Street Mustang out

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peter

Discussion Starter · Jun 29, 2004

The yellow / black scalextric Mustang is out. But maybe it should be 'A yellow / black Scalextric Mustang is out - not the one Scalextric described and we all expected though...

On all the advertisement pictures the Mustang is a 1969 (easily recognizable with different grill and the four lamps at the front). Strangely enough and without warning Scalextric has choosen to make the 1970 Mustang instead. Another issue is that the 'paint scheme' is a significantly different one from the one seen on pictures. Basically the only thing that the slotcar has in common with the pictures is that it is a black and yellow street mustang. It is surpirzing considering that none of these changes are needed because Scalextric has the right car model (1969) available AND the paint scheme that was advertised is hardly more difficult to make then the one they actually made.

//peter

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lobsterboy

· #9 · Jun 29, 2004

Sorry Peter, but you are missing the fact that as well as having different front and rear ends the 69 Mustang fastback had air scoops high up on its rear wings just before the wheel arches, which the 70 model didn't. As the these scoop were fake I guess Ford smoothed them over on its Trans-Am cars for 69, hense why the scalex one dosent have them, so by using the 70 as a road version they have got it 100% spot on!

Which is more than i can say for Fly and them putting front wing spoilers on all of the 512 Coda Lunga's......

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lobsterboy

· #11 · Jun 29, 2004

Point taken on the scoops Bill, but I think you will find that they've got the filler right on the street version, bang in the middle of the rear panel right?

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lobsterboy

· #17 · Jun 30, 2004

Sorry guys didnt mean to lose you all! I was trying to justify scaleys use of the 70 model over the 69 as I thought all of the latter had these scoops, however I was wrong

as the boss 302 never had them in either year so they could have modelled the street version as it appeared in the catalouge.

Did you lot know that there was a NASCAR spec S&H Torino entered into the 76 Le Mans 24hrs? Lasted 11hrs before the transmisson packed up! Bet you Hornby dont do a version though. Spoke to them over a year ago about them releasing the other four liveries of the Mk11 Gt40 team cars from the 66 le mans.........

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