HIGHLIGHTS

• Charming styling 
• Straight-six engine
• Low ownership 
• Fabulous period interior                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

THE APPEAL

THE HISTORY AND PAPERWORK 

• V5 is present                                                                                                 
• UK Registered 10th February 1956
• Manufactured November/December 1955
• Original owner’s manual present 
• Looking at the MOT history, approximately 90 miles have been covered since 2012
• Four previous keepers 
• Several editions of Five Stars Zephyr Zodiac Mark One Owners Club magazines are included

 

THE INTERIOR

• Inside the Zephyr presents extremely well
• The blue and white seats are in excellent condition for the year and are believed to be the originals 
• Door cards are also in excellent order on each door
• The dashboard is painted to match the top half of the exterior and is free from any damage 
• Instruments and gauges are reported to be working correctly, and the odometer has a reading of 1,385 miles 
• The steering wheel is thought to be the original and is in good condition, with just a small amount of tarnishing to the chrome
• There are some additional toggle switches fitted for the spotlights
• The heater controls have a small amount of age-related wear 
• Headlining is in good order with no signs of sagging
• The roof-mounted clock is not working. This has not been investigated, but it is thought it may be a power issue because the interior light is also not working 
• Blue carpets finish off the interior and are in excellent condition
• Inside the boot has matching carpets which are also superb 
• The spare wheel and wheel brace are present

THE EXTERIOR

• Finished in what is thought to be a similar colour to the original, Colonial White over Peacock Blue
• The paintwork presents very well. There are a few small chips in places and a small amount of blistering around one headlight, which hasn’t broken through the paint
• The bodywork is in superb condition with no dings or dents 
• Looking around the car, the shut lines are equal for the doors, bonnet and boot 
• The windows are excellent, with very few marks, and the seals are in good order with no signs of perishing apart from to the quarter window seals, which do have a small amount
• The brightwork all around the car is excellent and shows no real signs of tarnishing
• The grille is nice and straight, with no kinks in any of the bars
• There is no damage to the headlights, spotlights, indicators or rear light lenses
• Zodiac and Zephyr badges are in excellent condition
• The wheels are excellent, finished in body colour with a chrome hubcap and trim
• The whitewall tyres have a good amount of tread remaining

THE MECHANICS

• 2.3 litre straight six
• Three-speed manual gearbox
• The Zodiac starts up first time from cold without hesitation
• There are no issues reported with the running of the car 
• The vendor reports the gear change to be smooth, and the car pulls well through the gears
• Various parts have been fitted in the past two years, which include: 
  • Ignition coil 
  • Distributor cap 
  • HT leads  
  • Spark plugs 
  • Engine mountings
  • Gearbox mount
  • Speedo drive gear
  • Various bushes 
  • Brake pipes

• The underside looks to be in good order, with no areas of concern
• No knocks or bangs are said to be coming from either corner of the car
• The brakes bring the Zodiac to a halt as well as you would expect 

SUMMARY