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.
An AMT Blueprinter
altered wheelbase 1966
mustang. I added the Tasca decals (I don't remember
where I got them). It is painted with Testors metallic blue
paint over a silver base.
This
was a great kit. Wish I had more of them. (The picture and
background are courtesy of Steve Jones.)
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