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- 1903: Ford begins. Model A Ford produced.
- 1908: Model T Ford introduced, initially built
at the Piquette Road Manufacturing Plant.
Assembly line production was developed over the next 5 years.
- 1911: Ford assembly in the UK, at Trafford Park, Manchester.
- 1925: Ford assembly in Australia.
- 1929: Production started at a new UK factory, Dagenham.
- WWII: Ford produced Jeeps.
- 1948: Introduction of the F-Series (F-1 to F-8)
"bonus built" trucks.
- 1953: First F-100 pickup truck (replaces the F-1).
- 1954: Ford Thunderbird production began in September.
- 1964: The Ford Mustang began production in March.
It made an appearance in the movie Goldfinger but
not as Bond's drive which was a DB5.
- 1965: The Ford Transit Van was launched in the UK and Europe,
eventually the typical Transit driver became colloquially known
as "white van man."
- 1966-1969: Ford GT40s won the Le Mans 24-hour race
4 years in a row.
- 1975: First Ford F-150 pickup truck (ute).
- 1990: Ford bought Jaguar.
- 1999: Ford bought Volvo's car-making division.
- 2000:
Ford bought LandRover from BMW.
LR joined Aston Martin, Jaguar, Lincoln and Volvo in
Ford's Prestige Automotive Group.
- 2001: Ford F250 and F350 trucks back on sale in .au.
2002, Feb. 28:
The Ford R7 4×4 concept or, it was said, prototype
of a possible passenger car of the near future
at the Melbourne International Motor Show.

Feb 2002, Ford R7 4×4 concept
The R7 featured independent suspension front and rear.
The car looks very large but is shorter than the current Ford Falcon.
2002 July:
The updated `BA' (Barra) Ford Falcon (4×2)
soon to replace the unloved `AU'.

7/2002
2003 February:
Ford had one of its 15 prototype Territory (was R7) all wheel drives
at the Melbourne Motor Show.

Feb 2003, Ford Territory 4×4 prototype

July 2003, Fraser Island
2004: On sale as
6-cyl. 4×4 and 4×2 versions.
- 2007, March:
Needing to raise cash, Ford
sold Aston Martin
to an investment group for £475m (apart from a £40m holding).
David Richards, head of Prodrive, became the new chairman of Aston Martin.
- 2007: Jaguar and
LandRover also put up for sale.
2008 February 17 (.au): FG series Ford Falcon sedan and ute revealed.
Petrol 4-litre I6, or 5.4-litre V8 engines.
2008, March 26: Ford agreed to sell
Land Rover and
Jaguar to Tata Motors of India
for about $2.3billion.
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