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The story of the French and the Merlin is contained in this article. You need to scan down the page a bit to find it.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.key.aero/article/many-factories-built-merlin[/URL]Note Henry Ford was anti-British and, having scuppered French production of the Merlin by one if his subsidiaries, then refused to manufacture them in the USA so leaving the door open to Packard.Ford Motor Company Ltd registered in Britain was only partly owned by Henry Ford /Ford USA with the rest of its capital listed on the London Stock Exchange. Its Chairmain, Sir Percival Perry, got to run it as a separate entity and was one of the few people that got to say "no" to Henry Ford. It was that autonomy that allowed Ford of Britain to become involved in Merlin production.
The story of the French and the Merlin is contained in this article. You need to scan down the page a bit to find it.
[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.key.aero/article/many-factories-built-merlin[/URL]
Note Henry Ford was anti-British and, having scuppered French production of the Merlin by one if his subsidiaries, then refused to manufacture them in the USA so leaving the door open to Packard.
Ford Motor Company Ltd registered in Britain was only partly owned by Henry Ford /Ford USA with the rest of its capital listed on the London Stock Exchange. Its Chairmain, Sir Percival Perry, got to run it as a separate entity and was one of the few people that got to say "no" to Henry Ford. It was that autonomy that allowed Ford of Britain to become involved in Merlin production.
