Automotive picture of the day.

[EJ25RUN]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/ford-plant.jpg

:yay:

[Captain-Obvious™]

damn...is GM to follow?

[punkr6]

damn...is GM to follow?

Lets hope so...

[k20siboii]

Wow...Thats crazy

[EJ25RUN]

everyone knows this is right by the Airport right?

[Dwisforme05]

as long as the flat rock, MI plant doesnt close were good. the only important ford is made there lol.

[amped4life33]

as long as the flat rock, MI plant doesnt close were good. the only important ford is made there lol.

If i ever needed a truck i wouldn't get anything but a Ford

[d16_turbo]

they started this a long time ago

[JennB]

Wow.. it's going to be weird to ride by and not see it. It will be reeeeeally weird when the GM plant is gone.

[EJ25RUN]

as long as the flat rock, MI plant doesnt close were good. the only important ford is made there lol.

I'd add Saarlouis, Germany (Euro Ford Focus RS)
and Campbellfield, Victoria, Austrailia (Ford Falcon)

[Dwisforme05]

If i ever needed a truck i wouldn't get anything but a Ford

that is true!

[Brown Man]

i remember seeing this when i was driving and i was like WOW

[OnURleft]

Autocross??

[EJ25RUN]

Autocross??

lol...get rid of the weeds first.

[Deke]

It's about time they tore that down. Hasn't it been abandoned for years?

[DB4LYFE ™]

i remember seeing this when i was drive and was like WOW

:thinking:

~DB4LYFE

[EJ25RUN]

It's about time they tore that down. Hasn't it been abandoned for years?

Since like 06 i think.

[Bacon]

They continued making cars there up until late '07 and then closed it. i work down the road from it. it is now torn completely down. plans are for another "atlantic station"

[VooDooXII]

Wow I've seen that! Right past Hartsfield-Jackson. Wonder if the Doraville plant will follow suit.

[Bacon]

If I am not mistaken, the Doraville plant is already closed but not sure what they will be doing with it. The only reason the Ford plant closed was because they built a new assembly plant for the new Taurus and Sable. Im not sure how another atlantic station type area will work on the south side of the city. But yeah, it would make a good arena for auto-x as long as it was cleaned up a bit and maybe smoothed out.

[89preludesi]

YESSS !!!!!! I wouldnt own a Ford but im not hating on them just not my style . I know of a few badass mustangs .

[xdavidscenex]

YESSS !!!!!! I wouldnt own a Ford but im not hating on them just not my style . I know of a few badass mustangs .

same...only if it had vtek

[Bacon]

But when a Ford is done right, we still never get any credit. It's not everyday you see a near 14sec Contour roaming the streets.

[xdavidscenex]

well 14sec is nothing to brag about...

[Bacon]

For a 3000lb. family car? It ain't bad, but could be better.

[Alan®]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/ford-plant.jpg

:yay:
Holy hell havent ridden by there in ages.

[SPOOLIN]

They continued making cars there up until late '07 and then closed it. i work down the road from it. it is now torn completely down. plans are for another "atlantic station"


oh great, an "atlantic station" with planes landing and taking off every 2 minutes 100 ft above you LOL.

[EFlove]

Too bad the price of metal is so low. They'll still probably make more money from the scrap than from the Taurus and Sable, haha.

[Bacon]

The airport right there may contradict with plans for that area. We could talk to atlanta and see if they will let us auto-x there. not sure how well that will work but we could see.

[SPOOLIN]

its not airport property, you aren't launching anything into the air, the only thing that could be an issue is "tire smoke"

[Bacon]

There wouldn't be enough tire smoke to cause any problems. Wouldn't be a problem for me.

[DUBSf22c]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/ford_atl6.jpg


more?

[EJ25RUN]

well 14sec is nothing to brag about...

For some of us, 1/4 mile times arn't something to brag about.

[ATL_EG]

kinda sad actually...this is the hapeville plant right? i used to pass that shit all the time on the way to work

[abdult786]

THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE THAT AREA INTO THE NEXT ATLANTA FALCONS HOME.

[speedminded]

I just need 4 steel columns and a bunch of girders and web trusses :(

I'd then be the first person to built something useful from that plant!

[EJ25RUN]

I just need 4 steel columns and a bunch of girders and web trusses :(

I'd then be the first person to built something useful from that plant!

This post. In a word superfreakinawesomeness!

[OG-Skinny]

Wow I've seen that! Right past Hartsfield-Jackson. Wonder if the Doraville plant will follow suit.

It will. The GM plant closed doors in Nov. '08. Construction to disassemble the building is scheduled for Spring 2010.

[Brian*]

:yay:




:lmfao:


I do feel bad for the people who lost their job's though...

[EJ25RUN]

:lmfao:


I do feel bad for the people who lost their job's though...

I like Ford as a brand. It's just that I have always found the Taurus to be a terrible car.

[SMC21810]

I like Ford as a brand. It's just that I have always found the Taurus to be a terrible car.

I second that. Even as a kid I always thought of that car as crap.

[Bacon]

The only thing I like about the Taurus is the 3.0 motor from it bolts right into my Contour and are ready for boost.

[JRJcrf150f]

It's about time they tore that down. Hasn't it been abandoned for years?
not years it shut down maybe a year and a half 2 years ago. but still had some people working inside cleaning things out. my stepdads been doing work there and my grandpa retired from there closing day

[AnthonyF]

WOW!!! they finally tore it down?!?!

-Ant.

[Bacon]

its completely torn down now. all that remains is piles of metal that they are recycling bit by bit.