NB Apologies in advance to any member who owns or who has ever owned a Ford motor car (Ed.)
From the time that the Australian made Ford Falcon was introduced into our country in 1960 a great rivalry developed between owners of Ford and Holden cars.
Holden, having commenced delivering Australian made vehicles in 1948, had a 12 year start on gaining public support. By the late 1950s almost half of the cars on the road in Australia were Holdens.
The recently announced demise of Holden brought back some memories of Ford put downs in the 1970s, including:
Q. What's the difference between a Ford and a door to door salesman? A. You can shut the door on a door to door salesman.
Q. What do you call a Ford with 200,000 miles on the clock? A. A lie!
Q. How do you make a Ford go faster downhill? A. Turn off the engine.
Q. What do you call a person who buys a second-hand Ford? A. A scrap yard dealer.
Q. What did the Holden say to the Ford on the side of the road? A. Rust in peace!
Q. What do you call a Ford at the top of Arthur's Seat? A. A miracle.
The people who say that they would rather push a Ford than drive a Holden usually do.
And finally ...
Ford is just another four letter word.
Kindly note that no complaints about this article will be received (Ed).