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Intro

Trace the history of the Ford Factory from its origins as a car assembly plant to a national monument. Explore an interactive model and learn about the site and its surroundings.

Last updated 18 March 2026
3D floor plan with four location pins marking areas colored red, brown, green, and teal.

INTRODUCTION

This section tells the history of the Ford Factory and sets the scene in prewar Singapore. Learn how the building evolved through the years, from its start as Ford Motor Company's first motorcar assembly plant in Southeast Asia in 1941 to being gazetted as a national monument in 2006.

VICINITY OF FORD FACTORY

See the interactive table which features a model of the original Ford Factory on top of a 1950s aerial photograph. Visitors are able to view the factory in its former glory and learn more about the surrounding area.

A rectangular display table with a wooden frame showing an aerial map with labeled text panels on its surface.