1973 ford mustang

[charger74]

hi

i built this one out of an amt kit released about 10 years ago ( yellow on the box ).  Honnestly that kit is a bit  of a mess. There is no stock interior, no stock front grille, and some other parts that are shown on the box that are not included in the kit. After finding a stock interior, and building a stock grille, i think it turned out pretty good. The decals are from keith marks, and the wheels are resin. Thanks for looking, all comments are welcome

For the grille, i took 2 grilles that where in the kit to make one stock looking grille. I also did the center logo

[Intmd8r]

Excellent work! Got to be one of the best builds I've seen from that kit.

[unclescott58]

Very nice job, other than the choice of decals. Those stripes were only used on the '71 and '72 Mach Is. The '73s were different. Other than that, you built one of the nicest version of this kit that I've ever seen.

[charger74]

Very nice job, other than the choice of decals. Those stripes were only used on the '71 and '72 Mach Is. The '73s were different. Other than that, you built one of the nicest version of this kit that I've ever seen.

i know, i wasn't supposed to use those decals, i was supposed to use the mach 1 decals on the sheet ( picture below). But when i started using the first stripe, it ripped in pieces !!! So i went with the other stripes, because without stripes i tought something was missing on the model

[nicknkim14]

Really good job...

[72 Charger]

Really nice work . Great work on the grill too. The 73 Mustang is one of my personal favorate's as this was the year I was born

[Kmb0319]

Beautiful work!!!  This another one of those "cusp" muscle cars that still had some performance and style, but have been mostly forgotten about.  Really nice conversion work to make this into a great looking model.

[unclescott58]

i know, i wasn't supposed to use those decals, i was supposed to use the mach 1 decals on the sheet ( picture below). But when i started using the first stripe, it ripped in pieces !!! So i went with the other stripes, because without stripes i tought something was missing on the model

That happens. Bummer.

[Bob Ellis]

You obviously started with the AMT kit. Where did you get the stsck interior on and engine probably chassis too?

Edited June 24, 2016 by Bob Ellis

[charger74]

You obviously started with the AMT kit. Where did you get the stsck interior on and engine probably chassis too?

the interior and chassis are from a 1971 mustang. The engine is from the kit but the air cleaner is in resin

[Harry P.]

Pretty good job overall, but man, that's a lotta white! I think it would really cool if you painted the hood flat black like the ones here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=1973+mustang+mach+1&biw=1030&bih=566&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwi6pYWa4cHNAhWEOCYKHZr3AwEQ_AUIBigB

[charger74]

Pretty good job overall, but man, that's a lotta white! I think it would really cool if you painted the hood flat black like the ones here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=1973+mustang+mach+1&biw=1030&bih=566&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwi6pYWa4cHNAhWEOCYKHZr3AwEQ_AUIBigB

i just think its funny that the first picture showing from your link is all white like mine !!!

[louie]

That is one good looking mustang!  You also did an amazing job with the grill and interior. I always appreciate a build like yours, beautiful and clean. Thanks for showing us this one.    Jeff 

[Bob Ellis]

the interior and chassis are from a 1971 mustang. The engine is from the kit but the air cleaner is in resin

That why I keep old built kits to save those interior engine and chassis parts.

[Bob Ellis]

i know, i wasn't supposed to use those decals, i was supposed to use the mach 1 decals on the sheet ( picture below). But when i started using the first stripe, it ripped in pieces !!! So i went with the other stripes, because without stripes i tought something was missing on the model

I have seen1973 :1 cars with the 1971/2 decals on the side

[cobraman]

You did a fine job with that kit.

[slusher]

Very nice Mustang.

[GTJUNIOR]

Nice looking model. 

[vamach1]

I'll preface my comments by saying I have owned five real 72-73 Mustangs.  Two (yes two of the fifty) sprint convertibles, two 72 Mach1's and a 73 convertible.  As I have mentioned on other threads, there are some resin parts out there from Missing link to fill in the gaps of the AMT and MPC kits.  They offer variations of the stock 71-72 Mach1 Grille, standard grille and I believe the 73 Mach1 and standard grill as well as the correct size 71/72 urethane and 71/72 chrome bumpers.  So, with the "correct" parts one can build a Standard fastback or a 71 Boss, 72 Mach or 73 Mach1.   If one chooses to use the 71/72 stripes (whether an Mach1 or not) the underside should be painted the same color to match the decals.  The hood only came in the flat blackout if the car had ram air.  All Boss 351's had the hood painted black or silver without the tapering like the Mach1.  You can have special ordered a 351 (yes 2 bbl) ram air Mustang in any body style in 1972 with the black hood with of course the NACA scoops.  As others have said, you built a nice model that is sort of a mix of a 72 and 73 which is fine - I see real Mustang owners do it all the time.  I would dab some semi-gloss black in the scoop openings.   The non ram-air cars had a plastic block off plate in the scoop.  Lastly, Scale Modeling by Chris has some nice 351 Cleveland valve covers which would make the engine look more authentic.  As I was typing this I saw you are in South Africa so is the USA we take a lot for granted but model parts are only half a world away.  Keep up the nice work - I wish I had the time to build some of my 71-73's Mustangs to do these kits justice.

Edited June 26, 2016 by vamach1
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[W-Machine]

I like the look of that Mustang. Very cool.