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More Africa 60's: 2CV and Ami6 assembly in Cotonou.

 

 

http://gaston-negre.jimdo.com/socab-cotonou/

 

 

Photo taken shortly after a failed ram raiding attempt

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BMC BAthgate Scotland:

 

 

 

Bread buses :

 

 

[michael t]

Brilliant RTE news segment on the closure of the Ford plant in Cork in 1984, some brief but good views of Sierra production there.

 

http://www.rte.ie/archives/2014/0117/498303-ford-car-plant-to-close-1984/

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The start

 

 

Stamp and form

 

assemble and weld

 

 

Paint shop

 

Trim and chassis

 

Engine line

 

 

Final check

 

 

End product

The end..

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Some magnificent pictures of Javel.

 

1965 Citroën DS & Citroën H assembly lines by Auto Clasico, on Flickr

 

1969 Citroën DS 21 Assembly line by Auto Clasico, on Flickr

 

 

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Linwood

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Just check those trousers.

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Just check those trousers.

You'd smuggle a bumper out in those slacks no problem...

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Marina shite:-)

 

[lisbon_road]

I had never heard of the Ford factory in Cork.  I wonder if any Sierras made there still exist?  The quality could not have been worse than Dagenham's after all (sorry but from experience.....)

 

(and incidentally thanks to all - this thread is outstanding)

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Siamca Talbot - Usine Poissy

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Citroen Slough factory - courtesty of Citroenet

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Back to Nigeria.

 

Beetle production, parts came from Sao Paulo! Production in Lagos started with Beetles, later they madePassat,  Santanas and Buses there.

 

 

Car production in Nigeria in the 70's and 80's

 

almost forgot the Igala

 

 

 

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It'll all come off with a wet-wipe.

[cort1977]

I had never heard of the Ford factory in Cork.  I wonder if any Sierras made there still exist?  The quality could not have been worse than Dagenham's after all (sorry but from experience.....)

 

(and incidentally thanks to all - this thread is outstanding)

They were assembling CKD kits to reduce the taxes due on cars sold within the republic.   So any early Sierra first registered in Ireland would be from that factory, I would guess there would be a few survivors.   Once new European rules came in about tarriff free imports of cars there was no point in having an Irish plant and Ford swiftly shut it down.   The tax laws also made car based van cheaper and they made a few Sierra estate vans.   

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Simca do Brasil  Vedette, Chambord production, Ford flathead V8 engined

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Squire_Dawson]

Does anybody know the video of Mini production where the man is belting it with a hammer?