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Old 22-11-2012, 02:50 PM   #1
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Default Ford Rare Spares partnership

Anyone catch this?

http://www.caradvice.com.au/202041/f...c-partnership/

Hopefully some good gear will come out as a result of this - would love some new tail light assemblies/lenses.

(apologies if a repost - couldn't find anything on a search)

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Old 22-11-2012, 03:12 PM   #2
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This is new - we just "announced" it an hour or so ago. The Rare Spares crew are sending through some photos - hopefully soon - and we'll upload them to our FB page then.
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Old 22-11-2012, 03:14 PM   #3
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Fantastic news.
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Old 22-11-2012, 03:17 PM   #4
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Fantastic news, I wonder what this will do the nos market? Will the parts be to same quality as nos?
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Old 22-11-2012, 03:24 PM   #5
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Brilliant! Such a great thing, the brand we all love doing something for the enthusiasts.
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Old 22-11-2012, 04:36 PM   #6
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Brilliant result!

Very good news indeed.

What parts will they be remaking?
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Old 22-11-2012, 04:48 PM   #7
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It's good to hear Ford has become partnered with Rare Spares. I believe Holden is closely connected to them already based on the amount of GM parts at my nearby Rare Spares store, so it's good there will be more Ford parts there too.
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Old 22-11-2012, 04:51 PM   #8
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Hopefully they start making some ZC tail light lenses!
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Mmmmm rubbers. Certainly a sore spot with me considering the quality/design of the current Rare Spares weather strips!
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Old 22-11-2012, 06:20 PM   #11
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just put a smile on my face.
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As long as they have plenty of mk1 Corty stuff, I'll be happy.
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Old 22-11-2012, 07:40 PM   #13
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Wow it just gets better and better.

Someone in Ford Australia is serious about business.

Why Ford? Because it is not A car it is MY car.........
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Fantastic news, I wonder what this will do the nos market? Will the parts be to same quality as nos?
They should be the same quality as Ford are giving access to the original tooling.
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great news looks like ford are interested in helping enthusiasts
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They should be the same quality as Ford are giving access to the original tooling.
Plastics and the such, as well as QA controls may not be as they were when ford made these parts back in the day.
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Old 22-11-2012, 08:54 PM   #17
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It's good to hear Ford has become partnered with Rare Spares. I believe Holden is closely connected to them already based on the amount of GM parts at my nearby Rare Spares store, so it's good there will be more Ford parts there too.
I heard that Rare Spares purchased enough Holden NOS parts to fill several football fields, a year or so ago. Apparently at that time negioations with Ford to do the same failed. However this looks like we will all be winners & grinners, so bring it on.
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Old 22-11-2012, 09:03 PM   #18
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dont mean to sound negative but hope they lift there game..... A LOT!!!

there quality (pretty much everything other then rubbers) compared to the two main GT shops is poor

just my experience hopefully they lift there game
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Awesome news, not only is it good news for guys with older cars its also a brillant move in ford behalf. They boost their income and improve their customer relations
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very happy with this alliance
we need coupe qtr panels, door shells & boot lids
I just hope they dont reproduce the stuff I refurb!
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Shame its only up to XF, I wouldn't mind getting some repo stuff for my EL Fairmont Ghia.
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Old 22-11-2012, 10:15 PM   #22
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Good news.

What will happen to everyone who has that "special no longer made" part that they thought they would get hundreds or thousands of dollars for?

Other than that, good for the "X" series guys.
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Shame its only up to XF, I wouldn't mind getting some repo stuff for my EL Fairmont Ghia.
Damn straight, there's a hell of a lot of common E series parts that are unavailable, and its stuff that should be, like door seals.

How can something as common as a door seal be obsolete. And electric exterior mirrors?
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I hear ya Big Damo, some EB GT, EL GT and ED Sprint stuff wouldn't go astray either.
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Be good if there was a Rare Spares within 400km of me :'(
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Pretty please, may we have a list of parts slated to be made? Has anything been made yet, or is it about to be made? Anything on ETA?
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All this great news of support coming from Ford Aus them selves. I am really liking the tide Ford is turning!
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"Classic car enthusiasts will have access to authentic Ford badges, decals, wheel caps and trims, windows, door and boot seal rubbers, engine and cooling components, electrical components, lamps and lenses."

Nothing to suggest we'll be getting coupe quarter panels and the like. Question.. How does ford have the tooling for items that were manufactured elsewhere?
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Its highly likely they have all the tooling math so as to be able to make tooling to reproduce a genuine panel
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Perhaps.. But something doesn't sit right with me on this. Hopefully I'm wrong, as i would most probably be the first to spend my life savings as rear spares buying parts.

But last week 212 poor bastards are made redundant, new car sales have dropped, yet they want to reproduce parts they made 40+ years ago for, let's face it, a small market.

Like I said, I hope I'm wrong. Really hope I'm wrong.
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