Skip to main content
Notice: The Library is open for research by appointment only, please visit our research services page for more information.

Ford (France), 1924-2008

 Sub-Series
Accession: 20100108-ZTVIdentifier: 20100108-ZTV-I.-937902

Dates

  • Creation: 1924-2008

Scope and Content

This subseries documents Ford of France. Ford Motor Company first started operating in France in 1916. Its vehicles were built by the following French subsidiaries: Automobiles Ford of Bordeau and Asnières, France (1916-1925); Société Anonyme Française Matford of Strasbourg, France (1934-1940); and Ford S.A.F. of Poissy, France (1939-1954). Ford of France ceased production of cars in 1954 and sold its vehicle assembly facilities to Simca that same year, but remains in existence as a subsidiary of Ford of Europe GmbH. See also See also Ford of Europe, Matford, Mathis, and Simca (France).

General Physical Description note

5 boxes; 1 folder oversize; 1 folder

Extent

From the Series: 625 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Access Restrictions

Vinson’s manuscript A Collector’s Life: An Autobiography, included in Series XIII, is closed to researchers until 2035.

Related Names

Creator

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Published Collections Repository

Contact:
PO Box 3630
Wilmington Delaware 19807 USA
302-658-2400