My understanding is the membership has to be good for over 60 days, IE your card needs to expire 60 days from today. You can get a pin and as long as you hold a valid MCA card that does not expire with in 60 days you are good to go.
5 minutes join the MCA and generate your pin at the Ford Partner site. I got my MCA card in the mail last week. Well worth the $50 for a legit X-Plan. Also you should also utilize the build and price on Fords website and do the find it for me, or request a brochure on any current Ford models...