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MEDIA ALERT For Tuesday, 17th June 2003
Staff, Monday June 16, 2003.
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Ford Australia employee, Georgio Torcia, believes Henry Ford would be pretty proud of him if the motoring legend was still alive today.
Georgio is the longest serving employee at Ford's Broadmeadows assembly plant on the outskirts of Melbourne, contributing 43 years to the automotive manufacturer. Georgio was there when the first Australian-built Falcons came down the line in 1960, and since then nearly three million more Falcon vehicles have left the factory.
Georgio will stand alongside Ford Australia President Geoff Polites when hundreds of employees gather tomorrow to celebrate the founding of the company.
It was 100 years ago that Henry Ford launched the company in a small converted wagon factory in the American city of Detroit. Today, Ford is the world's second largest automaker with 350,000 employees, operating in more then 200 markets on six continents.
Georgio is particularly chuffed by the naming of the vehicle that he has worked on all his life, the Australian Falcon, as one of Ford's 25 most significant vehicles of the century ? out of a field of 1000 models produced by Ford globally since it began operation.
Tomorrow's commemoration is invitation-only for employees to acknowledge their vital contribution to the company's centennial. Employees will be treated to a street theatre party in the normally sedate grounds of the Ford Assembly Plant. There will be roving musicians, street performers and magicians.
Rare and historic Ford cars will on display, including the oldest operating Ford car in Australia, a 100-year-old Model A. Then there will be Ford's latest models including the legendary FPV GT.
Ford Assembly Plant Street Party Details
| Date and time: | Tuesday 17th June 2003 at 12.30pm |
| Highlights: | Geoff Polites will cut a giant birthday cake with long serving Ford employee, Georgio Torcia, and Ford motor racing hero, Glenn Seton, plus street performers, roving musicians and a display of rare Ford vehicles from every decade of Ford's century. |
| Address: | Ford Broadmeadows
Assembly Plant Corner of Barry Road and Sydney Road, Campbellfield Media representatives please come to the Barry Road Security Gate. |
For further information, please contact:
Lynette Walker,
Ford Communications on 0413-387-170.
