The 1949 model, code E494A, was a makeover of the previous model with a rather more 1940s style front-end, including the sloped, twin-lobed radiator grille. Again it was a very spartan vehicle and in 1948 was Britain's lowest priced four wheel car.

An Anglia tested by the British magazine The Motor

The Motor (magazine)

The Motor was a British weekly car magazine founded on 28 January 1903....

in 1948 had a top speed of 57 mph (91.7 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-50 mph (80.5 km/h) in 38.3 seconds.