Not American in any sense of the word!
Digging a little, although not connected with the Flivver in any way, I have found the word "Ford" used in a magazine article to to describe its manufacturer's intentions and expectations, that is, it being cheap to build in quantity and using a low-powered engine and thus become ubiquitous!
Changed the wording 'coz the word "Ford" may have been used by the manufacturer rather than a journo!
Last edited by SincoTC; 2nd March 2011 at 16:34.