Ford Owners Introduction to Parts and Accessories

Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company envisioned a method that would allow factory workers to get higher wages while producing affordable automobiles en masse, thus allowing all its employees to eventually but the very products they just assembled. Ford has also entered into other ventures, acquiring other car brands to tap into the global markets, providing financial services like the Ford Motor Credit Company, which deals mainly with auto loans, as well as producing and distributing auto parts through its Motorcraft brand.This proved to be successful during the birth of the Ford in 1903 and the crucial years of its growth, using methods such as the first moving assembly line, which cut car production dramatically, and providing the blue print for the 40 hour work week and minimum wage law in the United States.Although Motorcraft's inventory comes with all the necessary components, such as oil filters, spark plugs and the like, it has little in the way of customizing the exterior of Ford's various automotive models. Outside of the usual racing upgrades for the sports car, body paint and replacement or addition of non-horsepower related parts are not unheard of. Replacing Ford Mustang tail light covers to look more Euro (while it may be considered blasphemous due to the Mustang's as a symbol of American engineering) are just one of the few ways to go about customizing the legendary pony car.With the sudden rise of customization amongst classic and modern automobiles thanks to the hobby gaining prominence in popular culture (movies like the Fast and the Furious and TV shows like MTV's Pimp My Ride ), other companies have popped up to contend with Ford's Motorcraft not only in offering interior car parts such as engine related parts and electronic gadgets, but aesthetic aftermarket components as well.