Revell '70 Shelby GT 500

[Mr mopar]

First look ! 

70 Shelby Mustang GT500 Model - Detailed (revell.de)

Edited July 10, 2024 by Mr mopar

[Chuck Kourouklis]

A '70, well well!  I see the TRX tires just won't perish in the hellfire damnation so drastically overdue to them in anything but a period RX-7, 6-series, or early FOX Mustang (one reviewer has screamed and hollered about this in print since 1996, *cough*), but the Mickey Thompson markings are...

INTERESTING, anyway.

(seriously, guys, you couldn'a just used the P@!yg!&$ replacements you tooled up for the B-M '69 Camaro, waaayy back in 1991?  Hell, if those tires are good enough in Firestone tampo-drag for a '69 Boss, why not this one?)

But whatever.  This tooling must have been amortized 30 years ago, and they just came up with a nifty excuse to get another one.  I'm sure the decals particularly will be fire.

[Jim B]

Maybe it's just me, or the angle, or something; but it kind of looks like a Camaro. 

[Richard Bartrop]

12 minutes ago, Jim B said:

Maybe it's just me, or the angle, or something; but it kind of looks like a Camaro. 

Now that you mention it, I can see it, though I always thought '71 Mustang.

It's a nose you show on a lot of European designs from the '60s.  Ford of Germany's OSI coupe, and several Bertone concepts spring to mind immediately

The first gen Camaro was actually a pretty generic design, so it's not surpring that you'll similarities to other cars.

[Chuck Kourouklis]

I thought I'd read a while ago, especially since these later cars were more Ford- than Shelby-designed, that the very intent of that front end configuration was to preview the '71.

Might be entirely off-base, but it's a burr in my recollection somewhere...

[Mark]

Carroll Shelby lost interest after about 1967, when Ford started offering the exact same engines in the regular Mustang as in the Shelby models.  They weren't holding anything special over for what was supposed to be the flagship model.  I'm not sure about the '67s, but '68 and '69 Shelbys were converted in Michigan by A.O. Smith (among other things, they make water heaters now).  The '70 Shelbys were renumbered, leftover '69s with the front spoiler and hood stripes added to differentiate them.

[Chris in Berwyn]

7 hours ago, Jim B said:

Maybe it's just me, or the angle, or something; but it kind of looks like a Camaro. 

It does! Normally 1971  Shelby’s remind me of late-era Javelins. 

Edited July 11, 2024 by Chris in Berwyn

[stavanzer]

11 minutes ago, Chris in Berwyn said:

It does! Normally 1971  Shelby’s remind me of late-era Javelins. 

But, to me, the Javelin Looks more Muscular, and Purposeful. I like it better, especially from the front.

[Ragtop Man]

Good to see this one back, the convertible cannot be far behind. 

It does put me in mind of the need to build a "Quarter Horse" from this issue, which is the Mustang that should have been, but wasn't.  

Have always dreamed of a 1:1 1/4 horse tribute, but with a proper 351-C instead of the boat anchor 429 that was certainly entertaining, but, nose heavy to a fault. 

[Luc Janssens]

51 minutes ago, Ragtop Man said:

Good to see this one back, the convertible cannot be far behind. 

It does put me in mind of the need to build a "Quarter Horse" from this issue, which is the Mustang that should have been, but wasn't.  

Have always dreamed of a 1:1 1/4 horse tribute, but with a proper 351-C instead of the boat anchor 429 that was certainly entertaining, but, nose heavy to a fault. 

Had to google it, but yes indeed Bob, it would've been neat if produced.

Photo courtesy of Motor Junkie

20 Ford Mustang Prototypes That Didn’t Make It To Production – Motor Junkie (motor-junkie.com)

[vamach1]

1 hour ago, Luc Janssens said:

Had to google it, but yes indeed Bob, it would've been neat if produced.

Photo courtesy of Motor Junkie

20 Ford Mustang Prototypes That Didn’t Make It To Production – Motor Junkie (motor-junkie.com)

 

https://bangshift.com/general-news/car-features/ford-car-features/random-car-review-1970-ford-mustang-composite-mustang-or-quarter-horse/

A little more history on the Quarterhorse.  I started modifying the body of the 69 Shelby years ago but put it away to finish someday.

 

Edited July 23, 2024 by vamach1

[fairlane1320]

The Grabber Blue Quarterhorse was used in the short-lived TV series Dan August, starring The Bandit and Mr. Roper. I have no idea why the hood is red. 

[Ulf]

On 7/24/2024 at 3:23 PM, fairlane1320 said:

The Grabber Blue Quarterhorse was used in the short-lived TV series Dan August, starring The Bandit and Mr. Roper. I have no idea why the hood is red. 

 

See my picture/not

I think it’s red so the non car nuts can see and recognice the Shelby and the red drag our eyes torward the right spot. The Chevy Blazer from Blues Brothers, the scene just befogenheter the jump has the front mounted spare tire to catch our eyes.

I like the red and blue, thanks for the idea !