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Title: Where did Dealer orders go in 1968?
Post by: somethingspecial on January 20, 2014, 09:46:27 AM

Just curious, When a Northern California Dealer placed an order in 1968, ie. Sacramento Dealer ordering a GT/CS, which would have come out of San Jose, where did the order go, The factory? or did it go to a central office, then forwarded to the factory? Thanks.  Mike

Title: Re: Where did Dealer orders go in 1968?
Post by: J_Speegle on January 20, 2014, 01:26:37 PM

Believe to the designated plant but cant be certain none of the managers I've talked with addressed that specific question - All I got was "We received the order...."

Title: Re: Where did Dealer orders go in 1968?
Post by: jwc66k on January 20, 2014, 03:10:14 PM

Dealers handled more than Mustangs and most salesmen and some dealer management types did not know what plant built what car line. Orders were routed to a district office for review and possible scheduling, and then to Dearborn if that district found a potential backlog at a plant. Ford was flexible in scheduling by choice, they were in the business of selling cars and doing that efficiently. If the order was handled at a nearby assembly plant, the dealer got notification of the "scheduled" build date and many special order customers were notified of that plus an invitation to watch the process. That's what happened to me for my 69 Mustang Fastback at San Jose, but when I showed up the car was on the truck to the dealer.
Jim