The Ford Squire is a car that was produced by

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from 1955 to 1959. It was a two-door, four-seat estate design, related to the Ford Prefect 100E four-door saloon, sharing the same

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engine and other parts and the same interior trim. It was substantially shorter than both the Prefect and the closely related Ford Anglia 100E two-door saloon. It used the short front doors of the four-door model because the bodyshell was optimized for use as a panel van (which was marketed as the Thames 300E). The rear door was in two pieces split horizontally. The rear seat could be folded flat to convert from a four-seater to a load carrier. Until 1957 there were wood trim pieces screwed to the sides of the vehicle. The Squire competed in the same market segment as the

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and Austin A30 / A35 based estate, both significantly more popular in the UK than longer estates at the time. Total production was 17,812 cars. British magazine ''

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'' tested a Squire in 1955, recording a top speed of , 0- in 20.2 seconds, and a fuel consumption of . The test car (with the optional heater) cost £668, including taxes.

Ford Escort

The Ford Escort was a mechanically identical estate car with the lower trim level of the

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. This proved more popular, and a total of 33,131 Escorts were produced between 1955 and 1961. Production of the Escort continued until 1961, two years longer than the Squire. The Escort name was later used by

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in 1968 on another small car, and a North American variant was introduced in 1980. Ford Escort 1172cc 1960

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Cars introduced in 1955 1960s cars Station wagons Rear-wheel-drive vehicles