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World Tour Fiestas Roll into Dublin
Cork, 7 September 2010 – This week two Fiesta models completed the Irish leg of a world tour that will see the Ford supermini cover four continents and more than 15,000 road miles finishing up at the Sydney Motor Show in late October.
The world tour began in Los Angeles on August 20, crossed the US to New York and began the Irish leg in Shannon, Co. Clare last weekend. The worldwide expedition has been organised to mark the launch of the Ford Fiesta in the US and to celebrate the millionth Fiesta sale which will occur during September. The tour also highlights the Fiesta’s global reach as the car is sold in every major market across the world.
Throughout the two-month long global expedition, the drivers and guest-drivers on the route will be highlighting some interesting stories and information on the areas covered by the tour on the site: www.thefordstory.com.
For example on the Irish leg of the tour, the two Fiestas paid a visit to the village of Lisdoonvarna, to meet with local matchmaker Willie Daley, who claims to have ‘matchmade’ 10,000 couples.
To make the most of the Fiesta’s global presence, each leg of the expedition is using locally built cars - on the European leg, journalists will be piloting left-hand drive Fiestas built in Cologne, Germany.
Following an overnight in Dublin this week, the tour then sailed across the Irish Sea to Britain and eventually onto mainland Europe via the Channel Tunnel. From there, the tour will continue across China, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and then across the Australian continent to finish up in Sydney.
The two Fiestas that will complete this massive road trip will then be presented at the Sydney Motor Show in late October.
Cork, 7 September 2010 – This week two Fiesta models completed the Irish leg of a world tour that will see the Ford supermini cover four continents and more than 15,000 road miles finishing up at the Sydney Motor Show in late October.
The world tour began in Los Angeles on August 20, crossed the US to New York and began the Irish leg in Shannon, Co. Clare last weekend. The worldwide expedition has been organised to mark the launch of the Ford Fiesta in the US and to celebrate the millionth Fiesta sale which will occur during September. The tour also highlights the Fiesta’s global reach as the car is sold in every major market across the world.
Throughout the two-month long global expedition, the drivers and guest-drivers on the route will be highlighting some interesting stories and information on the areas covered by the tour on the site: www.thefordstory.com.
For example on the Irish leg of the tour, the two Fiestas paid a visit to the village of Lisdoonvarna, to meet with local matchmaker Willie Daley, who claims to have ‘matchmade’ 10,000 couples.
To make the most of the Fiesta’s global presence, each leg of the expedition is using locally built cars - on the European leg, journalists will be piloting left-hand drive Fiestas built in Cologne, Germany.
Following an overnight in Dublin this week, the tour then sailed across the Irish Sea to Britain and eventually onto mainland Europe via the Channel Tunnel. From there, the tour will continue across China, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and then across the Australian continent to finish up in Sydney.
The two Fiestas that will complete this massive road trip will then be presented at the Sydney Motor Show in late October.