Topic: '69 six Introduction Show Unit

[camelback]

I got a INTRODUCTORY SHOW UNIT 69' six coupe (serial 45) which was released on August the 29th 1968. The car was produced with heavy duty export suspension, export decals, metric speedo and other export stuff. As far as I know it was running since the beginning in Switzerland. Now I'm wondering if it was usual to pre-produce such introductory cars with export options for the oversea markets and if they had to be ordered by the general importer or not. On the Marti report are no such order or serialization dates.

Thanks for your help, Werner

[J_Speegle]

............ Now I'm wondering if it was usual to pre-produce such introductory cars with export options for the oversea markets and if they had to be ordered by the general importer or not. On the Marti report are no such order or serialization dates.

Sounds like a neat car. Not sure if we can use the term "usual" with or "pre-produced"   since its not a pilot car but a regular production vehicle ordered apparently for a specific purpose. Believe that most years cars were built and shipped to the major markets to stimulate possible buyers. You might want to search out pictures from the larger and smaller auto shows in Europe in 68 to see if you can find a picture or two of your car. Believe that Germany had the largest (might have been in Munich)   I attended that one in 73 but I wasn't looking at the US made cars

Given that it has been identified as a show unit it was likely IMHO imported by Ford for that specific purpose then it was likely sent to a dealer in country since there was no reason to spend the money to bring it back to the US after show duty

[camelback]

Thank you Jeff! She's not two bad, I'm the 3rd owner and the first one drove the car almost 35 years, all inspections done at an authorized Ford service station .

I already checked out some pictures from the Geneva car show but didn't found a thing. Good idea to check out other european car shows!

[dearbornshow1968]

Do you happen to have a Marti Report on the car  Or maybe the door tag info etc.   Ray  I also have an introductory unit   centralmass@aol.com 

[Coralsnake]

Often times US show cars and engineering vehicles were shipped overseas after being used in the states

[ExportMach]

I got a INTRODUCTORY SHOW UNIT 69' six coupe (serial 45) which was released on August the 29th 1968. The car was produced with heavy duty export suspension, export decals, metric speedo and other export stuff. As far as I know it was running since the beginning in Switzerland. Now I'm wondering if it was usual to pre-produce such introductory cars with export options for the oversea markets and if they had to be ordered by the general importer or not. On the Marti report are no such order or serialization dates.

Thanks for your help, Werner

Camelback,
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