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Ford did not offer an Estate version of the Ford
Anglia 105E, so Friary Motors Ltd of
Basingstoke took up the challenge. The
conversion, launched in June 1961, took the basic
saloon model and modified it into a hatchback
calling it the " Ford New Anglia Touring
Saloon". The conversion process was taken
over by associate company E.D Abbott Ltd of
Farnham, Surrey in 1962, who renamed the car the
"Ford Anglia 105E Sports Sedan". Ford officially
released the Ford Anglia 105E Estate in September 1961 
The Estate was
very much welcomed by those wanting to carry a
little more luggage. The rear seat hinged forward
and its squab folded flat to give a large flat
loadspace of 35.4 cu ft. (Which compared
favourably with the 10 cu ft of boot space in the
Saloon.) The front of the car, up to the centre
door pillars, was identical to the Saloon. Behind
this, blended onto the original front end was an
attractve and neat estate car body.
Like the Saloon,
the Estate was only ever available as a two door,
and was available in Standard and De Luxe trim
with added extra's over the Saloon. The Estate
also had uprated suspension and an increased tyre
size to help with the extra weight that could be
carried in the back. Like the Saloon, the owner
could also choose between the 997cc or 1200cc
engines.
The Standard Estate model
was offered in a choice of eight different
colours, whilst the De Luxe could be specified
from a range of eleven single colours and seven
two tone colours.
Production of the
Ford Anglia 105E Estate came to an end in
November 1967,
by which time 129,529 estates had been built.
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