Alan Mann 1/18 scale 1964 Ford Falcon

[ibj40]

Difficult to research, but apparently it existed.

Link here to Alan Mann website, and Jalopnik.

Anyway, started out with a Biante version, which is actually a prodified Road Signature version.  What is curious is that Biante is usually considered to be top end, and Road Signature is what you find at Walmart, but I guess 1/18 scale diecast makes strange bedfellows.

Here's the Road Signature streeter:

     

Here's the Biante Tribute racer:

    

Here is a picture of the Alan Mann version:



And here's what we ended up with.  I have to give decaling credit to Brian Moore (4wheels).  I hate to put on decals.  I'm a mechanical man, I don't do cosmetics.  Painting goes outside my box, although if it is just one color, I can do that.

      

Most significant change I made was to prodify the exhaust from whatever someone was thinking to something that works from a competition perspective.

  

This is what I was hoping to match, but clearly I grabbed the wrong base color off the shelf (I do Testors rattle cans).

  

Clearly my maroon base coat is way too dark, but in my world, it is the thought that counts.

Brian did a great job on the roof, creating a profile that really worked with the body structure.

 

One thing I am proud of is the gear shifter, which if you look above, was black cast plastic, but in our custom, it has a black boot, a chrome lever, and a white knob.

     

Hard to see all the detail, but this was another "SuperGlue" tab, and go project.

 

[Gramps46]

Nicely done indeed.  The result is super.

[randyc]

NICE!

[ibj40]

22 hours ago, randyc said:

NICE!

 

On 11/17/2018 at 12:53 PM, Gramps46 said:

Nicely done indeed.  The result is super.

Thanks!

My first "real" car was a 1964 Falcon four door, that started out with an in-line 6, which we swapped for a 289 out of a '67 Mustang.

That thing was a real sleeper, caught quite a few folks off-guard at the late night/stop light grand prix.

When I got into racing, though, my first car was a '69 Camaro, and I stayed GM throughout my entire involvement;  but in the back of my mind, there was always a love for the Ford Falcon.

[vintagercr]

Very nice!

[ibj40]

I actually got to see one of the America-based versions of this car race, back in the late 60's/early 70's.

Here are a couple of pictures I took at Texas World Speedway.

And another one from Dallas International Motor Speedway.

Edited December 2, 2018 by ibj40

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I love this! Looks fantastic! Alan Mann's cars were always exquisitely prepared.  His Mark 1 Cortinas were some of the prettiest cars to ever hit a race track (including those campaigned in the Trans AM series!) Well done!