Ford agrees code with bodybuilders
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• The Ford Motor Company and over 200 bodybuilders have agreed on a code of bodybuilding practice and bodywork application, the aim of which is to ensure that the completed vehicle will retain its operating efficiency over a long period.
A series of meetings was held with bodybuilders earlier this year and the 200 firms mentioned have signed a binding agreement with Ford to mount bodies and equipment on Ford chassis in accordance with the company's Body and Equipment Mounting Manual. The agreement gives bodybuilders the right to use the code symbol and it gives Ford the right to inspect tools, methods of working and completed vehicles.
Mainly applicable to larger bodybuilders manufacturing on the flow-line principle, a Seal of Approval is granted to firms producing bodies to a design vetted by Ford engineers. Drawings are submitted to engineers in the Special Vehicle department who provisionally approve the design if mounting is satisfactory. Final approval is given when a prototype vehicle has passed a series of i nspect