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| Car of the Day : June 27, 2014; Summer '82 Ford Mustang | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 26 2014, 11:29 PM (636 Views) | |
| craftymore | Jun 26 2014, 11:29 PM Post #1 |
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![]() Summer's 1982 Ford Mustang is the car for today. ![]()
![]() ![]() Click on Wikipedia.com to learn more on the fox body Mustang. ![]() Crude and rude didn't mean much to a young toddler when he first got this blue Mustang. It saw plenty of action in road racing and especially demo derbies often placing in the top 5. The metal wing made for an awesome battering ram to bust opponents radiators and dent doors plus scratch up paint jobs. This is among the earliest models from my diecast collection dating back to at least the mid 1980s. It's among my favorite models even after all these years and in as ugly of shape as it is. This one along with a red Summer's Ferrari, Summer's green Audi hatch batch and orange/red HWs Dodge Magnum were typically the top 5 in young craftymore's demo derbies. If I ever had a chance to find a mint version of this one and the other two Summer models I'd jump in a heartbeat. ![]()
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| cody6268 | Jun 27 2014, 06:48 AM Post #2 |
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Uh, did it get ran over by a 1/1 or something? |
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| pjedsel | Jun 27 2014, 08:13 AM Post #3 |
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Unique! One often finds enjoyment in those early toy cars from our younger days. They hold some wonderful memories of hours of playing on the living room floor or other locations in our home.
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| juantoo3 | Jun 27 2014, 08:29 AM Post #4 |
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Bold choice! First up, taking the model choice on its merits, while I wasn't extremely enamored of the Mustangs of the era, I did like and still do like the IMSA style fender flares and road racing add-ons. It was fun back in the day watching Mustangs going head to head with Corvettes, battling it out on a road course (not just a straightaway or predictable oval). To the casting, being Summer (I would have guessed Rhino by the wheels) it is predictably crude, but still has what one can imagine is a great deal of charm. At least it does look mostly like the vehicle it represents...and it's metal! Summer quality has gone down, waaay down, since this one was made. |
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| craftymore | Jun 27 2014, 07:45 PM Post #5 |
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Wes, I'm 99% sure it's a Summer model as the base # reads S8565F. Here's the Ferrari I have with a base # that reads S8558f. Unsure where my Audi green hatchback has gone to. It was in about as bad of shape as the Mustang last time I saw it.
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| Stampede | Jun 27 2014, 08:23 PM Post #6 |
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I can relate to the condition this car is in, as I have lots of models (namely Majorettes and Tomicas) that are in a shape similar to this. Certainly a car that has plenty of character! |
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| 250 TR | Jun 27 2014, 10:18 PM Post #7 |
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Coming from a huge Ferrari nut you would think I'd prefer that 308, but in it's playworn shape it looks kind of sad, whereas the Mustang looks like it has charm. Maybe it's just the missing wheel that makes it look more loved, or maybe it is the wide fenders that make it look more purposeful and therefore more fitting to be missing paint, but I quite like it. |
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| Dean-o-mite | Jun 27 2014, 10:48 PM Post #8 |
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You are right about it being Summer, Sir Crafty. Those wheels are older Summer wheels. I have the green Audi Quattro and a couple of others with these wheels, but not my Mustang and Ferrari have different (newer) wheels. |
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