OFF-ROAD RACING STYLE: FORD BAJA BRONCO FROM REVELL
THIS IS THE second issue of a recent 1:25 scale Revell kit, which was created in response to buyers’ requests. And that proves that sometimes the model companies do listen to us! Mat Irvine: This Baja Bronco kit wears an oval Bill Stroppe and Associates sticker on the box, which associates it with a race-prep outfit that ran the Bronco in the Baja 500 and Mexican 1000 races more than four decades ago. The instruction booklet ( below ) contains all you need to know for assembly. The decal sheet allows plenty of marking options. Component layout ( below ) shows the 137 parts, all present and correct. The Stroppe team took a standard Bronco, converting it to off-road race configuration. The special Bronco was nicknamed the ‘Big Oly’ after Olympus, the beer brand that was a major sponsor. In 1971 the Baja Bronco won both events, and after this, Stroppe converted more than 450 basic Broncos to the Baja version featured by this kit. I found the Revell 1:25 scal...