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Originally Posted by ericr
we have no easy way of knowing exactly where the non-USA made Model A parts come from....is it China, Korea, or where. We are assuming China, maybe that is correct. If they are, why don't they have the quality of Stihl, Honda, Westinghouse nuclear reactor valves, etc.?
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I think because they don't have the name brand impetus (and quality assurance overheads) that go with making quality.
ANd otherwise make the cheapest crap (thinking those CC pickup rubber door straps here) that the market will accept.
Wouldn't it be interesting for Ford to take all their treasured/protected drawings for Model A components and go to China and get quotes - so Ford could make a re-entry into the parts market/support for historical product?
Well, they're hugging the drawings close to their legal chest for some reason, aren't they?
Yunno. I wouldn't mind seeing that one bit.
Joe K