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)

Gary Michael Griffiths Ellis 3d vehicle designer ford aquk red designs illegally and got shares in other vehicle companies 1983 to present GRIFFELLIS (talk) 01:27, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Ford of Britain

I feel in my bones that there is something wrong with the section of this article about Dearborn buying out the 46% held by British investors. It states that this occurred 1n 1960/61, but I distinctly remember that Ford America stepped in to recover 100% of Ford of Britain in 1955, and that the price paid was £126,000,000. It was the largest cheque ever drawn on a British bank at that time and the bank in question was National Provincial. The year was 1955 and I remember where I was at the time (being driven past a branch of National Provincial Bank) and who it was that informed me. I worked alongside him during only 1954 and 1955. With the communication technology of today I imagine that it should be quite easy to get confirmation of the actual date and the sum involved. Perhaps Malcolma might contemplate this? JHB (talk) 20:45, 12 January 2016 (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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Ford Orion

I was wondering whether it would be appropriate to also include the Ford Orion within the list of passenger cars? [1] HolyB144 (talk) 12:47, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

I can't see why not. Rangoon11 (talk) 19:51, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

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Ford Trucks (UK) identification request

Ford UK articulated truck registered May 1978 8373cc

I am hoping that some day someone who knows about the model names of the trucks Ford used to sell in the UK may land on this page. Long shot? Maybe. Anyhow ... is anyone able to give me a more precise name than "Ford Truck" for this .... Ford Truck.

And thank you (if you did) for thinking about it.

Regards Charles01 (talk) 11:12, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

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Source for name

Davidstewartharvey, you say "As per the official Ford Motor Company History", do you have a full cite for that source please? -- DeFacto (talk). 06:13, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

There shouldn't be a problem finding a ref to the name eg 1992 "Ford of Britain in the 1990s: Corporate strategy in Europe and the future of the Ford localities". GraemeLeggett (talk) 07:30, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

I don't think the question is really about a ref for that name, but about why that name rather than "Ford of Britain and Ireland", which is also commonly used (Ford Media Center, SMMT, Autocar). I wondered if the ref that Davidstewartharvey mentioned in their edit summary might throw some light on that question. -- DeFacto (talk). 08:10, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

I came across those too. It could be that is what - within Ford Europe - that division is known as. Unlikely that the role is MD of Ford of Britain and [of] Ireland. GraemeLeggett (talk) 09:59, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

My father was an employee with Ford. The reference I am talking about is the book given to all Ford employees to celebrate the 100yr anniversary, called The Ford Century, produced by Banham books on Fords behalf. In addition my father's wage slips always stated Ford of Britain. Technically this the name used internally, as the company name is Ford Motor Company Ltd. Davidstewartharvey (talk) 12:24, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the info - it helps us to understand the pedigree. -- DeFacto (talk). 12:40, 29 September 2021 (UTC)