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A European start: the Anadol

De Otosan Anadol A1 came from Turkey ...

… And was the first Turkish-made car. It was built by the Otosan factory and was 'Powered by Reliant'. In the beginning it was called Reliant FW5, and it was even thought about selling it in England. The reinforced polyester body could accommodate 4-5 people. The 1198 cc engine was that of the Ford Anglia

At first, Turkey supplied half of the parts, but the Turkish share of the production would continue to increase. About 1984 units were built until 10.000.

Otosan then proceeded to license production of the Ford Taunus and Escort, among others. Since then Anadol has been a kind of Ford factory. For example, nowadays all Ford Transits come from Turkey.

 

And with that the story is finished. Because in the old days, old Transits were popularly referred to as 'Turkenfords'.

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