Falcon Ranchero

This is my third secondhand 1966 Mustang fastback. Revell's 1998 issue of the Hertz rental. BUT I already have the signature black and gold Shelby so I had a little more freedom with this Mustang... Since it was secondhand that means it had been attempted to be built; mainly being painted red atrociously with a brush, and unpainted interior compartment glued in as well as the windsheilds front and rear. The rear one was covered with glue so I tried my best to hide that. Headlights were also missing but my 1966 Buick Wildcat kit came with neat square ones so I put those in. The tailights are custom on the 'stang but stock 1966 Buick Wildcat units. also the little rear back up lights in the bumper are stock 1960 Impala units. The elephant in the room is that black vinyl top, which wasn't actually an option on the '66 fastback as far as I know. I was curious to see what one would look like on a fastback so on it went. The side stripes in the cove are actual late 70s decals to add to the '70s vibe I was trying to achieve.

sunk my battleship

Well that's ok; like you stated earlier the actual Chestnut colour is available from MCW which would make for a more authentic build anyway. I just wanted to know the colour beforehand so if I ever do find the kit I won't be scrambling to find the correct colour. Thanks for the help I appreciate it.

for the Caddy

anyone know out of curiosity the colour of this paint and which brand of spray can it would be; I heard it was a duplicolour but unsure the actual colour name.

Back in grade 12 for the art show we had at the school in January this past year. They're cars my grandfather owned back in the day.

Well good now the post is back up and running as of Tuesday, being forced back to work. I mean striking while it's Christmas, thee most busiest mail-wise time of the year is and odd choice; but I hope they can come to some sort of agreement once the holidays are over

Shave those fins

"CATS" could be an abbreviation for Cars And TruckS

I did in fact find a built example here on the forum of the '66 so I don't really need to see another, but hey if you get the chance or if it's not too much trouble I definitely wouldn't mind seeing a few more. I am actually going to have the kit ordered after the holidays so I'll be able to build one.

You're 100% right, it just gets me sometimes when I want to build a car that represents a family car for nostalgia purposes, such as the '62 Gal but also the '65 T-bird, knowing that the kits do in fact exist but are tricky to get a hold of. In terms of the Mercury kits I'd like to know too what happened to those; I have the reissue of the '64 Marauder but there was a '63 breezeway in the family back then i'd also like to build.

I built that kit; kinda wish I hadn't as I was put off it when I found out I spent $31 US on a kit which there was no engine for, but plans were to cut the roof off, put the big bubble top on that came with my '58 Thunderbird kit, and makeshift larger fins for the back but that didn't happen so the photo below is what became of it. Your plan for a Starliner is way cool, good luck.

Got off to a flying start on that secondhand '66 Mustang I mentioned twice with photos in "what did you get today". Engine is completed, wheels and tires were selected and assembled, suspension parts all painted and ready to assemble, interior sprayed and also ready for assembling, and I sanded down the hood and body as it had been atrociously painted red with a brush. Unfortunately it's -15 celsius here so spraying the car may have to wait. Rear windsheild needs to be tended to because it has glue all over it so the plan is to sand it, spray a tinted clearcoat, and cover it with clear vinyl; did that for my '66 Shelby GT 350 as it was also secondhand and had gluey fingerprints on both front and rear windsheilds. The front windsheild on this '66 is in fact clear so that's good.

i like the skirted rear end and the upward stance of the rear also. Dig the colour and the custom headlight bezels.

also this and the very very end of it

this did it

aw that's too bad I irregularily pick up an issue from walmart time to time. First no more Roadkill on cable tv now no more Muscle Machine mag geez why the gotta cancel car stuff these days

That hard top is really nice; the reason i'm trying to find out about this kit was to build one that represents the one my Grandfather had; it was that exact colour but had a white top and four doors. Out of curiousity do you know what colour that paint on the hardtop is called and what brand of spray can it is just in case I find the kit down the road and need the paint colour

and dancing about

with blue stripes

I got the photos of that Mustang I just came into possesion of; it's going along, all the parts are there except the headlights are missing but we gotta sand the body and what not. I have a really far out idea for this build, won't disclose any details...

That makes sense

in the corner

Yes I’ve seen his 60 Plymouth, really stunning build but I’d want to build one my own way and would certainly not redo a beautifully built kit. The 60 is more of a long term acquisition for me any way also doesn’t appear on the list either anyway

I've discovered i'm getting a little irritated about the obtainability of vintage kits; namely the '65 T-bird and '62 Galaxie hardtop. Niether of their molds apparently exist anymore, and both were only issued in the '60s, the 'bird once in '65, and the Galaxie in '62 and then again in '69. Also, both kits would be considerably hard to find around here; would have to order from ebay which we're not really in any position to order from as my dad is mildly skeptical of that site. Even then, both kits being classified as collectors items because of age and rarity would yeild the collectors fee of at least over $200 which I would absolutley never spend on a kit (unless it's the JoHan '60 Plymouth). That price reflects the collectability, not the actual quality of the kit, and that's what gets me. I don't care how old it is I just want to build it. Was hoping to build the '65 'bird like the one my great uncle has, and the '62 Galaxie like the one my Grandfather had, but that may never happen because of the fact these kits are lost in time