Beauty isn’t only skin deep (Upd. More knowledge)

Dog and attractive young lady apart, this was one of the most important styling jobs in Ford history. It was actually a 'scaled up' version of the European 8hp Model Y, designed in Detroit by the talented 34 year old Bob Gregorie: that car was not, as is commonly supposed, 'scaled down' from its US cousin. Later, for 1935, Ford hoped that the new Model C become the big UK seller, but this one was indeed 'scaled down' and its rather plump styling did not really work on a small car, sales being poor by Ford standards. In some desperation a 'stripped' version of the now elderly Model Y was reduced to £100 and UK sales of that model went up sharply from 22,000 in 1935 to 38,000 in 1936, effectively saving the European company. Actually at £100 it lost money, but high sales were essential for the big new Dagenham plant. So this was an early example of how excellent styling sells cars. If Bob Gregories design looked fine as a small 8hp model who can deny that it looked magnificent when scaled up to V8 dimensions, as shown here?