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09/11/2021 11:08 am
This was the second Mustang concept car ordered by Lee Iococca that debuted at the 1964 Watkins Glen the day before the Grand Prix one year after the Mustang l was shown there. He wanted to generate as much excitement for the soon to be released production Mustangs that were kept under wraps. Unlike the production models that offered an optional 260V8, this car sported the 289 V8. It was a design exercise that was cobbled together with sheet metal, 2X4s, fiberglass and putty but was fully functional. It made a few shows and then quickly disappeared from public view. All of them were slated to be destroyed but the engineers saved one as a test mule. Ford later donated it to the Detroit Historical Society in 1975 where it remains in storage.
09/11/2021 9:11 pm
Very interesting. I really didn't know a lot about the 1:1 Mustang when I heard about these models being made. However, I was very intrigued by the look of them and I followed that with some research on the 1:1. I learned a bunch of stuff I was not aware of.
I saw the 1:1 in 2014 at the Greenfield Village Motor Muster along with the 1962 Mustang I Roadster. I took these photos, but never did anything much with them until a few years later when I learned more about the both of them.
I have both of the '63 Mustang IIs in my collection-I actually just had them out for photos for the 1st time a few weeks ago. (I never got the '62)
Excellent photos Rich. They both are gleaming gems. Your photos are way better than the ones I did.
Here's a few photos of the 1:1s (they were not easy to get good photos-lots of people clustered around to get a look.
and just for fun, here's the '62 Mustang I
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
10/11/2021 12:14 am
I've seen the white Mustang II at a museum a few years ago but I didn't know about the red one...or was that just Automodello taking creative license?
10/11/2021 3:39 am
@pete-rovero "Automodello taking creative license"
Of course I may be wrong, here is another red one with white interior:
10/11/2021 4:05 am
The Automodello Prototype I was a gem. I never measured it because it just looked right.
Prototype II ... different story, here are 3 straight lines (as much as Paint can draw a straight line) that show how disproportionate is, so I never bought it although I wanted it. The red one is one of these controversial models that, to my opinion, should've never seen fruition.
On the good side, Automodello almost never disappoints with the selection of finishes and overall impression. The interior for example is stunning (I am talking about the white/blue version). I would've also appreciated a Mustang badge on the fenders, however the surviving 1:1 shown in John's post above, which was likely photographed for the model, does not have the Mustang emblem and script.
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