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- Workers at Water Outlet Connection, Fordson Tractor Plant, Cork, Ireland, January, 1929 - Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. He opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland, two years later. The factory soon began building components for Ford automobiles, and tractor production ceased in 1922. Tractors returned to the factory's product output in 1929, but the Depression ended Cork tractor production for good in 1932.
- January 25, 1929
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Workers at Water Outlet Connection, Fordson Tractor Plant, Cork, Ireland, January, 1929
Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. He opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland, two years later. The factory soon began building components for Ford automobiles, and tractor production ceased in 1922. Tractors returned to the factory's product output in 1929, but the Depression ended Cork tractor production for good in 1932.
- Portrait of Sir Patrick Hennessey -
- 1935-1970
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Portrait of Sir Patrick Hennessey
- Sales Brochure for the 1960 Ford Consul - Ford of Britain, Ford Motor Company's subsidiary in the United Kingdom, manufactured the Consul over two design generations from 1951 to 1962. The car featured a four-cylinder engine and was available in sedan, convertible and station wagon body styles. The Mark II version, introduced in 1956, featured all-new styling along with a more powerful engine and larger overall dimensions.
- 1960
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Sales Brochure for the 1960 Ford Consul
Ford of Britain, Ford Motor Company's subsidiary in the United Kingdom, manufactured the Consul over two design generations from 1951 to 1962. The car featured a four-cylinder engine and was available in sedan, convertible and station wagon body styles. The Mark II version, introduced in 1956, featured all-new styling along with a more powerful engine and larger overall dimensions.
- Infirmary at the Ford Assembly Plant in Manchester, England, 1916-1917 - Ford Motor Company operated sales branches and assembly plants in cities around the world. Ford's first overseas plant opened in Manchester, England, in 1911. By the early 1920s, demand for Ford vehicles in the United Kingdom was outpacing the Manchester plant's capacity. Ford shifted production to a new, larger factory at Dagenham, east of London, in 1931.
- 1916-1917
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Infirmary at the Ford Assembly Plant in Manchester, England, 1916-1917
Ford Motor Company operated sales branches and assembly plants in cities around the world. Ford's first overseas plant opened in Manchester, England, in 1911. By the early 1920s, demand for Ford vehicles in the United Kingdom was outpacing the Manchester plant's capacity. Ford shifted production to a new, larger factory at Dagenham, east of London, in 1931.
- Korean-Made Ford Cortina in Seoul, South Korea, 1969 - Hyundai Motor Company began assembling its first automobile, the Ford Cortina, in cooperation with Ford Motor Company in 1968. Here a Cortina cruises the streets of Seoul, South Korea. The companies' relationship -- Hyundai also built Ford trucks and vans -- helped launch the South Korean automotive industry.
- May 21, 1969
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Korean-Made Ford Cortina in Seoul, South Korea, 1969
Hyundai Motor Company began assembling its first automobile, the Ford Cortina, in cooperation with Ford Motor Company in 1968. Here a Cortina cruises the streets of Seoul, South Korea. The companies' relationship -- Hyundai also built Ford trucks and vans -- helped launch the South Korean automotive industry.
- Mill & Factory, January 1936 -
- January 01, 1936
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Mill & Factory, January 1936
- Ford Motor Company Sales Office, Paris, France, circa 1930 - Ford Motor Company opened its first international sales branch, in Paris, France, in 1908. Paris became the heart of Ford's marketing efforts throughout the European continent. The company established a French subsidiary, Ford France, in 1916. This photo shows a Ford sales office in Paris circa 1930.
- circa 1930
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Ford Motor Company Sales Office, Paris, France, circa 1930
Ford Motor Company opened its first international sales branch, in Paris, France, in 1908. Paris became the heart of Ford's marketing efforts throughout the European continent. The company established a French subsidiary, Ford France, in 1916. This photo shows a Ford sales office in Paris circa 1930.
- Workers on Piston Assembly Line, Fordson Tractor Plant, Cork, Ireland, February, 1929 - Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. He opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland, two years later. The factory soon began building components for Ford automobiles, and tractor production ceased in 1922. Tractors returned to the factory's product output in 1929, but the Depression ended Cork tractor production for good in 1932.
- February 12, 1929
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Workers on Piston Assembly Line, Fordson Tractor Plant, Cork, Ireland, February, 1929
Henry Ford formed an Irish subsidiary company, Henry Ford & Son Limited, in 1917. He opened a tractor plant in County Cork, Ireland, two years later. The factory soon began building components for Ford automobiles, and tractor production ceased in 1922. Tractors returned to the factory's product output in 1929, but the Depression ended Cork tractor production for good in 1932.
- Edsel Ford and Henry Ford II at Ground Breaking for New Ford Plant in Dagenham, England, May 16, 1929 - On May 16, 1929, Edsel Ford turned a spade full of sod, signaling the start of construction on Ford's Dagenham factory. The plant, located east of London, England, and modeled on Ford's massive Rouge complex in Dearborn, would be Europe's largest automobile manufacturing plant. Twenty-eight months after the groundbreaking ceremony, the first vehicle rolled off the assembly line.
- May 16, 1929
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Edsel Ford and Henry Ford II at Ground Breaking for New Ford Plant in Dagenham, England, May 16, 1929
On May 16, 1929, Edsel Ford turned a spade full of sod, signaling the start of construction on Ford's Dagenham factory. The plant, located east of London, England, and modeled on Ford's massive Rouge complex in Dearborn, would be Europe's largest automobile manufacturing plant. Twenty-eight months after the groundbreaking ceremony, the first vehicle rolled off the assembly line.
- Sir Patrick Hennessey with Air Marshall Billy Bishop -
- 1939-1956
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Sir Patrick Hennessey with Air Marshall Billy Bishop