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Originally Posted by pete r

G’day,

The good people at Ford sent me a verification letter for my AU1 XR8. It says the dealer was “3999 Ford Motor Company”. All the other verification letters I’ve seen list a particular dealer. Did Ford sell direct from the factory?

It has the Tickford body kit, Momo steering wheel and gear knob but doesn’t have a Tickford plate. I’ve heard dealers also fitted Tickford parts to new cars and so they didn’t get a Tickford plate. But this dealer is Ford itself...confusing?

We know AUs were released in September 1998 and this one being stamped July ‘98 means it was a pretty early one. Maybe Ford used it for something?

Anybody have any insights or ideas?

Cheers and beers!

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3999 means the first owner was a Ford employee.

These 'verification' letters are riddled with errors, some incredible obvious. I would refer to them in having any merit at all. I got one for each of my five, just out of interest, nothing more.