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Mar 15^th, 2006 at 9:04am

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March 15

1906 Rolls Royce is born

On this day, Rolls-Royce Ltd. was officially registered with Charles S. Rolls and F. Henry Royce as directors.

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Reply #1 - Mar 15^th, 2006 at 9:30am

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And so many great engines and cars have come from them. Of course my favourite is the Merlin

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #2 - Mar 15^th, 2006 at 9:33am

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Don't forget the Vulture!!

Who switched the lights off? I can't see a thing....... Hold on, my eyes were closed. Oops, my bad...............&&

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Reply #3 - Mar 16^th, 2006 at 5:36am

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Of course my favourite is the Merlin

Don't forget, the best Merlins were made by Ford... Wink

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Reply #4 - Mar 16^th, 2006 at 10:22am

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Don't forget, the best Merlins were made by Ford... Wink

Ford - or Packard?

Were the Merlins sub-contracted to other engine manufacturers?

But then, was Ford (UK) involved in the manufacture of Merlins?

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Reply #5 - Mar 16^th, 2006 at 10:42am

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But then, was Ford (UK) involved in the manufacture of Merlins?

I was wondering about that myself. Not like our Charlie to make an elementary mistake. Wink

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Henry Ford believed that for any industry to progress, it had to be near water. Ford in Britain had begun in Cork, but when the Irish Free State was created, the political situation and a 22% tax led Ford to open a factory in 1929 at Dagenham. It had its own foundry, power station and gas plant, and the largest private quay on the Thames. Ford recognised the need for a small car in the 1930s, and so developed the model Y - an 8hp car that went from drawing board to production in just 5 months. With the depression in 1933, Ford embarked on a cost cutting programme, and reduced the price from £120 to £100. During the war, the factory made troop carriers etc, and also 30, 000 Merlin engines for the RAF.

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Reply #6 - Mar 16^th, 2006 at 10:43am

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Ford - or Packard?

Were the Merlins sub-contracted to other engine manufacturers?

But then, was Ford (UK) involved in the manufacture of Merlins?

Ford (UK) in Manchester I believe. It was sometime early in the war, and RR were unable to keep up with demand for Merlins, so went to Ford and a. n. other complany (Rover?) to agree manufacture by those companies. They went to Ford saying how they would need to be made to superior tolerances than motor cars, only for Ford to turn round and laugh at how slack they were! Grin

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