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08/07/2024 11:11 am
I remember the days on the road when you always wanted to know what you were up against. Fender badge, tires, hub caps, stance and dual exhausts could identify an unmarked trooper car even at night. It also worked for the the competition. Ford, like most, always badged by engine displacement and there were a few ways to also determine the performance code. For 1966, larger displacement V8s were badged with the displacement number in the middle, a checkered flags below and the top with a forward facing streamers which was colored for a particular engine. My old man's 352 was in blue, but both the 390 (mine) and the 427 were both in red so you really had to squint. Ironically, the first 427 Ford I ever saw was on a dark blue 4 door sedan Custom with steel wheels and mini-hub caps... it was a New Jersey unmarked trooper car. As it pulled away from the light, it turned out to be a 4 speed manual! It must have been a one-off because I never saw another 427 4 speed again. They were all 390 4bbl automatics. Anyway, well before MOPAR offered economy horsepower with their Road Runner in 1968, in 1966 you could get a stripped-down lightweight 425 HP 427 w/ 2X4bbls in a Fairlane. It came with a fiberglass hood with rudimentary ram air and cotter pin tie-downs. GMP's line up of 1966 Fairlanes included this Plain-Jane looking powerhouse.
08/07/2024 1:09 pm
Fine pictures of this incredibly detailed Ford beauty from GMP. It looks great in either basic "grocery-getter"
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08/07/2024 5:11 pm
Just an awesome model! I have a few of these GMP Fairlanes, but not this one...which, IMO, is (was ) their best version. 😎 😎 😎
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09/07/2024 12:20 am
I have two 66 and three 67 GMP Fairlanes. The one that is more speciai to me is this one. My Grandfathers last car was a turquoise GTA. It had a turquiose interior instead of the white one the GMP has.
09/07/2024 5:17 am
@grockwood Yep, that's my favorite too. It's a great (and heavy ) replica! 😉 Your grandfather was lucky to have one in this color; I don't think I've ever seen a 1:1 painted this way.
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09/07/2024 9:43 am
@chris My favorite is the rather unique and a bit rare '67 390 GT that was taken off the market when the veracity of a GT with bench seats was questioned. As it turned out, the 'experts' were wrong as, indeed, bench seats were an option. GMP went on to produce many variants of this two year design, but this is the only model with pneumatic tires which offers a slight realistic flattening of the tires footprint. With the functioning suspension, dropping the model from an inch or two has the model reacting just like a 1:1 would. I love the roll down door windows on these Fairlanes that allow for more realistic posing options.
09/07/2024 10:48 am
@rich-sufficool Yes! I remember this model & story; I love both the bench seat AND the "real" tires. (Revell released a few 1/25 scale models in the 1980's with super soft tires...those scale-looking flat spots are, well, remarkable )
- All GMP models seem to sit a tad high, at least all of mine do. My only complaint with GMP Fairlanes are the slightly wider-than-normal wheel tracks, really noticeable on the front. Strangely though, even on some 1:1s with factory mags, those front wheels are not "tucked in" compared to other wheel treatments.
Perhaps they look that way because of the aftermarket disc brake kits (and GMP just replicated that ??? ) 🙄 🙄 🙄
09/07/2024 12:15 pm
@rich-sufficool ....not me, I'm only speculating. 🤔 🙄 🤨
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09/07/2024 4:16 pm
I found one more... a '67 GTA. I think that's all I have. (I only have that red one displayed. The rest are in storage... somewhere.)
09/07/2024 5:16 pm
That's a great color combo Rich. That speedometer numbers-screen looks fantastic! 😎 😎 😎
10/07/2024 1:08 am
@chris - You have the green Fairlane? I needed a roof from a '67 Fairlane to create my Don Nicholson Comet funny car. The GMP Fairlane was sacrificed to the Dremel.
10/07/2024 4:45 am
You have the green Fairlane? I needed a roof from a '67 Fairlane to create my Don Nicholson Comet funny car.
Yes, my green one is my favorite and I do remember your "horrific" story of sacrifice. 😫 😪 😣
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