have you ever looked on the back of your grill emblem?
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have you ever looked on the back of your grill emblem?
when i scrapped my truck, i kept the grill. so a few days ago, i took the emblem off, so i can have something to remember it by. well, heres what i found on the back of it. i figured id share. i think ford is a bit stamp happy. hahaha
sorry if they're a tad bit big. lol.
sorry if they're a tad bit big. lol.
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have a pic of this?
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I dont know if its true or not, but a old mechanic I know told me that ford started doin that back in WWII when they were makin jeeps for the gov't. Part of their contract was they couldn't have any logos visable on the outside... so ford started stamping alotta their parts with the lil oval so folks knew who made it. cool story even if it isnt true
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My Chevy-loving friend (ex-friend, kinda a jerk) ripped a bowtie emblem off a Camaro and no lie, the back of the emblem was the outside of an old steel oil can from way back when. I remember the oil cans that were cardboardy-looking things that you needed to puncture with a spout.
All-metal cans were from before then right?
All-metal cans were from before then right?
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Nwebb, the first part of the story is true.
The army wanted a light weight reconnosence vehicle. Several companies submitted/built prototypes, but in the end American Bantam won out. Unfortunatly they couldn't produce the numbers that the army wanted. ****** Overland eventually took over the contract, with the express knowledge that Ford would build a majority of the vehicles.
Ford it all it hiarchy, didn't want to warranty the other company's vehicles, so they stamped Ford in script on every possible piece of the vehicle, including the bolt heads.
The army wanted a light weight reconnosence vehicle. Several companies submitted/built prototypes, but in the end American Bantam won out. Unfortunatly they couldn't produce the numbers that the army wanted. ****** Overland eventually took over the contract, with the express knowledge that Ford would build a majority of the vehicles.
Ford it all it hiarchy, didn't want to warranty the other company's vehicles, so they stamped Ford in script on every possible piece of the vehicle, including the bolt heads.
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