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Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-75214
Dated December 6, 2006
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Final Term Sheet
4.25 % Senior Convertible Notes due December 15, 2036
     
 
   
Issuer:
  Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F)
 
   
Size:
  $4,500,000,000 or $4,950,000,000 if the
Underwriters exercise in full their overallotment
option
 
   
Maturity:
  December 15, 2036, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or converted
 
   
Interest:
  4.25% per annum, accruing from the settlement date
 
   
Interest Payment Dates:
  Each December 15 and June 15, commencing June 15, 2007
 
   
Closing Price of Common Stock:
  $7.36 per share on December 6, 2006
 
   
Conversion Premium:
  25% over NYSE closing price on December 6, 2006
 
   
Conversion Price:
  Approximately $9.20 per share of common stock
 
   
Conversion Rate:
  108.6957 shares of common stock per $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes
 
   
Maximum Conversion Rate:
  The conversion rate as adjusted will not exceed 135.8696 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, other than on account of proportional adjustments to the conversion rate, as set forth under clauses (1) through (4) under “— Conversion Rights— Conversion Rate Adjustments” in the preliminary prospectus supplement.
 
   
Termination of Conversion Rights:
  The Issuer may elect to terminate the conversion rights, on or after December 20, 2013, as described in the preliminary prospectus supplement.
 
   
Pricing Date:
  December 6, 2006 (T)
 
   
Settlement Date:
  December 15, 2006 (T+7)
 
   
Optional Redemption:
  The Issuer may not redeem the Notes at its option prior to December 20, 2016. Starting on that date and on any business day thereafter, the Issuer may redeem all or any portion of the Notes, for cash, at once or from time to time, as described in the preliminary prospectus supplement.
 
   
Repurchase at the Option of Holders:
  On December 20, 2016 and on December 15, 2026, holders of the Notes will have the right, at their option, to require the Issuer to repurchase for cash any or all of their Notes, as described in the preliminary prospectus supplement.

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Repurchase upon Change in Control:
  Subject to certain exceptions, holders may require the Issuer to purchase for cash all or a portion of their Notes upon a change in control, as described in the preliminary prospectus supplement.
 
   
Designated Event:
  Subject to certain exceptions, adjustment to conversion ratio upon designated events. See below.
 
   
Repurchase upon Designated Event:
  Subject to certain exceptions, holders may also require the Issuer to repurchase Notes upon the occurrence of certain designated events with shares of its common stock (or other consideration), as described in the preliminary prospectus supplement.
 
   
Price to Public:
  $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount
 
   
Underwriting Discount:
  2.00% 
 
   
Net Proceeds to Issuer:
  $4,410,000,000 
 
   
Minimum Denomination:
  $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
 
   
CUSIP:
  345370 CF 5 
 
   
ISIN:
  US345370CF51 
 
   
Underwriters:
  Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated are joint book-running managers and BNP Paribas Securities Corp. is a joint lead-manager.
 
   
Recent Developments:
  On December 6, 2006, Ford Motor Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K containing a letter to prospective lenders under the new senior secured credit facilities, as described in the preliminary prospectus supplement, describing an increase in the estimated size of the revolving credit portion of the new senior secured credit facilities to between $10.5 billion and $11.5 billion and other expected changes to their terms. The terms and conditions of the new senior secured credit facilities may continue to change.
 
   
 
  On December 6, 2006, Fitch Ratings downgraded the Issuer’s senior unsecured ratings to B- from B due to the increase in size of both the new senior secured credit facilities and the Notes being offered. Security ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold the securities offered hereby. The ratings may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time. Security ratings included in this free writing prospectus should be evaluated independently of any other security rating.
 
   
Adjustment to Conversion Rate upon Designated Event:
  The following table sets forth the applicable price, effective date and number of additional shares issuable per $1,000 principal amount of Notes upon conversions in connection with a
designated event:

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Effective    
Date   Applicable Price
                                                                                                 
 
  $ 7.36     $ 8.00     $ 9.00     $ 10.00     $ 11.00     $ 12.00     $ 13.00     $ 14.00     $ 20.00     $ 25.00     $ 30.00     $ 50.00  
 
December 15, 2006
    27.1739       25.9493       21.4781       18.1035       15.4836       13.4012       11.7128       10.3206       5.3971       3.4001       2.2009       0.0000  
 
December 15, 2007
    27.1739       25.6222       21.0635       17.6504       15.0212       12.9465       11.2757       9.9065       5.1333       3.2269       2.0876       0.0000  
 
December 15, 2008
    27.1739       25.2362       20.5592       17.0907       14.4438       12.3741       10.7217       9.3784       4.7863       2.9953       1.9343       0.0000  
 
December 15, 2009
    27.1739       24.9915       20.1410       16.5763       13.8813       11.7941       10.1435       8.8141       4.3819       2.7131       1.7410       0.0000  
 
December 15, 2010
    27.1739       24.1951       19.1318       15.4615       12.7291       10.6472       9.0284       7.7468       3.6726       2.2392       1.4276       0.0000  
 
December 15, 2011
    27.1739       23.1488       17.7625       13.9197       11.1160       9.0392       7.4597       6.2446       2.7029       1.6140       1.0274       0.0000  
 
December 15, 2012
    27.1739       21.9141       15.9745       11.7968       8.8114       6.6783       5.1437       4.0346       1.4097       0.8381       0.5479       0.0000  
 
December 15, 2013
    27.1739       21.1933       14.4133       9.3503       5.4445       2.5278       0.6971       0.1041       0.0072       0.0017       0.0000       0.0000  
 
December 15, 2014
    27.1739       20.9295       13.8798       8.8214       5.0553       2.2484       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000  
 
December 15, 2015
    27.1739       19.3770       11.9211       7.1020       3.8867       1.6924       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000  
 
December 20, 2016
    27.1739       16.3043       2.4155       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000  
 
The exact applicable price and effective date may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:
· if the actual applicable price is between two applicable price amounts in the table or the effective date is between two dates in the table, the increase in the conversion rate will be determined by straight-line interpolation between the numbers set forth for the higher and lower applicable price amounts, and/or the two dates, based on a 365-day year, as applicable;
· if the actual applicable price is equal to or in excess of $50.00 per share (subject to adjustment), we will not increase the conversion rate applicable to the converted note; and
· if the actual applicable price is equal to or less than $7.36 per share (the last reported sale price of our common stock on the date of pricing) (subject to adjustment), the Issuer will not increase the conversion rate applicable to the converted note.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Issuer increase the conversion rate as described above to the extent the increase will cause the conversion rate to exceed 135.8696 shares per $1,000 principal amount of note, subject to adjustments in the same manner as the conversion rate as set forth under clauses (1) through (4) under “— Conversion Rights— Conversion Rate Adjustments” in the preliminary prospectus supplement
The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus ) with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the offering to which this communication relates and a preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the preliminary prospectus supplement and other documents the Issuer has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Securities and Exchange Commission Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll free at 1-800-831-9146, Goldman, Sachs & Co. toll free at 1-866-471-2526 or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. collect at (212) 834-4533.

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