Other Ford Couriers

There are actually four unrelated Ford vehicle lines which have used the Courier name.

The U.S. built Ford Courier from 1952 to 1958 was marketed as a "sedan delivery" designated body code 78A, and was based on the contemporary sedan and station wagon designs. During the 1957 and 1958 model year, a windowed variant of the Courier was marketed for fleet orders and a number were produced primarily for government services such as the U.S. Forest Service and Post Office. While from the outside these models looked like the series "59" tudor Ranch wagon, they retained their model code 78A. From 1952 to 1956 access to the rear storage area was through a unique door hinged on the side. For 1957 and 1958, the rear access door was a combination of the lift gate and tailgate being connected with two connecting struts. This design meant that the rear door backglass had to be divided into three sections, two outer curved portions and a center piece. In 1959 all Couriers took on the windowed body style very similar to the tudor Ranch Wagons and their model code was re-designated as 59E. The last year for the passenger car based Courier would be 1960 where it would remain a commercial wagon. During this same period in Canada, this passenger car based van was marketed simply as the Sedan Delivery in both the Ford and Meteor lines from 1952 to 1958. For 1959 and 1960, they were sold as commercial wagons with the Meteor continuing the model up to the 1961 model year. (from wikipedia)

The European Ford Courier is a small "high-cube"van based on the Ford Fiesta and produced between 1991 and 2002.

And the Brazillian Ford Courier is a small pickup truck, also based on the Ford Fiesta. It was also sold in South Africa as a Ford Bantam

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