verrece
Senior Member
I'm studying the history of Ford in Argentina.
In 1913 Ford appointed Mr. Ellis Houston Hampton as responsible for the first branch of Ford in South America and second in the world after that of Manchester in England.
Its first products were Model T, in 1917 the vehicle was assembled from Complete Knock Down (CKD) kits provided by Ford Motor Company in 1917.
In 1918, almost 48 Ford T were assembled by day.
In 1922 after an investment of 240,000 dollars for the construction, the first large industrial plant of Ford in Argentina was inaugurated. A few month later Ford already had a network of 285 dealers and employed 400 people. After that, and due to the rising demand, the plant was enlarged, coming its staff to 1,500 people.
In 1928 the first model A assembled in that plant was launched as "the 100,000th Ford built in Argentina".
Now, I am looking for the Mr Hampton life history. It will very helpful for me, if some of the fordbarn colleagues knows about their life. What happened with him? , what he did when he finished working in Ford?, where an when he worked after?, have you any photo of him?.
In fact, everything about his life
As I know, he was born in Galax Virginia in 1885 and his wife was Esther Wortz
In 1913 Ford appointed Mr. Ellis Houston Hampton as responsible for the first branch of Ford in South America and second in the world after that of Manchester in England.
Its first products were Model T, in 1917 the vehicle was assembled from Complete Knock Down (CKD) kits provided by Ford Motor Company in 1917.
In 1918, almost 48 Ford T were assembled by day.
In 1922 after an investment of 240,000 dollars for the construction, the first large industrial plant of Ford in Argentina was inaugurated. A few month later Ford already had a network of 285 dealers and employed 400 people. After that, and due to the rising demand, the plant was enlarged, coming its staff to 1,500 people.
In 1928 the first model A assembled in that plant was launched as "the 100,000th Ford built in Argentina".
Now, I am looking for the Mr Hampton life history. It will very helpful for me, if some of the fordbarn colleagues knows about their life. What happened with him? , what he did when he finished working in Ford?, where an when he worked after?, have you any photo of him?.
In fact, everything about his life
As I know, he was born in Galax Virginia in 1885 and his wife was Esther Wortz