The Abeille estate, a five door five seat car with a two piece tailgate, was exhibited with little fanfare at the October 1951 Motor Show as a farmer's car, and it was launched more formally as the Ford Abeille in June 1952. The Vedette saloon of 1951 was in its fourth year of production at Poissy. Ford SAF built it at Poissy, and it was the only French car of its time with a V8. The Vedette was a large Ford built in France, designed in Detroit and fitted with a small V8 engine.
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manufactured by Ford SAF in their Poissy plant from 1948 to 1954
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manufactured by Ford SAF in their Poissy plant from 1948 to 1954
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