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Tudortomnz · 10-01-2019, 12:29 AM

If at all possible, Ford always insisted that all worldwide plants had water access for to both receive & ship goods out. This would be for big assembly plants like Istanbul , Geelong, Brisbane, Yokohama & Seaview [NZ] etc.
Regarding Istanbul plant, it was the biggest & only assembly plant in the Middle East area, financed & partly supplied by Ford Britain, also supplied by Ford US. [Those Model A's do not appear to be British] They had labour problems there for some years in early '30's & it never made a profit. This is from 'Ford on 6 Continents' American business Abroad' by Wilkins &Hill 1964.

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Tudortomnz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canterbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,242	Re: Ford ! If at all possible, Ford always insisted that all worldwide plants had water access for to both receive & ship goods out. This would be for big assembly plants like Istanbul , Geelong, Brisbane, Yokohama & Seaview [NZ] etc. Regarding Istanbul plant, it was the biggest & only assembly plant in the Middle East area, financed & partly supplied by Ford Britain, also supplied by Ford US. [Those Model A's do not appear to be British] They had labour problems there for some years in early '30's & it never made a profit. This is from 'Ford on 6 Continents' American business Abroad' by Wilkins &Hill 1964.