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PROSPECTUS Dated                                Pricing Supplement No. 8
August 27, 2003                                 Effective February 14, 2005


                   U.S. $10,000,000,000         Rule 424 (b)(3)
                                            Registration Statement
                FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY       No. 333-107955

             VARIABLE DENOMINATION FLOATING
                   RATE DEMAND NOTES


             - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


                Interest Rate Per Annum
                - - - - - - - - - - - -


Period      Tier One Notes    Tier Two Notes    Tier Three Notes
Beginning   Under $15,000     $15,000-$49,999   $50,000 and over
----------  --------------     ---------------   ----------------
2/14/2005      2.76%               2.91%             3.06%

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