|
|
|
| Welcome to Swifty's Garage. We hope you enjoy your visit. You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free. Thank You, The Swifty's Garage Team Join our community! If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features. |
| Car Of The Day: January 19, 2010; Schucho '72 Ford Granada | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 19 2010, 04:15 AM (739 Views) | |
| Swifty | Jan 19 2010, 04:15 AM Post #1 |
![]()
The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
|
![]() Today's car of the day is Schucho's 1972 Ford Granada. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Granada_(Europe) ![]() The MK I Granada- a popular banger racing choice in the UK. A drastically different car from the US Granada, it begs the question of how well this car would have sold stateside had Ford been producing world cars back in the 1970s. ![]()
|
![]() |
|
| harlans toys | Jan 19 2010, 03:20 PM Post #2 |
|
matchbox
|
i soneed that casting really love these old schucos |
![]() |
|
| bangerkid45 | Jan 19 2010, 04:15 PM Post #3 |
|
Ultimate American Banger Enthusiast!
|
Very Nice casting swifty, I wonder where I saw that one before? Great casting, gotta get the consol now
|
![]() |
|
| james_autos | Jan 19 2010, 04:59 PM Post #4 |
![]()
Minivan
|
Beauty! |
![]() |
|
| craftymore | Jan 19 2010, 05:03 PM Post #5 |
![]()
Support your local demo derby.
![]()
|
|
![]() |
|
| Sak | Jan 19 2010, 08:29 PM Post #6 |
![]()
Ezekiel 25:17
|
GOOD choice. |
![]() |
|
| be77bt | Jan 19 2010, 09:59 PM Post #7 |
![]()
be77bt
![]()
|
that is one that Ford should have made in the USA. |
![]() |
|
| Sak | Jan 20 2010, 09:24 PM Post #8 |
![]()
Ezekiel 25:17
|
I thought it was much better styled than the American Granada/Mercury Monarch. The American version's advertising campaign was so cynical, so ridiculous, that it really doomed the car in my eyes. They actually had the nerve, the unmitigated gall to compare it to a contemporary S Class that you could spend one eighth the sticker for. 'Precision Luxury', they called it. Precision Rubbish was more like it. That advertising campaign had Iacocca's greasy fingers all over the whole thing, in the same way one Tiger Woods had his hands over dozens upon dozens of blonde bimbos. Thank God the '70s are over. |
![]() |
|
| JustDavid | Jan 20 2010, 10:54 PM Post #9 |
![]()
SUV
|
Good choice. |
![]() |
|
| Swifty | Jan 21 2010, 04:18 AM Post #10 |
![]()
The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
|
![]()
|
![]() |
|
| Dragnet_Supporter | Feb 1 2010, 10:46 PM Post #11 |
|
SUV
|
Nice. Looks like the doors open too. Mind saying a word or two about this brand. Some of us are still exploring certain possibilities we haven't heard of before
|
![]() |
|
| Swifty | Feb 2 2010, 06:30 AM Post #12 |
![]()
The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
|
Schucho was a German brand of diecast active in the 1970s and they produced a number of gems all in a precise 1/66 scale. Their first generation Golf/Rabbit is tiny! Lately the name has been applied to models produced by other companies. These are not up to the standards of the model seen here. A few others for your enjoyment: ![]() ![]()
|
![]() |
|
| Dragnet_Supporter | Feb 3 2010, 09:54 AM Post #13 |
|
SUV
|
Thanks, Sean...nice diecast all around. I was thinking I may have seen this brand in my searches, but haven't had time to reseach what they did. |
![]() |
|
| 0 users reading this topic | |
| « Previous Topic · Car Of The Day · Next Topic » |
| Track Topic · E-mail Topic |
2:10 PM Jul 11
|























2:10 PM Jul 11