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Norfolk Assembly was a Ford manufacturing plant that opened on April 20, 1925 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Jeremiah McWilliams, The Virginian-Pilot© November 11, 2005 )〕 on the Elizabeth River, near downtown Norfolk, Virginia — closing in 2007. Modeled after the River Rouge Plant, the facility eventually included a power house, water treatment plant, barber shop, safety-shoe store, restaurant, fitness center and TV studio.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Virginian-Pilot, March 26, 2007, Bill Burke )〕 At the time of its closure, Ford employed more than 2,600 people〔 at the facility.〔 Ford invested $375 million at the plant in 2002〔 to upgrade it for production of the redesigned eleventh generation 2004 F-150.〔 Archival papers of the noted industrial architect Albert Kahn (housed at the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan) indicate that in 1934 Kahn's office prepared drawings for architectural work at Norfolk Assembly.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Bentley Historial Library )〕 Norfolk Assembly produced models including the Model T, Model A and school bus chassis.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Virginian-Pilot, March 28, 2007, Bill Burke )〕 The last model manufactured at the plant was the F150. ==Early history== The Mayor of Norfolk, S. Heth Tyler, drove the first Model T off the Norfolk Assembly line on April 20, 1925.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Virginian-Pilot, March 25, 2007, Bill Burke )〕 At the time, the plant was the largest non-seafaring-related manufacturing enterprise in Norfolk.〔 During its first year, the plant produced 29,519 automobiles.〔 The plant closed down Model T production in 1927 to gear up for Model A production. On February 21, 1928, the Norfolk FORD Assembly Plant began its production of the Model A Ford.〔MARC/MAFCA Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards; Ford News; March 23, 1928 New York Times.〕 In 1942, Ford sold the plant to the federal government for $2 million and it became the Naval Landing Force Equipment Depot. Ford repurchased the plant in 1946 for $400,000 less than the company had sold it for in 1942.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Virginian-Pilot, March 25, 2007, Bill Burke )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Norfolk Assembly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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