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Car of the Day: February 26, 2016; Tomica '76 Ford Mustang II Ghia
Topic Started: Feb 26 2016, 03:16 AM (1,350 Views)
Dean-o-mite
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Today's car of the day is Tomica's 1976 Ford Mustang II Ghia.


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The second-generation Ford Mustang is a pony car that was manufactured by Ford from 1973 until 1978. It was introduced in showrooms during September 1973, in coupe and hatchback versions for the 1974 model year, in time for the 1973 oil crisis. The Mustang II had no common components with the preceding models and shared its platform with the subcompact-sized Ford Pinto. Available as a coupe or three-door hatchback, the new car's base engine was a 140 cu in (2.3 L) SOHC I4, the first fully metric-dimensioned engine built in the U.S. A 171 cu in (2.8 L) V6 was the sole optional engine. Mustang II packages ranged from the base "Hardtop," 2+2 hatchback, a "Ghia" luxury group with vinyl roof, and a top of the line V6-powered Mach 1. A V8 engine option would not be available in a Mustang for the only time for the 1974 model year (except in Mexico).



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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Ford Mustang II


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Thank you Tomica, for allowing the Mustang II notchback to exist in small scale. Without the Tomica, Welly would not have had the casting to copy, and no other brand that I know of has thought this car was worthy enough to be replicated in 1/64. I love it for the unexpectedness of it within a collection. It is one of those cars that car-guys who don't collect toys, are surprised to see exist, and it becomes more of a conversation piece than the models of cooler Mustangs that came before and after. As usual, lighting details were custom added (including trying to mimic the chrome headlight inserts, which I need to spend some time fine-tuning). And for old times sake, check out the Welly version, from back on May 5, 2009, when it was run for COTD :link:


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The first generation Mustangs grew in size; the 1973 model had become markedly larger than the original model. The pony car market segment saw decreasing sales in the early-1970s with many buyers turning to lower-priced, fuel-efficient compacts like Ford's own Maverick - a huge first-year success itself. The Mustang was growing to become an intermediate-sized sedan, too big and alienated many in its customer base. The allure of the original Mustang was its trim size and concept. Subsequent to becoming president of Ford Motor Company Lee Iacocca ordered the development of a smaller Mustang for 1974 introduction. Initial plans called for a downsized Mustang based on the compact Ford Maverick, similar in size and power to the Falcon, the basis for original Mustang. The original pony car was based on the compact Falcon and for its second-generation, the Mustang evolved from an even smaller platform, the Pinto that was rolled out in 1971. The final Mustang II production design was set in 1971 by Dick Nesbitt, but the new model was less of a Pinto than the '64 1/2 had been a Falcon. Almost replicating the initial 1965 Mustang's sales rush, even without any real performance appeal, the '74 Mustang II brought buyers running into Ford dealerships. Sales for the Mustang II increased in 1974, making it the 6th best selling Mustang of all time with 296,041 units produced.



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craftymore
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Support your local demo derby.

I had a blue Welly copy of this casting dating back to my late elementary school years. I didn't come to know the existence of the original Tomica version until I became a member on the Garage all those years ago. Since then I've acquired two Tomica versions . . . both in silver with black tops . . . one for the collection and the 2nd one missing a door destined for the compact derby track at some point.
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pjedsel
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:toy: When you think back to the F-series of models from Tomica they had a pretty good representation of US brands from the '70's - Ford, Lincoln, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Dodge and even AMC. :wave: This little Mustang II was an interesting one since, as noted, not one seen often in small scale. While my version is long gone, believe mine was white with the black top.
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A good one, even if most people forget the reason the real thing existed. I hadn't really thought about the fact that the Tomica and the Welly copy were the only notchbacks. I have this brown one plus a few Welly copies in my garage as well.

Now if you excuse me I'm going to put on my wellibobs in preparation for people complaining about the 1:1. :P
Edited by Hobie-wan, Feb 26 2016, 11:05 AM.
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JBH6666
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Had it not been for the generation 1 Mustangs ('65-73), I think the Mustang II would be much more loved in 2016. They sold well, and were good-looking, economical- and offered a ton of options. Although their performance was competitive in the mid-late '70s, it paled in comparison to the earlier cars and Fox bodied cars. I still think the design of the car looks great, but the Pinto chassis origins limited the wheel/tire size to 13" rims which detract from the look of the car- especially the King Cobra and Cobra II versions. It took me awhile to warm-up to the '79 redesign back in the day.

I'd like to pick up this version of the Tomica. I have two versions: silver and white (both with black roofs) and have found them to be nicely casted.
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Putting aside the operating door gaps, this is not a Tomica that attracts my attention for my Mustang collection. The long proportions make it look more like a mid 1980's GM sedan, such as the Impala. Weird. We need a new casting of this Mustang by Autoworld/Greenlight/M2, etc. Please!
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alatriste1997
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Very nice casting, is in my most wanted list :P

Here is my custom Welly Mustang Ghia (Wheels, top color and custom dashboard)
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Dean-o-mite
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That's a nice custom on the Welly!
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RiveraNotario
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What a fantastic Tomica! I'm very fortunate of having Jet's version of the Mustang II, albeit in the more traditional fastback bodystyle.
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Dean-o-mite
Mar 10 2016, 09:28 AM
That's a nice custom on the Welly!
:wub: :wave: :1: think tomica are very better sorry all into my collection :1: :fiddle: :bangles: :flame: :flame: :toy:
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webestang64
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So cool! I loved my 78 Mustang II hatch I owned back in the 90's. Even though the 302 had only 139HP it still scooted around pretty good.
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Spennyman
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I've always liked these little Mustangs. I saw a Gia a few years ago with a Cobra decal kit. It looked pretty tough.
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b2young
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Some years back I bought a fully-loaded Jammers 48-slot case at an "indoor flea market"; among the 60+ diecast jammed into the case were this Mustang and the silver one with the black top, plus a few other nice Tomicas of the period. (Quite a few Matchbox emergency vehicles were the focus of my purchase....ones I never saw in the wild.) But the Tomicas are all in near mint condition, and my 'ears perked up', so to speak, when I noticed the COTD photo. Thanks for highlighting this model and enlightening me about its significance; I now cherish it more than I did before!

There were a couple of very nice Yatmings in the case, too (but also several beat up HW and Matchbox junkers). Overall, I paid less than 80¢ apiece....but that includes the broken and hand-recolored (with sharpies) junkers.
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Wyatt
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Cool car, I have one of them somewhere. Brings back memories of shopping with Mom. The only thing good about going to Gayfers was that rack of Pocket Cars.
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Dom6698
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This is such a good Tomica casting. My favourite is the silver version with black vinyl roof, which is complemented by the more recent Greenlight 1965 in the same colours.

Dom
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