This Month In Ford's History: December

• December 1928 – The last Model T produced by Ford rolls off the line at the Cork, Ireland plant.
• December 1944 – Dagenham builds is 250,000th wartime V8 engine.
• December 1948 – Ford Prefect E493A production begins.
• December 1959 – Racing debut of Cosworth-modified Ford 105E Anglia engine.
• December 1961 – Introduction of the Ford Zodiac Mk III
• December 1966 – Dunton Research and Development centre completed
• December 1971 – New range of Consuls and Granadas goes on sale
• December 1986 – Production of the 5,000th Sierra RS Cosworth

On 31 December the very last Model T was assembled – at Ford's Cork plant in Ireland. Launched in 1908, the Model T had been a best seller throughout its life, with over 15 million vehicles produced world-wide.

Throughout the second world war, the Dagenham factory produced V8 engines to power a variety of different military machines, including bren gun carriers, trucks and utility cars. Many other makes of vehicles were also fitted with rugged Ford V8 engines during the conflict. The quarter millionth V8 for such military applications was assembled on 12 December, 1944.