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Saarlouis

The main Ford assembly plant for Europe through the 1970’s and the assembly site for all the UK’s Mk2 RS and Ghia models, after the Escort production moved to the Focus and other models and still a working Fords production site.

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Aveley

In 1970 Ford converted this former parts stores in to “Advanced Vehicle Operations” or AVO for short. Responsible for taking body shells from Halewood and adding the bits to make Escorts in to RS’s. The plant fell out of fashion in the mid 70’s as the Mk2 Escort came along …

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