Polar Lights 2006 Ford GT

[Jim B]

Here is my take on the Polar Lights 2006 Ford GT Snap-Fit kit. The kit came with paper masks & the pinstripes to do the Gulf livery, but I thought that was kind of silly for a street car.

I found photos online of a Mark II black car with white stripes, so that’s what I went with. According to Pinnacle Motor Cars (2006 Ford GT | Pinnacle Motorcars) Ford made 292 Mark II Black cars, and only 182 of them had stripes.

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Well, there she is.  It has issues, but all in all, I like the results.  I do have a question for Polar Lights though.  This is the second Polar Lights Snap-Fit kit that I've done (the first one was also molded in light blue plastic, go figure), and is it too much to ask for a snap-fit kit that's actually a snap-fit kit? 

[Yeah Nah]

Good choice with the black James. Looks pretty darn cool mate!

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[Jim B]

Thanks, guys.

[shoopdog]

Very nice Jim!

[espo]

I agree with you, this does look better in the black livery instead of the Gulf Oil colors. 

[Jim B]

Thanks, guys. 👍

[slusher]

Very nice!

[Deathgoblin]

Excellent job!    These are really surprisingly nice kits with a full engine.  I want to do another one eventually and open up the engine cover.

[Chris in Berwyn]

Nice work!  Here is a real one at a dealer in Philly back in 2006. 

[Jim B]

Thanks, guys.  I appreciate it.

@Chris in Berwyn Interesting how they put the car in that tent.  I guess they didn't want the riffraff touching that car.

[David G.]

Nicely done!

I built one of these a while back and found it an enjoyable experience. 

David G.

[Jim B]

Thanks, David.  The only thing I didn't find enjoyable about this build was getting the body to mount properly to the chassis.  Kind of important.

[David G.]

On 3/15/2024 at 12:40 PM, Jim B said:

Thanks, David.  The only thing I didn't find enjoyable about this build was getting the body to mount properly to the chassis.  Kind of important.

Now that you mention it I do remember that part of the build being rather challenging. I do recall test-fitting the chassis and body together early in the build and being concerned that I was doing something incorrectly. And as I disassembled them to continue the build I thought to myself:

"Wow, I won't be able to do that too many more times without breaking something!"

I think I actually ended up trimming away a bit of the front apron on the chassis to make it work.

Mine was cast in light blue to simulate the Gulf livery colors. I decided to challenge myself and build it in the color it was cast. No paint on the body except the stripe and details.

 

I think it worked out pretty well.

I actually ended up using a photo of it as my avatar.

Cheers,

David G.