Not content with dominating land-based transport, Ford ventured into aviation with the 1925 Ford Trimotor, a three-engined transport plane. The Ford Trimotor proved as robust as the Model T and today several are still used for film and promotional work.
After road and air, Ford turned its attention to water with Ford engines ‘marinised’ to provide boats with the same level of reliability enjoyed by Ford vehicles. To illustrate the potential of its engines Ford teamed up with Sabre Engines to build Miss Britain IV, a 550 hp powerboat, featured here. Powered by a modified Ford Cargo truck engine, Miss Britain IV took to Coniston Water, in the Lake District, on 15 November 1982. Achieving a speed of 124.24 mph. Miss Britain IV broke the previous world diesel water speed record of 119.05 mph. Following the record breaking performance Miss Britain IV was retired and earlier this year was donated to the Classic Boat Museum on the Isle of Wight.
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