Ford Mustang Trio: Convertible -64, Fastback -65 and Hardtop -66

[Greasefinger]

Ford Mustang was introduced on April 17, 1964 at the New York World Fair. Body styles available included a two-door hardtop and convertible, with a fastback added to the line in September 1964.

The number of different versions of Mustangs ever produced is enormous, and probably dozens have been a subject of scale model kits over the years.

My aim was to build each body style version of the first model year of the first generation: the convertible, the hardtop and the fastback. 

The fastback from 1965 was the easiest to find. The convertible 1964 is an old Monogram kit found from ebay. Revell now has the convertible in production but at the time I built mine the Monogram was the only one I could find. Hardest to find was the hardtop in 1:24 or 1:25 scale, I could actually only find a model year 1966 kit.

All three are out of the box builds. I did make the headlights more realistic in the fastback and the hardtop by drilling holes and placing headlight elements from other kits behind the headlight lenses to give some depth to the lights. I also had some photo etch emblems from Model Car Garage.

The convertible exterior color is an original factory shade from Gravity Colors, Fastback has a custom blue metallic paint and the Hardtop was painted with Tamiya spray paint. And of course a lot of wet sanding, compounds and waxing for each.

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Edited May 17 by Greasefinger

[SpikeSchumacher]

Very nicely done, Kari!

[Mike 1017]

All 3 are beautiful

[STU111]

I’m a bit of a Mustang fan and these three are beauties! All superbly finished. Lots to like here. 👍🏻

[espo]

Beautiful paint finishes and colors. The original looking chrome trim and interiors all look great. 

[michelle]

awesome work 

[Bucky]

Very cool herd of ponies! Well done on each one of these!

[kelson]

Excellent looking trio of builds!!👍

[Rattlecan Dan]

Individually and collectively nice builds. Great job.

[Jim B]

Beautiful Mustangs.  Very well done.

[carrucha]

Cool set of Mustangs!  Nice to see a version of each body style.

[iwantmodels]

Beautiful, well done trio there.

[bondo bill]

nice heard of mustangs

[PappyD340]

Beautiful trio, well done!

[slusher]

Three beautiful Mustangs!

[Nosferatu]

Beautiful work!

Dave