Where did it all go wrong?
As faithful, Constant Readers of the forum will all know, in WW2 Ford Australia was a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford of Canada, which itself was independant of Ford US. The "Blame" for this latest decision is being attributed to the US head office.
My question is How/When did Ford Aust come under the control of Ford US? Is Ford Canada now owned by Ford US? Was Ford Aust sold off by Ford of Canada, or was it sold to the US along with the complete Canadian company? As a wild guess, I'd suspect it was some time in the late 60's-early 70's, as our early 62-on XK-XL-XM Falcons were of Canadian design, while the 300ci 6 cylinder used in the F350 of the early 70's was known as the Canadian block (As opposed to the "Aussie 6" being made at Geelong). After that, the references become more US related. I can't recall any Canadian references to components or engineering during the 80's and 90's. Did we stray from the true path?
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