Talk:Ford of Britain
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I started this entry because there was nothing existing here about Ford's history in the United Kingdom. Much of the information came from a Ford booklet celebrating their first 75 years published (obviously) some time ago. I am hoping that many of the gaps can be filled in by other contributors and this particularly applies to the Commercial Vehicle products and history about which I have little information or knowledge. I have added what I can find about these but it can only be considered a start or a "work in progress". Malcolma 17:11, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
I think there was something unusual about the corporate structure. My memory is that it was not a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford and the UK shareholders were only bought out quite late. Is this so?
I worked for more than 20 years with Ford International, and believe that this is a good start on an article. CoppBob 04:02, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
Tractor Business
The Fordson tractor was a significant part of the British company's business, manufactured at the subsidiary company in Cork, Ireland. Some knowledgeable person should write a paragraph about this. CoppBob 04:02, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
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