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... Ford Australia Australian's can thank Charles Smith for ensuring the country had a worthy competitor to the ever popular Holden's of the 1960's. Prior to 1955, Ford Australia had been assembling British made Zephyr's, but in 1955 the decision was made to manufacture the Zephyr entirely in Australia. In 1958 Smith, then Ford Australia's managing director, took a trip to the US and, upon seeing mock-up's for the new compact Falcon being designed for the US and Canadian markets, quickly realised this was much better suited to Australia than the dowdy Zephyr. Two years later the XK Falcon made its debut, and became an instant success, in many ways appearing far more modern that the FB/EK Holden's that were still ...

... Ford (USA) Using a converted Detroit factory and $28,000 from twelve investors (among them the Dodge brothers John and Horace), 40 year old Henry Ford began what would become one of the worlds largest and most influential automobile empires in 1903. The original car was the Model A, which morphed into the Model S by 1908, the same year that Henry Ford released the most famous of them all, the Model T. Widely regarded today as the father of modern production techniques, production would increase exponentially when the company moved to their own Piquette Road facility in 1909. That year, some 18,000+ Model T's would roll off the production line, the affordability of the car helping bring unprecedented demand for the automobile was no longer the play ...

... 1978 Ford Group Paint and Color Codes For correct identification, please refer to the colour code listings on this site. Two-Tone Combinations- The first letter of a two-letter paint code identifies the body colour. The second letter identifies the roof colour. For example, the combinatin BM on a Ford would indicate the body finished in Dark Maroon and the roof are in Wimbledon White. Lucite®- Acrylic Lacquer is recommended for SPOT REPAIR, panel repair and overall refinishing of all original automotive finishes. Centari- Acrylic Enamel is recommended for small area, panel repair and overall refinishing. Dulux®- Enamel may be used for panel repair and overall refinishing. Note- It may be necessary at all times to tint colours to produce a satisfactory match due to normal weathering and ...

... 1986 Ford Group DuPont Paint and Color Codes For correct identification, please refer to the Colour Code Listings on this site. Also see: 1986 Ford Group DuPont and Color Codes. Two-Tone Combinations- The first letter of a two-letter paint code identifies the body colour. The second letter identifies the roof colour. For example, the combinatin BM on a Ford would indicate the body finished in Dark Maroon and the roof are in Wimbledon White. Lucite®- Acrylic Lacquer is recommended for SPOT REPAIR, panel repair and overall refinishing of all original automotive finishes. Centari- Acrylic Enamel is recommended for small area, panel repair and overall refinishing. Dulux®- Enamel may be used for panel repair and overall refinishing. Note- It may be necessary at all times to ...

... 1996 Ford Group Paint and Color Codes KEY: Ford USA Paint Color Codes are located at position 8. 1 Front support-passenger side 2 Radiator support-center 3 Front support-driver side 4 Wheel housing-passenger side 5 Wheel housing-driver side 6 Firewall 7 Door pillar-driver side 8 Door jamb-driver side 9 Door jamb-passenger side 10 Deck lid-passenger side 11 Deck lid-driver side 12 Inner Rear Compartment 13 Strut Tower-driver side 14 Hood underside 15 Driver door panel pocket 16 Glove Box Lucite®- Acrylic Lacquer is recommended for SPOT REPAIR, panel repair and overall refinishing of all original automotive finishes. Centari- Acrylic Enamel is recommended for small area, panel repair and overall refinishing. Dulux®- Enamel may be used for panel ...