From the vault V.2: 1968 Mustang GT Street Machine

[tim boyd]

40 years ago I completed this model.  It was a redo of a trashed AMT 1968 Mustang GT annual kit originally belonging to my brother Robert.  It combined parts of the AMT follow-up Shelby GT 500 kit, with 1/1 scale Ford Dealer Parts Counter Glamour Paint and graphics from the Monogram "Bad Actor" kit.  The MotorWheel "Spyder" kits came from one of the period MPC kits, probably one of their 1957 or 1960 Corvette kits.  The engine was a full detail 428 Cobra Jet.  If you look closely you'll see I did a circa 1969 funny car body chop - shortened A-pillars and a roof tilted downward to match, and I opened the rear quarter panel scoops.  I remember running this model in one of my columns in the old "Popular Cars" magazine (Street Rodder magazine's McMullen Publishing version of Car Craft magazine).   It was paired with a similar model from Ohio modeler and NNL Nats #1 original participant Bob "Subtle Chop" Bost.  Bob's model was a super clean modification of the AMT Mustang Mach 1 Concept Car kit.  Plenty more pix at the link....(see pix #37 to #48).   Thanks for looking....TIM

 

[Dave Darby]

I love seeing older builds like this. I also really like the chop, paint and graphics.

[vamach1]

Sharp looking pony with some Shelby touches.

[PappyD340]

Cool!

[slusher]

Very sharp Mustang GT!

[NOBLNG]

Nice old build Tim! The chop is very subtle, and I didn’t even notice it till it was mentioned.?

[Smitty]

I’ve enjoyed seeing your Mustang Tim! You were certainly doing some amazing paint and detail work even 40 years ago! 

[happy grumpy]

Very cool and well preserved mustang Tim. Great work.

[TooOld]

Great looking survivor !  Sharp color and I really like the custom taillight treatment !

[Dragline]

That is a seriously groovy time capsule Tim.

[Dominik]

very cool. I like the color with the stripes. 

nice work!

[ChrisR]

Cool!