Exhibit 24.2

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                     WITH RESPECT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENTS
            COVERING COMMON STOCK, DEBT SECURITIES, LEASE SECURITIES,
          GUARANTEES AND OTHER SECURITIES ISSUED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY

     The undersigned, an officer of Ford Motor Company (the "Company"), appoints
each of Peter J. Sherry,  Jr., L. J. Ghilardi,  K. S. Lamping, J. F. Zaremba, D.
J. Cropsey, and E. J. Lukas his true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and
all acts and things and execute any and all  instruments  which the attorney and
agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable the Company to register
the  above-captioned  securities  for issuance and sale under,  and otherwise to
comply with, the Securities Act of 1933 and any  requirements  of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in respect thereof, including but not
limited  to,  power and  authority  to sign his name  (whether  on behalf of the
Company, or otherwise) to one or more Registration Statements and any amendments
thereto,  or any of the exhibits,  financial  statements and  schedules,  or the
prospectuses,  filed  therewith,  and to file them with the  Commission,  all as
authorized  at a meeting of the Board of  Directors of the Company held on April
12, 2000, adjourned,  and reconvened on April 13, 2000. The undersigned ratifies
and  confirms all that any of the  attorneys  and agents shall do or cause to be
done by virtue  hereof.  Any one of the attorneys and agents shall have, and may
exercise, all the powers conferred by this instrument.

     The undersigned has signed his name as of the 2nd day of March, 2001.



/s/Lloyd E. Hansen
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(Lloyd E. Hansen)