The Gears of Time: Ford Broadmeadows through the Years exhibition starts this weekend (October 4) and runs until December 15. To celebrate the opening, this weekend there’ll also be a car show featuring an array of Ford vehicles produced at Broadmeadows.

The exhibition celebrates the history and enduring legacy of the Ford Broadmeadows Assembly Plant and its dedicated workforce, showcasing the iconic stories, achievements, and vehicles produced at the Plant.

Established in 1959 in Campbellfield, Melbourne, the plant marked Ford Australia’s transition the following year from importer and assembler to full car manufacture, with the Falcon XK in 1960.

The mammoth Broadmeadows Ford manufacturing facility spanned 45 acres and employed more than 2,000 workers at its peak.

The plant continued to be at the forefront of automotive manufacturing until its closure in October 2016, following Ford’s decision to end local production.

In 2019, the site was acquired by the Pelligra Group, which is now redeveloping it into the Assembly Broadmeadows industrial estate.

The Broadmeadows Historical Society invites past Ford employees, their families, and the wider community to join the celebrations at the opening weekend and celebrate this proud chapter of local and industrial history.

For further information visit https://broadmeadowsmuseum.org.au/gears-of-time-celebrating-ford-broadmeadows-legacy/ or contact the Broadmeadows Historical Society at curator@broadmeadowsmuseum.org.au

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