriad of grease nipples that require constant attention which of course never gets done.

Had to get a new carb, but the car was 34 years old.

A basic tin box. supposedly the 107e was the one to have, being fitted with an OHV engine instead of the old sidevalve- that sidevalve must have been REALLY slow... having owned a lot of old cars, this one really did feel its age. the contemporary morris minor felt almost modern by comparison, the prefect had a teeteringly high up driving position, lumpy ride, poor performance, poor handling, miserable fuel consumption for such a small engine and comedy wipers that ran off the inlet vacuum-faster you go slower the wipers are. it's hard to believe ford were still churning these tin boxes out whilst austin was making the vastly superior 1100. with hindsight though the market must have been there as Ford made money and austin didn't..