European Ford with an engine larger than 3.0 litres?
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Well Ford is an American brand. Ford of Britain did once exist until zee Germans merged to create Ford of Europe. Ford of Europe did bail out Ford of America I think in the 70’s. Ford of America currently doesn’t want to bail out Ford of Europe. Last British built Ford was a transit van in 2013 and last British built Ford passenger car was a mk5 fiesta in 2002.
Ford still make the complete range of European spec petrol and Diesel engines in the U.K., not sure for how much longer though.
Ford still make the complete range of European spec petrol and Diesel engines in the U.K., not sure for how much longer though.
AW111 said:
300bhp/ton said:
On this basis, I think the RHD Ford Explorer is as much a UK model as any other UK model sold over here, by whom ever. But it doesn't alter the fact that a Focus or a Mondeo are actually American cars.
In which case, the Ford Laser (as it was called in Aus) is Japanese, since it was a re-badged Mazda 323. I'd call it Japanese.
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RobXjcoupe said:
Well Ford is an American brand. Ford of Britain did once exist
Ford America is not just a brand, they are the parent company, the owner and a car maker in their own right. Ford of Britain was only ever a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company.Nobody thought they'd start a new car maker in Britain and just happened to accidentally called it Ford, but not be related to the American auto maker.
aeropilot said:
And even before those, you can go back to the Ford model Y of the 1930's which was the first Ford produced specifically for markets outside of the USA 
No denying that at all. But it could also be written like this:And even before those, you can go back to the Ford model Y of the 1930's which was the first vehicle Ford Motor Company of America produced specifically for markets outside of the USA
300bhp/ton said:
aeropilot said:
And even before those, you can go back to the Ford model Y of the 1930's which was the first Ford produced specifically for markets outside of the USA
No denying that at all. 
ks then let me present you with the ford 3.6 pilot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pilot
built by ford uk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_of_Britain
which was traded on the UK stock exchange. so yes, pedant and wrong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pilot
built by ford uk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_of_Britain
which was traded on the UK stock exchange. so yes, pedant and wrong
300bhp/ton said:
On this basis, I think the RHD Ford Explorer is as much a UK model as any other UK model sold over here, by whom ever. But it doesn't alter the fact that a Focus or a Mondeo are actually American cars.
The Ford Explorer Wikipedia page would leave you in absolutely no doubt that this vehicle, at least up to and including the generation in question, was designed primarily for the American market.f1nn said:
300bhp/ton said:
On this basis, I think the RHD Ford Explorer is as much a UK model as any other UK model sold over here, by whom ever. But it doesn't alter the fact that a Focus or a Mondeo are actually American cars.
The Ford Explorer Wikipedia page would leave you in absolutely no doubt that this vehicle, at least up to and including the generation in question, was designed primarily for the American market.f1nn said:
The Ford Explorer Wikipedia page would leave you in absolutely no doubt that this vehicle, at least up to and including the generation in question, was designed primarily for the American market.
So they didn't make any changes to sell it in the UK then? And yes, the size of the US market means many many cars are "primarily" designed for it.What current mass market cars in the UK are "primarily" designed for just the UK?
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