Ford Vedette

Ford Vedette Sedan 1950
Ford Vedette ABXC Chambord 1958

The Ford Vedette wis a lairge caur manufactured bi Ford France SA in thair factory in Poissy frae 1948 tae 1954. Introduced at the 1948 Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris, it wis designed entirely in Detroit (resemblin contemporary Mercury models), but featurt the Poissy-made 2158 cc Aquillon sidevalve V8 ingine o Ford's Flathead ingine faimily, the same as in pre-war Matford caurs.[1][2] On the ither haund, the Vedette wis the first caur tae featur the new independent front suspension concept developt bi Earle S. MacPherson, kent the day as MacPherson struts.[3]

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