I've occasionally wondered if there are any production cars that have original manufacturing/design documents released. Feels like those could be really cool to see for some classic cars (911 comes to mind...)
> We have the parts drawings in our collection, and we can supply copies, but we cannot confer the right to manufacture reproduction parts for sale – you would need to contact the Ford Motor Company for that
Curious what legal mechanism they are trying to use here, and on how solid legal ground they are... somehow I imagine it could make interesting legal case if they sued someone making new parts.
(IANAL) Patents have long expired. Copyright may or may not apply. Trademark is probably the only thing that they have a solid legal standing on. Judging by the wide availability of aftermarket parts, even for vehicles much newer, I suspect that quote is more of a disclaimer than anything else.
