GMP 1/18 1967 Ford Fairlane

Wow  Chris !! Absolutely beautiful. Your pics are too. I can't believe how I missed out on one of these.  A great deal of my collection was made up of Ford models.

Steve

Have it, love it. The model has an amazing amount of detail and I can attest to it's heft.

"Rumor has it that at least one, perhaps more (in this very color), were harvested for needed parts to complete some crazy period-correct drag race funny car project that 'some guy' just had to duplicate." 

What???  Who is this madman!!!  We oughta hunt him down and take him out back and shoot him!  Or, in lieu of something that severe, at the very least revoke his "Diecast Collector Card" and all of its privileges! 😡 

Seeeeee........ I just KNEW this was a true story!     Your Super Stock magazine is yet another creative & fun project! 😉 🙂 😉  I think your "Diecast Collector Card" is safe...  (for now).

Posted by: @100ford2003

Wow  Chris !! Absolutely beautiful. Your pics are too. I can't believe how I missed out on one of these.  A great deal of my collection was made up of Ford models.

Steve

Don't feel too bad. As I recall, this was one of those models that "if you blinked, you'd miss it."   It's happened to me too.... 😔 😔 😔 

Posted by: @bob-jackman

Have it, love it. The model has an amazing amount of detail and I can attest to it's heft.

Yes, "weight & detail."  I should've included a chassis pic.

I wound up with a half dozen of these '67s in various configurations because I was doing GMP reviews back then. The first issue (and my favorite) was the red 390 GT. It was really trashed when it was released because people were claiming the GT package had mandatory bucket seats and NOT bench, and GMP went quickly on to produce a boatload of variants including 427s, drag cars and street racers. This first edition was the only model to have pneumatic tires which, along with the functioning suspension, gave this rather heavy model a most realistic bounce when you dropped it (from an inch or two).At rest, it offered a more realistic look with the slight flattening of the tires. I don't know why they went to solid tires on the rest of the line.

Never knew the back story on these Rich, thanks. Do I see Ned's floor mats in there?

@chris Yessir. They are Ned Anello specials. He falls under the category of "Whatever happened to__________?".

These GMP Fairlane's are superb ..... they are real 1/18 winners from them !

Posted by: @rich-sufficool

Yessir. They are Ned Anello specials. He falls under the category of "Whatever happened to__________?".

I have some of Ned's excellent floor mats, including a pair in a 1953 Packard Caribbean.

Sadly, I think Ned passed away a few years back from what I recall from postings on the Diecast Pub.

I can't tell from my phone's screen size but is that a Marti Report in the trunk on the right side ? 

Steve

@100ford2003 It's the window sticker.

@rich-sufficool - Why did ACME move away from the pneumatic tires to a harder compound?  I'm sure we know the answer.  It's likely related to either cost or durability.  It could easily be both too.  Indeed, this Fairlane is the perfect example of what happens when a company wants to make the best model possible with little regard to production costs.  That's why the model is so detailed. 

It's heavy because so many of the components that are usually plastic with other models are metal here.  The chassis and engine block and transmission are metal.  Interior components that are usually plastic with most makers are metal here.  Ditto with the suspension pieces, including the rear end, leaf springs, and front A arms. 

All of this metal adds to the ultimate weight and heft to the model.  GMP added detail like operating windows, rotating driveshaft, and keys in the ignition switch.  It's just an extraordinary series and I'm glad that I have a few in my collection.  

@rich-sufficool  

Thank-you. Don't you wish you could buy one just like that right now at that price LOL