Practical Classics Jan 2010
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:36 am
Practical Classics, January 2010
Today I picked up the January ’10 issue of the British magazine Practical Classics. What caught my eye was the article called “When Dagenham Took on Detroit.” The title is actually bit misleading, “When Dagenham Wrestled Free of Dearborn” would have been a better title. The five page article is about the time in the mid-Fifties when Management at Ford of Britain was able to set up their own design studio, becoming much less dependent on Dearborn for “technical assistance.” Edselphiles will be interested that the article discusses Roy Brown’s brief but successful tenure as Ford of Britain’s head of design. The article suggests that Brown was sent to England as banishment for the Edsel, but that once there, he did a great job, including the Mk I Cortina. However Brown was sent packing back to the USA after making an off color remark during an interview with British TV in 1963.
Today I picked up the January ’10 issue of the British magazine Practical Classics. What caught my eye was the article called “When Dagenham Took on Detroit.” The title is actually bit misleading, “When Dagenham Wrestled Free of Dearborn” would have been a better title. The five page article is about the time in the mid-Fifties when Management at Ford of Britain was able to set up their own design studio, becoming much less dependent on Dearborn for “technical assistance.” Edselphiles will be interested that the article discusses Roy Brown’s brief but successful tenure as Ford of Britain’s head of design. The article suggests that Brown was sent to England as banishment for the Edsel, but that once there, he did a great job, including the Mk I Cortina. However Brown was sent packing back to the USA after making an off color remark during an interview with British TV in 1963.
