Ford Versailles
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The Ford Versailles was a car produced by the Ford Motor Company in France between 1955 and 1964, before Ford's French factory was sold to Simca, which was subsequently acquired by Chrysler, and then by Peugeot.
Missing image Fordversailles.jpg Ford Versailles, Brazil |
In Brazil, the Ford Versailles was a version of the Volkswagen Santana sold in the 1990s when Ford and Volkswagen shared models in South America in a joint venture known as Autolatina. It replaced the Ford Del Rey in 1992, and was available as a sedan (with two or four doors) and station wagon called the Royale, with only three doors, even though the Volkswagen Quantum on which it was based was available with five doors. (It was alleged that Volkswagen did not want the Royale to be available as a five-door model, as this would have posed a competitive threat to the popular Quantum.) It was eventually replaced by the Ford Mondeo.
See also
- Lincoln Versailles, an upmarket version of the 1970s U.S. Ford Granada
- Volkswagen Apollo
- Volkswagen Pointer