With a history so rich and diverse it couldn’t possibly be fitted entirely into a single webpage (although we’re going to try our best!), Ford is one of the world’s largest car makers. Emerging from Detroit, USA with their Model T, Ford became the first company to truly mass produce cars that would sell in the millions, and now produce almost 6 million vehicles per year. Through Spares Box, you can easily shop online for a huge range of parts and accessories to suit an incredible variety of Ford vehicles made available in Australia through the years, from the Falcon, Territory and Focus to the Mustang and the Cortina.

Pioneering an Industry 

Ford’s early history is probably the most storied and famous of any automotive manufacturer. After the production of many smaller-scale prototypes and vehicle models for the American elite, in 1908 Henry Ford turned his attention to mass-production of cars, a positively space age idea that was almost certainly inconceivable to many people at the time.

Aiming to make the car accessible for every American, Ford drew workers from all over the States with the promise of a five-dollar work day, a revolutionary thought at the time. Once they arrived, they were set a menial task as part of an incredible new production line, which enabled Ford’s latest creation, the Model T, to be produced in the millions at a price that made motoring affordable to everyone for the first time in world history. 

Producing the People’s Cars of the World

Over the course of the next century Ford continued to release cars that revolutionised the way every day people drove. In the UK, now-classic vehicles like the Ford Cortina and the Capris helped change the image of the car from the carriages of the establishment to the transport of the everyday person. Developments of these vehicles culminated also culminated in vehicles like the Ford Falcon, which as we all know would eventually go on to be one of the most popular vehicles in Australian history. In the USA, Ford also came out with the Mustang and the Ford GT40, 2 of the the most famous and successful sports cars of all time, along with the wildly popular F-150 and F-250 trucks.

Not just settling for producing large scale family carriages, Ford also responded people’s newfound sense of independence in the late 20th century. They began production of the Fiesta and the Escort (soon to become the Focus) in the 1970s and 80s, cars which have been at the forefront of small car technology and performance ever since. 

Through their commitment to innovation across all types of vehicles, Ford also pioneered many of the safety devices that are standards on all modern vehicles and have potentially saved thousands of lives since. The windshield, standard rear seatbelts, the seatbelt warning light, childproof door locks and the padded dashboard were all pioneered by the Ford Motor Company at some time in their history. 

A Range to Reflect Ford’s Success Down Under

In Australia, Ford’s involvement and storied rivalry with Holden in Touring Cars has led to them garnering one of the most passionate and loyal fan bases of any car company worldwide, helping vehicles like the Falcon to become immensely successful. Meanwhile, family vehicles like the Focus, Territory and Fiesta along with commercial vans like the Ford Transit have seen incredible performance in the Australian Market.  

Ford has enjoyed a long history of success and popularity in Australia across a huge range of vehicles, and Sparesbox has made sure to source a range of parts and accessories that suits a wider range of Ford vehicles than any other company down under. Sparesbox carries premium parts for almost every passenger car that Ford has brought down under across the decades, including the Falcon, Territory, Focus and Fiesta, just to name a few. Spares Box also offers heavy duty parts for commercial and off-road vehicles like the Transit, Explorer and Ranger, along with performance parts for the Mustang, Focus & Fiesta ST’s and the XR6 & XR8 Falcons that have helped make Ford so well known in Australia.