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Originally Posted by Lang
I agree about the huge stocks of parts in the store. This was before the days of "just in time" supply chains and hundreds of millions would have been invested in dead stock awaiting use in stores at the factory. The production and transport systems were inadequate at that time to guarantee no build stoppages awaiting parts as they can now. As little as 24 hours reserve stock is now held on production lines sending out over a thousand cars a week.
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I, for one, am glad they made the surplus of parts. The large build of parts is at least partly responsible for the availability of NOS parts for our trucks. Can you imagine trying to restore a current vehicle built with "just in time" parts in 70 years? It's hard enough getting Ford to have parts available for my (2006) F-350 when I need them.