irishcar.com

1 May 2003: An Post is issuing a special stamp in commemoration of 100 years of Ford Motor Company. The 41c stamp features a Model T along with its creator Henry Ford, whose father William emigrated to the US from Cork in the 1840s.

Commencing in June - the month in which the Centenary is celebrated - 1.6 million stamps will be issued and a special First Day Cover produced.

Henry Ford set up the first purpose-built Ford plant outside America in Cork in 1917. Initially set up as a private venture, Henry Ford & Son Limited, Cork, is the only Ford company in the world to still bear the name of its founder. In 2000, the community of Ballinascarty outside Clonakilty paid tribute to its most famous son by erecting a stainless steel replica of the Model T in the village.

"Few Irish families can have made an impact on society to compare with that of Ford," says Eddie Murphy, Chairman and Managing Director, Henry Ford & Son Limited. "In providing 'mobility for the masses', Henry Ford transformed the world. This stamp is an acknowledgement of his unique legacy."

	May 2003 - by Trish Whelan
Stamp to mark Ford centenary 1 May 2003: An Post is issuing a special stamp in commemoration of 100 years of Ford Motor Company. The 41c stamp features a Model T along with its creator Henry Ford, whose father William emigrated to the US from Cork in the 1840s. Commencing in June - the month in which the Centenary is celebrated - 1.6 million stamps will be issued and a special First Day Cover produced. Henry Ford set up the first purpose-built Ford plant outside America in Cork in 1917. Initially set up as a private venture, Henry Ford & Son Limited, Cork, is the only Ford company in the world to still bear the name of its founder. In 2000, the community of Ballinascarty outside Clonakilty paid tribute to its most famous son by erecting a stainless steel replica of the Model T in the village. "Few Irish families can have made an impact on society to compare with that of Ford," says Eddie Murphy, Chairman and Managing Director, Henry Ford & Son Limited. "In providing 'mobility for the masses', Henry Ford transformed the world. This stamp is an acknowledgement of his unique legacy."
Email a comment or TEXT 086 8267104	©2003 irishcar.com