“To celebrate the centenary of Ford of Britain in 2011, the company is exploring its photo archive to reveal rarely seen images,” stated the press release.
Ford of Britain has decided to let us see what some of its activities looked like seventy years ago. Yes, we are talking about wartime, so instead of the usual automotive engines, the adjacent image reveals the building process of aircarft powerplants. The authorities asked Ford to open a factory at Urmston, Manchester, in order to build Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engines.
The result of this was that the company brought over 30,000 mighty engines to life. These were subjected to the RAF’s tests and passed with flying colors, thus proving that they were ready to fight the enemy.
“Seventy years ago Ford's attention was not on style, cost and driveability but the potential invasion by wartime enemies at the height of their power. At the request of the government Ford opened a factory at Urmston, Manchester to produce Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engines. Ford's exacting standards meant that over 30,000 engines, like those featured in this week's image of the week, were built with every one passing the RAF's stringent acceptance tests,” a company release explains.
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