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Old 08-22-2016, 02:29 AM   #1
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Default Fordlandia...........Utopia.

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Default Re: Fordlandia...........Utopia.

Buy the book it's a good read!
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There is a YouTube clip on this. Worth a look.
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Agreed, the book is excellent as is the Michael Palin YouTube clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYr8SicU5ck
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Here is an original Ford tool check from Fordlandia:



It was found at a local flea market in Brazil by a French photographer who was on assignment from Paris to document the local Brazil wildlife and Amazon natives.

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It was found at a local flea market in Brazil by a French photographer who was on assignment from Paris to document the local Brazil wildlife and Amazon natives.

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Now that is an excellent piece if Ford history....!!!!!

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Good book.
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