Start with what the Ford CX is: a car with 1172 cc Sidevalve I4, built from 1935 to 1937, when streamlining and independent suspension were arriving together. What it meant takes a little longer.
How it came about
The Ford CX is a car that was produced by Ford UK from 1935 to 1937. During that period 96,553 cars were produced. It was powered by a 1172 cc Ford Sidevalve engine. It was a deluxe version of the Ford Model C Ten.
The hardware
The engine is 1172 cc Sidevalve I4. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Chevrolet Suburban, the Bugatti Type 57, the Volkswagen Beetle. Its Ford stablemates include the Ford 021C and the Ford Escort.
Owning one today
There is no federal ownership record for the Ford CX — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.