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15/12/2017 8:48 am
Goldvarg to produce a 1970 Ford Ltd. Any interest? I remember my Dad test driving one of these - it seemed very nice to me when I was only 18.
15/12/2017 9:31 am
70 Squire wagon ok
15/12/2017 11:07 am
Why, it is just like the Neo. A 2 door hard top or convertible would be nice.
Mark
15/12/2017 12:34 pm
Yes, please! Especially if it's a Country Squire.
We had a blue wagon when I was growing up.
15/12/2017 12:53 pm
15/12/2017 12:59 pm
So, um, which of the three responses to the post was whining?
I read each one, including my own, as a wish for a specific version of a 1970 LTD. You might want to walk that back a bit.
Topic starter
15/12/2017 2:18 pm
Yeah, a little excessive, eh? So, you are correct David, Galaxie, not LTD. My bad. But
I was only trying to relay some information.
15/12/2017 2:19 pm
PIC - '70 Galaxie 500 sedan? That would be this one...
from Ford's brochure:
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At this point the Galaxie 500 was the middle of the road model with the hideaway headlight LTD above it and the Custom (500) below it. A decent car that I seem to recall seeing often on the show "Streets of San Francisco".
I am happy that Goldvarg is choosing a more common 4dr sedan. Kess already has a very nice '68 LTD wagon (Country Squire) and Matrix (I think) a plain jane '74 Custom 500 sedan. Neo had its '73 LTD sedan with vinyl roof as well. This would be the first 1970 Ford with the exception I think of a '70 Torino made a while back by Matchbox....er, I stand corrected, Ertl (see Harvey's comment below).
I wonder if it will sell? The wagon may be a safer bet, I suppose.
15/12/2017 3:03 pm
Careful. I think any talk of a wagon is considered whining 
16/12/2017 1:42 am
Goldvarg sales do not seem to be a problem, they are not making thousands.
Current plans appear to be 150 in each of two colors. The two I have received are excellent.
16/12/2017 10:28 am
Good point, Dick. They'll sell all 300. Looks like other makers issue more and wind up having to clear excess inventory due to over-enthusiastic demand projections.
In the past Mr. Goldvarg has made models of many different makes, however, he seems to be Ford-focused with these latest releases.
Perhaps like myself, when I issued my first book it was about Ford models, not because of favouritism, but because I thought I would find sufficient numbers of readers for this large marque.
You know Sergio personally. Do you know why there is this Ford emphasis at the moment? Coincidence or deliberate?
16/12/2017 12:10 pm
Ford was the first company he received licensing from.
Unlike many manufacturers producing in China, anything that Sergio produces will be officially licensed by the automobile manufacturer, if licensing is required. You'd possibly be surprised to learn which former manufacturers have licensing requirements. I got licensing from the Pierce-Arrow Society for Brooklin some years. It cost Brooklin two of each models for compensation.
16/12/2017 1:03 pm
It was Ertl that made the 1970 Torino Cobra. Came in a set with a 442 and a Nova SS396.
16/12/2017 1:14 pm
Thanks, Harvey. Corrected above.
16/12/2017 1:15 pm
Two models. I wonder what they did with them!?
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