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This book is a car-by-car account of Ford models sold in Britain from the dawn of the twentieth century, together with a history and detailed chronology of the company and it's achievements.
Ford sold cars in Britain from the dawn of the twentieth century. It made them in Manchester from 1911 with components imported from America, which completed their journey to Trafford Park up the Manchester Ship Canal. Throughout the first half of the century Ford vehicles were usually black, sold to the blue collar market, and proudly advertised as made from British components by a British workforce. Ford in Britain was recognised as a quintessentially British company, sometimes even by Detroit.
By the middle of the century Ford began to represent something more than motoring for the millions. Well-loved models like the Zephyr and Zodiac, and best sellers like the Cortina and Escort transformed Fords into aspirational cars endorsed by victories in the sporting field. Ford made it's mark in Grand Prix racing, at Le Mans and in touring car racing. It's technology was world class yet Ford never relinquished it's skill in production engineering, and at the beginning of the twenty-first century it was urning out some of the best and fastest luxury cars in the world.
Hardback Book with over three hundred illustrations.
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