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Ford's 100 years in photos – 20/52

18 May 2011

  • Ford celebrates 100 years in Britain
  • A photo a week from Ford's archive
  • This week – Ford assembly line

The Ford production line at its Dagenham factory during the 1950s

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Ford is celebrating 100 years in Britain by delving into its photo archive.

This week's photo is taken on the production line at its factory in Dagenham, Essex in the 1950s.

Workers are building the Ford Prefect – the Focus of its day – on a moving assembly line, the idea of which was pioneered by Henry Ford and is used in all mass-market car factories today.

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Missed the other pictures?
Click here to see last week's picture of a flying Ford Transit van.