The Ford Vedette was a large car manufactured by Ford France SA in their factory in Poissy from 1948 to 1954. Introduced at the 1948 Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris, it was designed entirely in Detroit (resembling contemporary Mercury models), but featured the Poissy-made 2158 cc Aquillon sidevalve V8 engine of Ford's Flathead engine family, the same as in pre-war Matford cars.^[1][3] On the other hand, the Vedette was the first car ever to feature the new independent front suspension concept developed by Earl S. MacPherson, known today as MacPherson struts.^[4] Automakers or automobile manufacturers are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... Car classification is a somewhat subjective subject, as many vehicles fall between classes or even outside all of them. ... This classic Ford Mustang has a fastback body style. ... A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ... A landau is a coachbuilding term for a type of carriage; the term has also been carried over into the automobile field, where it is generally used to mean a simulated convertible. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... 1995 Buick Riviera coupé 1990 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC coupé, noted for its large, angular design A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a car body style with a close-coupled interior offering either two seats or 2+2 seating (space for two passengers up front and for... Original meaning A cabriolet was a light, two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a folding calash top, seating two persons behind the drivers box. ... In automobile design, an FR, or front-engine, rear wheel drive means a layout where the engine is in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Internal combustion engine. ... The Flathead V8 was one of Fords most important developments. ... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... In mechanics, a transmission or gearbox is the gear and/or hydraulic system that transmits mechanical power from a prime mover (which can be an engine or electric motor), to some form of useful output device. ... A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift, straight drive, or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in automotive applications. ... In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the center of the front and rear wheels. ... Curb weight or kerb weight is the total weight of an automobile with standard equipment, oil, lubricants, coolant, a full tank of fuel and not loaded with either passengers or cargo. ... A Ford Comete Monte Carlo. ... The Ford Zephyr was a car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United Kingdom. ... The Mercury Eight was the first Post War Mercury Design, which shared the Flathead V8 and running gear with its Shoebox Ford Siblings. ... Poissy is a commune of the Yvelines département in France, located 20km from Paris, with a population (1999) of 36,000. ... The Mondial de lAutomobile (Paris Motor Show in English) is an bi-annual auto show in Paris. ... -1... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... The Flathead V8 was one of Fords most important developments. ... Matford was a car and truck manufacturer in France from 1934 to 1939. ... The front suspension components of a Ford Model T. Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels. ... A simple MacPherson strut suspension on the left front wheel of a rear-wheel drive vehicle. ...

Uneasy beginnings

Due to the fact that the Poissy factory could not resume complete automobile production immediately after the war, many vital components had still to be made by various subcontractors, which reportedly had an adverse effect on the quality of the car and contributed to its limited popularity.^[5] Over the six years in production, the Vedette was available in several body styles, ranging from the original 4-door fastback (with rear "suicide doors") through the later 4-door saloon, a Sunliner 4-door landaulet based on the saloon (with a roll-down roof over the entire cabin), a 2-door Coupé and, based on it, the Cabriolet Décapotable (a 2-door convertible).^[3][6] World War II is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... This classic Ford Mustang has a fastback body style. ... Rear suicide door on a 1967 Ford Thunderbird suicide doors in a 1952 Saab 92B Suicide doors are automobile doors that are hinged on the edges closer to the back of the vehicle. ... A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ... A landau is a coachbuilding term for a type of carriage; the term has also been carried over into the automobile field, where it is generally used to mean a simulated convertible. ... 1995 Buick Riviera coupé 1990 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC coupé, noted for its large, angular design A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a car body style with a close-coupled interior offering either two seats or 2+2 seating (space for two passengers up front and for... Saab 900 Convertible Convertible can also refer to a convertible (security) A convertible (sometimes called cabriolet in British English) is a car body style with a folding or retracting roof. ...

Enter Mr. Lehideux

Under the direction of the new company president, Mr. François Lehideux, Ford France refreshed the car for 1950, and again in 1952, when the car finally received a one-piece windscreen, new interior and bumpers, better brakes, larger trunk - and a cigarette lighter. The 1952 Mondial de l'Automobile also saw a luxury version of the Vedette, the Ford Vendôme, fitted with the bigger 3923 cc Mistral V8 engine, previously used in Ford France trucks. Also debuting in 1952 was the 5-door, 5-seat Abeille (French for "bee") estate with a two-piece tailgate, advertised as both practical (with a payload of 500 kg) and comfortable.^[1][5][6][7] The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... Families Andrenidae Apidae Colletidae Halictidae Megachilidae Melittidae Stenotritidae Bee collecting pollen Bees (a lineage within the superfamily Apoidea) are flying insects, closely related to wasps and ants. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... The tailgate is a door that can be moved up or down on a vehicle, such as a pick-up truck. ... In cargo transport, the payload is the valuable contents of the vehicle. ...

Enter Mr. Pigozzi

Facing unsatisfactory sales results, as well as disruptive strikes at the Poissy plant at the turn of the decade, Ford had been trying to divest the factory practically since the end of the war. A good occassion came in 1954, when Henri-Theodore Pigozzi, the founder of the increasingly successul French automaker Simca, was looking for a new plant to expand its operations. Ford France was merged into Simca with both the Poissy plant and the rights to all models manufactured there - including a newly-designed new Vedette. The new car debuted already under the name of Simca Vedette, but was sold as Ford Vedette in some markets (including the Netherlands and Germany) until 1956.^[1][5][8][7] Simca Rallye 2 Simca is a now-defunct French automobile manufacturer, which also produced cars in Brazil and Spain in the 1960s. ...

References

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External links

• Club Vedette France (French)
• Mademoiselle Ford @ Best Cars Web Site (Portuguese)