In the '60s and even in the '70s it was common for there to be no anti-sway bars on the front or rear. By the 1980s almost all cars used a front anti-sway bar, but to this day it is still common to find no rear anti-sway bar. A lot of models have an optional suspension or handling package that can include the rear bar. When that is a possibility, replacement struts will come with the attaching points for the links. You just don't use them when the car doesn't have a rear bar. That prevents the strut manufacturer from having to build and stock two different parts for the same application.
You will likely even get new struts with the attaching points right from the Ford dealer's parts department. That way they don't have to ask which suspension package you have. Their struts cover both applications. Typically the only struts made without the link attaching points were made for installation on the assembly line. Ford is very conscious about every penny, and leaving those brackets off when they aren't needed can save them a lot of pennies per year.
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