Back in 1903, Henry Ford’s fledgling Ford Motor Co. was aiming to put the world on wheels—wheels with the Ford name on them! One of the first overseas markets that Ford set his sights on was the United Kingdom, specifically jolly old England. In late 1903, a trio of Ford Model A runabouts was exported to England and proved to be quite popular. Later, Ford set up manufacturing facilities for the legendary Model T—fitted with right-hand drive to comply with the British road rules, of course—in England.
As American cars continued to improve and to get larger, the ”Yank Tanks” were a bit unwieldly on narrow urban British streets. Like other British car makers, Ford started to design vehicles that were more suited to the British suburban road
