FORD AIMS TO LEAVE CAR PRODUCTION, BUT HAS A GLORIOUS RETRO PAST, REFLECTED IN THESE TWO KITS
NEWS THIS WEEK reveals that Ford will be selling mostly SUVs and trucks in a few years time. The plans make two recent car kits of special interest. SMN report: The 1:25 scale Monogram Del Rio Ranch Wagon and Revell Gasser represent an era when Ford and other US majors were riding high, with chrome and fins being key styling features, and imported cars barely on the horizon. It was decades before the current SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) was even thought of - but mega-popular SUVs and trucks now represent Ford's future direction. So, tracking back more than 60 years, the Ford Del Rio Ranch Wagon was a key purchase for many Americans, and here we have two kits to build. The Monogram and Revell cars are basically the same kit, though with extra options to differentiate them. Here’s a quick roundup of both, the box side panel ( below ) showing the Monogram kit. The tooling is recent, as of a year or so ago, and this particular version of the 1957 Ford hasn’t been kitted before. ...