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Ultimately they would in turn be linked to a master page, i.e.
Ford Proving Grounds to provide a general overview and basic information about that company’s locations. If the reader would like more specific information about a particular site ? Then they would be able to click on a link to that specific site.--
LSX04:42, 6 April 2006 (UTC)reply
I think that's a good idea, but be sure to create a disambiguation page as you rename this page. But also consider that articles should be of a certain length in order to be justified. It depends on how much data there is for the Ford Proving Grounds. Since the article is relively small as of this moment it is probably best to keep the current title and add to the stub. As more and more data becomes available the
Ford Proving Grounds article could be turned into a disambigation page linking to the article for each for the Ford Proving Grounds. Thanks. Regards, Signaturebrendel05:06, 6 April 2006 (UTC)reply
The official name of the place originally under the "Ford Proving Grounds" article banner is Arizona Proving Ground or "APG", in Yucca. But Ford acquired a second Arizona Proving Ground from Volvo, located northwest of Phoenix, referred to as "VAPG". In Michigan, there is a Michigan Proving Ground (MPG) in Romeo (north of Detroit), and Dearborn Proving Ground (DPG) which has since been renamed Dearborn Development Center (DDC). There was also a Florida Evaluation Center (FEC), and Ford operates test facilities near
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan,
Thompson, Manitoba, and other locations up north for cold weather testing. Some of these test sites have been officially "closed" in terms of full time operations, but may still get some testing traffic as needs arise. I'll assemble some more details on the separate sites when I get a chance. --
T-dot09:19, 6 April 2006 (UTC)reply
Rather than set up separate pages with short articles on each of Ford's several Proving Ground - I recommend leaving the Title of this page as is, and adding separate sections for each named facility. I have started to restructure the main article to reflect that. --
T-dot11:35, 6 April 2006 (UTC)reply
I found a document on media.ford.com
Link that gives preliminary information most of Ford's Testing facilities. It look to be a bit out of date (although no date information). I'll try to get some more information later tonight.
LSX01:12, 7 April 2006 (UTC)reply
Removed the link to Iowa State University Formula SAE team. Comes across as a shameless plug for Iowa State, when there are hundreds of other school participating in FSAE. -DivinityMachina
New Topic
Unless anyone disagress I think that there should be some organization to the article etiher by continent or by Sub Manufacturer (Ie. Volvo , Mazda ).