Ford Model Y showcased for centenary
Tuesday 8th March 2011, 9:00AM GMT.
To celebrate the centenary of Ford of Britain in 2011 the company is exploring its photo archive to reveal rarely seen images.
This week’s image shows the two extremes of Ford Dagenham. Steeped in history Ford Dagenham celebrates 80 years of production in 2011.
The vehicle shown is the seminal Ford Model Y. In 1935 the Dagenham-built Ford Model Y became the £100 car.
It was the first and only time a mass-produced four-seater saloon would be available at such an affordable price and enabled many pre-war British families to purchase their first new car.
In the background is the state-of-the-art Dagenham Diesel Centre (DDC). Opened in 2003 by the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, the DDC is a centre of excellence for diesel engineering and, together with the original Ford Dagenham Engine Plant, is capable of producing one million engines a year
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