Thursday, 15 September 2011

Ford Centenary Tour will End on a High



August marks 100 years of Ford motor vehicle production in the UK. Throughout August Ford has been touring around the UK visiting Ford dealerships including Ford dealership Chelmsford and shows with memorabilia and a short history lesson of Ford in the UK. The tour is due to come to an end at the Goodwood Revival later on this month. As well as this road show Ford has also been celebrating by releasing special “Centenary” special edition models.

At the Goodwood Revival the biggest vehicle cavalcade will take place, Ford of Britain chairman – Joe Greenwell will be in the lead car. The celebratory parade will consist of 100 Ford models; the first parade will start at 11:05am on Friday, 11:10am on Saturday and then finally at 11:25am on Sunday.

Many “special” Ford models are due to participate in the parades, such as the Ford Anglia 105E used in the film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". Racing Ford models will also be in the parade including the 1966 Le Mans 24-hour race-winning Ford GT Mk II; the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup rally-winning Ford Escort Mk I; and the 1912 all-Ford-race winner at Brooklands: the 1911 UK-built Ford Model T - "The Golden Ford."

Not participating in the parades but present at the Ford exhibition at Goodwood will be very special models such as the 1960s Ford Corsair and a 1960s replica of Henry Ford's Quadracycle. These classic models will be on show alongside a new Ford Focus and the new Grand C-MAX.

Joe Greenwell, Ford of Britain chairman, said: "Ford is delighted to be at Goodwood Revival in such strength this year. The Ford Centenary Tour of the UK has been a great success and with an exciting range of Ford vehicles to be showcased at Goodwood, we're hoping to end our Ford of Britain Centenary celebrations with a bang!"

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