Originally Posted by
tiger1964
Well, I learned something. And I had read that Ford-France, the car company, was gone before 1960 (and Wikipedia bears this out), during the Vedette era. So I presume that the Ford-France behind the cycling team imported Fords from outside of France?
Regardless, nice looking bike(s).
Tiger1964, yes, Ford-France imported and promoted Fords in France including the Mustang. The Mustang was a huge hit in France in large part because of Ford-France's very active promotion including links to professional cycling. Not only did they sponsor the Ford-France cycling team, they also entered a team of Mustangs in various races and rallies including putting their star cyclist Anquetil and their directeur sportif Geminiani in a Mustang in the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally.
