As part of a rabid expansion of their vintage parts licensing, Ford has teamed up with dozens of suppliers to add over 9,000 new parts to their repertoire.
Need parts for your vintage Mustang? Ford now offers 98% of everything needed to build one from scratch. 98%!
Of course that means body shells too. Ford has teamed up with Dynacorn and placed their stamp of approval on the '64-'70 Mustang repops as officially licensed parts. Word on the street is that first -gen Broncos are in the works as well. We're actually excited about that. Who doesn't love a Bronco? Ours would look like Big Oly or Parnelli's Bill Stroppe prepared Baja ride.
More than just a bid to get a big chunk of the restoration business headed their way, Ford has reportedly taken the time to ensure that the licensed parts are quality reproductions, not cheapo knock-offs. TO get the coveted blue and white sticker, restoration parts licensees have to complete a quality assurance survey and meet all federal and state safety regulations. Accurate reproduction parts make the restoration process easier, so we're all for that.
"When Ford stops making a part and retires the tooling, that tooling is offered to FCS," explains Mondrach. "Based on the type of component and whether we think it would be of interest to the vintage vehicle market, we then offer it to one of our 75 licensed manufacturers and they put the tooling back into service. "The end result," Mondrach says, "is that owners of vintage Ford vehicles get a source of factory-correct parts made on Ford tooling."
SOURCE: Autoblog