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J 2 1 A- v i J St Mar A- p j Jtii i- LCl vc 4 It rt t i V -ft- Wag SSi 5J r i- ii fl A J fr- m t v 1 t js a I Jll ri J 1 1 v r LESLIE GRAVES EXCAVATOR TRUCKER AND h fw AND ISHA GOODMAN WHOLESALE AUTOMOTIVE SMITH HEATING I LECUYER Electrical Contractor Sharon i- r j s Tii Motor Started With 1 7Mm fc- The Motor Company of Canada Limited in its first year of operation employed only workers but produced 117 cars The first plant was in the former Walkerville Wagon Works at The company had an authorized capitalization of and shareholders Population of Canada then was Jr s i It was during this year that Henry driving his Arrow race car set the worlds automo bile speed record miles per hour on Lake St Clair ice Other highlights In the history of Ford of Canada are revealed in this year by year story Henry Ford began experiments on internal combus tion engine 18011893 He was employed by Edison Illuminating Com pany Detroit A son Bryant Ford was born Henry Ford completed the first of a series of cars and successfully operated his first car a twocylinder four horsepower model Resigned from Edison illuminating Company and help- to organize Detroit bile Company later Cadillac Lefthanded steering introduced by Ford to replace the centrally located tillers and I righthand steering wheels I In general use Organization of Ford Motor Company began Company sold its first car a Model Ford Motor Company of Canada organized Ford originated the engine and transmission now universally used 1907 branch of company in Toronto in July 1908 First Model car made Its appearance Mass lion method used for first time in Canadian Industry at plant of Ford of Can- A Model won New to Seattle transcontinental race in days Winnipeg branch started in October Distribution of flees opened in Hamilton and of Canada obtain a Dominion charter and capital was raised to I 1000400 First Model sedan Ford built the first coachtype body Ford of announced eighthour Authorised As- Winnipeg of Mode ambulances Production reached units annually 19 Self star ten developed Henry Ford buys Lin coln Motor Model mo tor built Ed made first transCanada trip completely by car Using a Model he travelled miles from Hali fax to Vancouver on Canadian soil from September to Oc tober Laminated safety glass introduced by Ford for allround use for first time in industry Model A Iniroduced Millionth Canadian- made Ford produced introduced In Can ada Company spent 281- on wages materials ser vices transportation and Ford of Canada entered passenger bus field Produc tion of Mercury cars began of Canada geared to war first semimilltary ve hicles delivered Ford of Can ada was producing per cent of all Canadianmade military vehicles 1941 To Increase production twin assembly lines laid Ford military vehicle In World War came off assembly line Last Ford of Canada pas senger car for duration produc ed Canadian plant making more than types of military vehicles Helped British Com monwealth Air Training Scheme by casting aeroplane engine cylinder barrets Experimental work on tanks Ford chairman of board of directors died Largest volume Ford of Canada his to that date due to war production total value of pro ducts Fixed as sets totalled High est average employment In his tory employees or Canada recog nized as British Empires est single source of military au tomotive transports Produc tion of two new military vehicles started a unit Windsor company vr units Fortieth birthday celebrated on August when unit produced by Ford of Canada came off the line Last Universal Carrier No produced May was VE day August VJ day Total military vehicle produc tion units Peacetime conversion began Total pro duction of company reached by end of year Ford of Canada com pleted car a Monarch town sedan Henry Ford died aged Model Mercury and Monarch cars- introduced also the hew Ford and allnew Can adian car the Meteor All time production record of unite old record in Com pany led all competitors in total sales in Canada started expansion program throughout Canada with purchase of 1 acres on the outskirts of Wind sor as site of future parts depot Now parts depot buildings planned for Winnipeg and Montreal company expansion for year over 1951 A dollar expansion program was an nounced was started at Ontario an assembly plant with more floor space under a single roof than any Industrial building in Canada Ultimately all passen ger cars and trucks produced by the company will be assembled at The company will also spend millions of dollars to expand machine shop and foundry facilities In Plants and at Windsor STEALING HUB CAPS While psychologists have done considerable Investigating of the mind behind the type of person who will steal an automobile they havent done much research into what makes a man steal the hub caps from an automobile However the answer to this is quite simple according to Gor don manager finan cial deportment overseas opera tions division at Ford of Canada Recently returned to Windsor from Singapore where he spent four years with FordMalaya Mr Withell reported that on a visit to Djakarta Indonesia he found hub caps to the hubs of cars as the natives have a habit of stealing them hub caps make excellent rice I TOM BlUULL LTD I II siSW- i Vs2 w 1A WS- on mi ami it I fm i li Tom President of Tom Birrell and Ltd Ford and Monarch Ford Trucks and Prefect Cars Thames Trucks Ford Tractors and fiesrborn Implements Fordson Major Tractors and Implements GENUINE FORD PARTS FOR ALL FORD OF CANADA PRODUCTS The FordMonarch Division of Ford of Canada takes pride In congratulating this dealer on the opening of new premises with improved feciHties This Important local event is an Illustration of the leading part FordMonarch Dealers play In the progress of their communities These new premises and modern facilities will enable our dealer to render a still higher standard of service not only to Ford- Monarch owners but to all car and truck owners in this district On behalf of your Ford- Monarch Dealer cordially invite you to visit this new sales and service centre Here youll find a friendly sincere interest in serving you with new space equipment and facilities for better than ever service WvS M O R O T 1 l l Sj7 i r jy hirfIJl 1 w rf PC- h j