Flareside
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Purchased the complete assembled flareside bed for the 65, included the wooden bed, from Obsolete Ford Parts; this was over 15 years ago, delivered for around $2k back then, very pleased with the quality.
Seem to recall FoMoCo threatened them with a lawsuit for using Ford, not sure, perhaps member more familiar with the circumstances can advise.
Seem to recall FoMoCo threatened them with a lawsuit for using Ford, not sure, perhaps member more familiar with the circumstances can advise.
Of course, the maker ignored FoMoCo, so they began applying patents to their sheet metal. Did it help? Of course not, the Taiwanese ignored them.
Then FoMoCo's lawyers went after the obsolete parts sellers and repro parts makers, saying they had to pay a license fee to use Ford and Ford part numbers in their catalogs.
In order to avoid the fat license fee, many dropped Ford from their user names, some changed their names all together. Obsolete Ford Parts of Oklahoma City became Classic Auto Parts.
There was a long time seller of repro Model A parts, he was warned by FoMoCo's lawyers, but said he wasn't going to change anything, he told FoMoCo to take a hike!
When he set up at Carlisle, FoMoCo's lawyers were waiting, swooped in along with the police and confiscated his entire inventory!
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From: Boulder Creek, Ca
When Taiwanese sheet metal first arrived in the US circa 1979, FoMoCo sued the maker for using "Ford" and Ford part numbers in their catalogs.
Of course, the maker ignored FoMoCo, so they began applying patents to their sheet metal. Did it help? Of course not, the Taiwanese ignored them.
Then FoMoCo's lawyers went after the obsolete parts makers and repro parts sellers, saying they had to pay a license fee to use Ford and Ford part numbers in their catalogs.
In order to avoid the fat license fee, many dropped Ford from their user names, some changed their names all together. Obsolete Ford Parts of Oklahoma City became Classic Auto Parts.
There was a long time seller of repro Model A parts, he was warned by FoMoCo's lawyers, but said he wasn't going to change anything, he told FoMoCo to take a hike!
When he set up at Carlisle, FoMoCo's lawyers were waiting, swooped in along with the police and confiscated his entire inventory!
Of course, the maker ignored FoMoCo, so they began applying patents to their sheet metal. Did it help? Of course not, the Taiwanese ignored them.
Then FoMoCo's lawyers went after the obsolete parts makers and repro parts sellers, saying they had to pay a license fee to use Ford and Ford part numbers in their catalogs.
In order to avoid the fat license fee, many dropped Ford from their user names, some changed their names all together. Obsolete Ford Parts of Oklahoma City became Classic Auto Parts.
There was a long time seller of repro Model A parts, he was warned by FoMoCo's lawyers, but said he wasn't going to change anything, he told FoMoCo to take a hike!
When he set up at Carlisle, FoMoCo's lawyers were waiting, swooped in along with the police and confiscated his entire inventory!
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 88,826
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From: Simi Valley, CA
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