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| | Media.Ford.com: TODAY in Ford History -- April 4 |
 | | Ford plans to import its revolutionary new British-made 1951 Ford Consul to the U.S. were dropped. |
 | | On April 4, 1951, Ford Motor Company announced plans to import its revolutionary new small English Ford Consul to the U.S. The plans, however, were soon scuttled by surging U.S. demand for larger, faster, flashier cars built in the States. |
 | | The English Ford Anglia and Prefect models had been sold in the U.S. since 1948, but sales fell far short of projections as Americaâs cheap gasoline, booming economy and changing lifestyles favored a new generation of larger, more powerful and stylish U.S. cars. |
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