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Old 19-09-2016, 12:10 PM   #1
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Ford Australia: The rise and fall of local manufacturing

At the end there is a Quiz, it will take a while as there are 91 multiple choice question.

Post your results here and lets see who bleeds blue

Me: 76/91 83%










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Old 19-09-2016, 12:43 PM   #2
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Old 19-09-2016, 12:55 PM   #3
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Old 19-09-2016, 01:09 PM   #4
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Old 19-09-2016, 01:21 PM   #5
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Old 19-09-2016, 01:47 PM   #7
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Not too good 63% 58/91
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Old 19-09-2016, 01:56 PM   #8
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Old 19-09-2016, 02:07 PM   #9
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Old 19-09-2016, 02:35 PM   #10
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63%. And I rushed it too.
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Old 19-09-2016, 02:57 PM   #12
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Old 19-09-2016, 03:08 PM   #13
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92%. But I work for Ford so I have an advantage.
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Old 19-09-2016, 04:19 PM   #14
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78% for me.
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Also poorly :- 65%, 60/91
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Old 19-09-2016, 05:25 PM   #16
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60-69% 38 people
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72/91 = 79%

I couldn't give a rats about motor racing so had to guess all of those.
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Old 19-09-2016, 06:37 PM   #19
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Few errors..."What was the term given to the air intake system on the Phase II XY GT-HO Falcon?" apparently Harry Firt too...


Ho well, 86% aint bad
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Few errors..."What was the term given to the air intake system on the Phase II XY GT-HO Falcon?" apparently Harry Firt too...


Ho well, 86% aint bad
And the xw phase III gt-ho.
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Old 19-09-2016, 07:16 PM   #21
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79/91=86%

The Telstar was never built at Homebush. They were built at Broadmeadows 83-87, later models were fully imported.
Brisbane wasn't a truck only plant after 1978. Fairlane and LTD were built there up until the late 80's.
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75/91, Result: 82%
Rushed with a couple of guesses,
How does one find out which questions I got wrong?
Probably the ones I guessed
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I got a pass 63%
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Old 19-09-2016, 07:47 PM   #24
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64%.

I was always a C student
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Old 19-09-2016, 07:48 PM   #25
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72/91 79% suprised on how little i know a few were just down the middle guesses

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Old 19-09-2016, 08:58 PM   #26
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Same 79%
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Old 19-09-2016, 11:36 PM   #27
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68/91. 74%
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Old 20-09-2016, 07:31 AM   #28
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71% I will just go and buy a holden now i guess
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63%... but rushed it and know jack about Aussie Fords post XE
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63%... but rushed it and know jack about Aussie Fords post XE
Didn't realise there was anything post XE!!
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