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| Car of the Day:July 10, 2010; MotorMax '77 Ford Mustang II | |
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| craftymore | Jul 9 2010, 10:38 PM Post #1 |
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![]() The car for today is Motor Max 1977 Ford Mustang II. ![]() ![]()
![]() Not much info was found on the '77 Stang, so here's some info on the '75 and '76 models.
![]() For more info, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_(second_generation) ![]() The Pinto derived Mustang was hardly the performance tops Mustang wise. What it lacked in power, which was a bunch, it made up for in massive sales in a time of fuel crisis upon fuel crisis. This model by Motor Max has rubber tires, chrome rims, metal base held on by screws and jeweled headlights. It was quite the deal at $3 several years ago. From reports on various diecast boards, the remaining Fresh Cherries cars were shipped to Australia. It's thought that Motor Max is abandoning the small scale diecast segment, which is a real shame. They made some great models, this Mustang II being one of them. ![]() ![]() |
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| STUTZ | Jul 10 2010, 12:07 AM Post #2 |
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Diecast junkie
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Motormax did a nice job on the 1977Mustang II. I have one, but I can't remember if it is black. (I hope mine is black) How many colors were made? |
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| james_autos | Jul 10 2010, 03:19 AM Post #3 |
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Minivan
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They also ended up in the UK last year being sold througha chain of shops called TK Maxx which sell discounted branded items. They were being sold for £2 each, so roughly the same as what they were originally sold for in the states. I don't know how well they sold because are never actually saw any. |
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| Sak | Jul 10 2010, 06:40 AM Post #4 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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Looking back, the car was literally shameful. Ford had already stomped on and disgraced the Thunderbird name at that time, now it was Mustang's turn. Of course, it would recover, but this was clearly a low point. The horror, the horror... |
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| craftymore | Jul 10 2010, 07:13 AM Post #5 |
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At least 4 that I know Ray, light blue, green, brown and black. Seems like it might have been done in white as well. |
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| James | Jul 10 2010, 08:13 PM Post #6 |
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Mr.Bowtie
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Ah... Nice Mustang replica, not so nice a car....... And one I used when I hijacked the Car of the Day thread.....Great choice to finally make its way into the Car of the day, and possibly if there are no Chevies my vote for var of the week... |
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| WoloMan | Jul 10 2010, 08:50 PM Post #7 |
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Midsize
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They did a great job on this one...the "jeweled" headlights and separate taillights (instead of just tampos) are nice touches. I have several in my collection and am happy someone besides JL made this neglected Mustang model. To me, the HW Mustang Mania collection is not complete without this model. Sure, we all know the 1:1 was not a performer and the looks weren't as aggressive as other years. Considering the time it was produced--when gas mileage became key--it was appropriate as continuing with the "Total Performance" mantra would've been harakari. The choice was to take advantage of the Mustang name and attempt to continue the line somehow, or end it. Was the Mustang II a sales flop? Sales for the first year of this generation were almost 3 TIMES that of the previous year, 1973. Also, the average sales per year increased about 60% for this generation over the 2nd shows the public approved of the changes. |
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| Atencio | Jul 11 2010, 10:17 AM Post #8 |
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Station Wagon
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I think the car served an important function in getting the Mustang name past that awful period in general for American cars known as the 70's. |
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| STUTZ | Jul 11 2010, 02:06 PM Post #9 |
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I think I have a red one that came in a Motormax diorama. I forgot about the Motormax diorama with the Mustang II. So, I'm pretty sure I have a black and red Mustang II. Thanks for listing the colors Zach. I think the Motormax Mustang II would look good in white. |
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| Swifty | Jul 20 2010, 07:10 PM Post #10 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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I've got the light blue, black, green, and brown. I need the red one from the dioramas if anyone can help me? |
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| Scooter | Nov 3 2010, 11:48 AM Post #11 |
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i have someplace a cheaper version of this model in blue . one of those 3 for 1.00 cars you get at the no name gas station places in the 90s ill see if i can dig it out. blue with a black plastic base. |
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