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General Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: jeff8877 on July 24, 2014, 09:11:21 PM
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Hi guys,
Does anyone know anything about this program...what cars/how it worked/who sold etc. Did Ford recondition cars that were produced for Ford Marketing to be used as Sales Vehicles, Promotions, Test cars etc and then sell through their dealerships when they were done with them? Curious to what anyone knows about this program.
Jeff
Here is a pic of sticker that is still located on a 71 M code convertible.
(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii300/jeff8877/fordmarketingdecal_zpsdc8d1f88.jpg) (http://s267.photobucket.com/user/jeff8877/media/fordmarketingdecal_zpsdc8d1f88.jpg.html)
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Will try and look through some of my Ford stuff in my free time to see if there are any references to the program
Doubt it was anything like what we see today with the "factory" reconditioning with the attached warranty sort of thing
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Well I guess this will have to remain a mystery...
The only other car I ever saw with this sticker was a 70 Boss 302 that was apparently used for some type of tire testing. Certainly Ford had to have a way to dispose of "company" cars once they served their purpose.
Jeff
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Normally (always exceptions) Ford company cars were moved in one of two ways: (1) the "B" plan resale lot that moved around to a few locations in the 70's and 80's in Dearborn, (2) destroyed.
We have procured "B" plan cars that were executive leases turned in after the year lease was up, and also "pool" cars held by various departments. The employee lease cars were generally not tampered with since it would come back on the employee if there was an issue, not to mention it was primary transportation so why take the risk. The pool cars were not supposed to be modified, or were to be returned to normal (test equipment and parts removed) before sale. I picked up a four year old Escort one time that had 4k miles.
That said, if there were lease cars outside of the SE Michigan area (executives at assembly plants, Philco-Ford locations, etc.) I'm not sure how those were transitioned out. Perhaps through local dealers.
Cars that were significantly tampered with for testing purposes were (should have been) destroyed, and then recycled. In the 80's Ford was using Environ out of Romulus to recycle parts. There are also a lot of good rumors about the cars that were supposed to have been destroyed that disappeared.
I've never heard of the Ford Marketing National Resale System. Will keep my eyes and ears peeled. John
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Pretty interesting information. Nice to see more info on this subject. 8)
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Most likely was the company auto auction network where Ford dealers could purchase company service vehicles, customer lease turn-ins, etc.