A
Monogram 1965 / 1966 Mustang made into a rally style car.
This is the "R" version of that kit, though they
make 3 different kinds of the same kit. This kit is one
of my favorites, it is easy to build and the detail is very
good.
On
this kit I made modifications. I lowered the front end some,
and radiused the front wheel wells. It has a 289 engine,
which I wired and detailed some. The decals are out of different
kits, some of them Slixx.
This
"R" kit has a great set of rims. Also the correct
front lower valance panel, no back seat, tower brace bar,
and the correct rear window. (the rear window has a gap
between the roof line and glass. On the real cars, that
was to let heat out of the interior because the real race
cars were hot inside).
The
other 2 versions of the kit are the Shelby
stock version (also released as the black "H"
Hertz version) and a convertible Pace Car version. All the
kits share some of the same parts, all are great kits.
A
1965 and 1966 are the same basically, though a '65 has small
rear side windows, and a 1966 they were sometimes covered
to cut costs.
The
car is painted with Testors Gloss Yellow and Gloss White.
A
picture of my model mustang was in a Scale
Auto Contest Annual.
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