The first time Eddie O'Brien walked through the gates of the Ford Dagenham plant, back in 1966, he was a 16-year-old apprentice. Fast forward to 2026, and he has just celebrated 60 years with the company with no interruption whatsoever.
Eddie O'Brien has been with Ford through 13 different Prime Ministers. Back when he started, England had just won the World Cup, something it has not done again since. The world has changed over ... (continue rea…
In 1966, at the age of 16, Eddie O'Brien crossed the grids of the Dagenham Ford plant for an apprenticeship. Sixty years later, this oldest Ford employee in Europe tells how he still stands in the same workshop, between memories and passion.