Tickford to make a return thru Prodrive

[nathsxr8]

Hi guys this may have been spoken about in previous threads but i have just recently looked up tickford on the Australian abn search and it says prodrive have registered the name again last year. Does this mean what i think it means that ford are going to possibly send the last ford out as a tickford? ??

[Trump]

"Only in a re-run"

- Damon, host of "The Running Man".

[stoodoo]

Doubt it, with only 1 month to go till end of falcon manufacturing alltogether. I'd have imagined some leak would have come out if ford were to do something like this. Fingers crossed though.

[FPV8U]

Rumours are circulating, putting 2 & 2 together i'd hazard a guess this will be their brand name for their new performance parts range they are going to release.

[jimt3te50]

Originally Posted by FPV8U

Rumours are circulating, putting 2 & 2 together i'd hazard a guess this will be their brand name for their new performance parts range they are going to release.

Hope so- love the Tickford heritage, name and logo

[FPV8U]

Originally Posted by jimt3te50

Hope so- love the Tickford heritage, name and logo

Agreed, I'm really hoping if that is what they are doing that there is plenty of work out into the Falcon past aswell as the Mustang future.

[Windsor220]

Maybe they will modify the other Fords in the range. Focus or Mustang.

[Bolly47]

Originally Posted by nathsxr8

Hi guys this may have been spoken about in previous threads but i have just recently looked up tickford on the Australian abn search and it says prodrive have registered the name again last year. Does this mean what i think it means that ford are going to possibly send the last ford out as a tickford? ??

I don't think so Tickford is part of Prodrive company will ever come back

[HO 3]

Unfortunately, historically Ford have started and randomly shutdown their performance arms. The sooner Ford learn the "CONTINUITY OF BRAND" mantra, the better for us Ford tragics.

Cheers Mick

[Nikked]

Prodrive are looking into opening a road car division tuning up cars, speculation is Prodrive using the Tickford name.

[Dauphin]

Probably just legally protecting/keeping the name and brand in their hands so it can't be used by another operation.

[PridenJoy]

Something about this in the latest Wheels mag. Haven't read it but from what i gather Prodrive is bringing back the Tickford brand which encompasses enhanced Mustangs, Rangers and other Fords with FACTORY warranty. If true

Long live Tickford.

[STINKY NINJA]

Must have been an omen when I fitted tickford centrecaps to my gt 335 wheels;)

[Junkyard-Dog]

I reckon they are just saving the name so nobody else uses it. The Tickford vehicles always felt special compared to the "regular" cars.

[turbo4]

There is now a Tickford facebook page with a new updated logo.

[Cobra]

Funny, I just followed an AUIII XR8 220 to work today. Seeing those Tickford badges reminded me of how much I loved the Tickford branding. I still beleive, to this day, that Ford could have persisted with the Tickford brand in place of FPV.

AMG and M are brands which work alongside Mercedes and BMW. They aren't their own range of cars, they're just the high performance engineering arm. M badges and AMG complement the vehicle, they don't replace anything. Tickford complemented FORD.

We didn't need to go down the route of HSV and create a whole new line of vehicle. I wasn't a fan of GTs not being FORDS, especially on the FG where they didn't even carry a blue oval badge. If I see a modified Mustang with a Tickford badge, though, I'll do cartwheels!

If it's true, bring in ON!

[b0son]

I suspect the people with whom the Tickford name has any value are closer to cashing in their super than buying a performance car....

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by b0son

I suspect the people with whom the Tickford name has any value are closer to cashing in their super than buying a performance car....

Haha, yeah right! I'm 32 in December, so hardly an old bugger! Probably older at heart, though! Classic cars, music from the '60s through to the '90s... but I digress. I maintain that there's no reason why Tickford can't successfully make performance iterations of Fords sans Falcon.

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by b0son

I suspect the people with whom the Tickford name has any value are closer to cashing in their super than buying a performance car....

Really?

Got another 35 years till that happens!

[turbo4]

Originally Posted by b0son

I suspect the people with whom the Tickford name has any value are closer to cashing in their super than buying a performance car....

I'm only 25...

[HO 3]

So if this thing actually does get up and grow legs will Tickford be a proper Ford factory backed tuner or this time just another one of the aftermarket tuners? Anyone know?

Cheers Mick

[Tickford.]

Originally Posted by HO 3

So if this thing actually does get up and grow legs will Tickford be a proper Ford factory backed tuner or this time just another one of the aftermarket tuners? Anyone know?

Cheers Mick

http://performancedrive.com.au/tickf...rumoured-1613/

Rumour has it an announcement will be made from the Sandown 500 on Sunday.
No idea if this is true - or what the announcement (if any) will be about.


FTR is back for 2017!(??) Ha.. ha

[FPV8U]

Originally Posted by xxxg

http://performancedrive.com.au/tickf...rumoured-1613/

Rumour has it an announcement will be made from the Sandown 500 on Sunday.
No idea if this is true - or what the announcement (if any) will be about.


FTR is back for 2017!(??) Ha.. ha

While the hotted up new stuff peaks my interest its performance Falcon componants to a very high standard that would have most of their potential customers interested.

A few comments made in passing makes me thing there will be a few Falcon bits in development.

This new venture will likely tie into the new workshop they are constructing either next year or 2018.

[turbo4]

Originally Posted by HO 3

So if this thing actually does get up and grow legs will Tickford be a proper Ford factory backed tuner or this time just another one of the aftermarket tuners? Anyone know?

Cheers Mick

The Tickford name has been registered to "PRA Garage" which is owned by Prodrive Racing Australia. It will be interesting to see whether it is supported it by Ford.
It shows that PRA must expect to run Fords well into the future.

[b0son]

Ok, so that makes 2 of you

[Windsor220]

I think most of the people interested in Tickfords would be from their 30s and 40s because they would have been growing up when they were around.

[Junkyard-Dog]

Originally Posted by Windsor220

I think most of the people interested in Tickfords would be from their 30s and 40s because they would have been growing up when they were around.

I'm 23 and a Tickford die hard.

[Tickford.]

[nathsxr8]

Whats peoples thoughts now on already rare/collectable tickfords eg rebel,t series etc.. will this comeback make them more desirable /collectable?

[Sprintey]

Originally Posted by nathsxr8

Whats peoples thoughts now on already rare/collectable tickfords eg rebel,t series etc.. will this comeback make them more desirable /collectable?

Maybe, to the age bracket, and younger. They are already getting scarce and becoming collectibles. They are in the 'fun' stage of a collectible, where they are not worth an apartment in value so you don't stress too much about parking one in a restaurant car park.

It might make them desirable to kids from today on who see Tickford badges on the hugely aspirational 'stang, and whose Dad takes them camping/to the beach in a Tickford Ranger. Hey, they made those in the 90's??