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The Ford Sidevalve Owners' Club (the 'FSOC') caters for over 20 different basic models of small Ford cars produced primarily in the UK between 1932 and 1962, and powered by the 8hp, 10hp or the later 100E 4-cylinder Ford side-valve engine.
Early "Upright" cars range from the pre-war Ford Model Y, Ford Model C/CX, Ford 7Y, Ford 7W, Ford Anglia E04A and Ford Prefect E93A, to the post-war Ford Anglia E494A, Ford Prefect E493A. Probably the Ford Popular 103E is the most well-known, with various convertible / commercial derivatives including Fordson.
Models in the ‘50’s included the all-metal bodied 100E range; the Ford Anglia 100E, Ford Prefect 100E, Ford Popular 100E, plus the overhead-valve engined Ford Prefect 107E, with their estate and commercial derivatives, the Ford Thames 300E, Ford E83W, Ford Escort, Ford Squire.
The FSOC also covers "Specials", "Modified" and so-called "Special Applications".
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The Specials group includes often one-off or limited run fibreglass vehicles, produced in greatest numbers during the fifties and early sixties, for example Ashley, Falcon, Tornado, Rochdale and more.
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The Modified group covers the recent trend of retro fitting modern engines and running gear under the skin of a traditional side-valve body/chassis making them more useable in modern traffic.
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The category of Special Applications wraps up virtually any other type of vehicle powered by the little Ford flat-head and includes tractors, boats, rollers, a few aeroplanes and really anything else you can think of.
We are a social club with a large network of Regional Organisers providing a local point of contact. They often arrange regular monthly meetings and organise attendance at local Classic events and exhibitions.
To sum up, the FSOC has a wide brief within the classic vehicle movement, welcoming anything having either the 8hp, 10hp or the later 100E 4-cylinder Ford side-valve engine as well as those side-valve bodied vehicles now updated by the integration of uprated engines and/or running gear. We really are the club for all things Ford side-valve.
So - if you love old Fords then this is the club for you!