This month's issue for current Model Club subscribers is the Ford Mustang in Flower Power finish.
It is yet another (but not the last!) working of the Mustang casting, now in a slightly depressing shade of blue and featuring decals of designs I might had had on my bedroom walls at the time! It's a nice model and, with its chunky eight-spoke cast wheels, looks good from the side particularly.
Viewed side by side with my rather grotty original, it really is very accurate indeed. My only complaint is the poor definition on the grille, which was a paper label for the original. I am not sure whether the reproduction is similar or a firmly fixed item. It is not very good but that may just be for my model. And, of course, the jewels - why can't the Club specify something a little better?
The transfers are spot-on, a great improvement on the last effort the Club made with the Sting Ray.
As you'll gather from the rest of the photos I have added below, this is a good-looking item and these cars are not that easy to find in good condition as originals, with few being sold here in the UK. A box is particularly scarce and I have to admit that I don't believe I have ever seen an original to this day.
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