Model Car Garage - The 1969 Mustang Shelby from Revell/Monogram - A Model Car Unboxing Video
Channel: Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage
Date: 2020-09-11

Shelby America was the brain child of Texan Carroll Shelby, entrepreneur, team manager and racing driver. 

On today's Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage we will be looking at the 1969 Mustang Shelby from Revell/Monogram. This is a model car unboxing video.

He won the 1959 24 hours of LeMans among other races. His partnership with the Ford Motor Company in the early 1960's produced the classic Shelby Cobra. Following the introduction of the Ford Mustang, the Shelby GT-350 was born. After five years of production, the last version of the Shelby mustang was introduced in 1969.

For 1969 and 1970, Shelbys were almost completely distinct from the regular Mustang, thanks to a unique fiberglass front end clip, hood and fenders. Functional fiberglass scoops ducted air to both the front and rear brakes. Twin NACA scoops in the hood were for carburetor fresh air, while the two scoops at the rear of the hood exhausted hot air from the engine bay. NASCAR-style hood tie downs were fitted for the nose, while Thunderbird tail lights, with sequential turn signals, set off the tail. All of the hard tops were based upon Ford's new Mustang "sportsroof" fastback coupe, and wore a set of plated five-spoke Magnum 500 wheels standard. 

The 1969 Mustang Shelby from Revell/Monogram replicates this famous Shelby in its final form. the model has an opening hood and provides full chassis and engine detail. All the original Shelby features are included, along with aftermarket accessories for a second street machine version. Four polished aluminum Centerline wheels take care of the exterior, while a tunnel ram intake manifold with twin four barrel carburetors and velocity stacks complete a pro stock style engine variation. "2 'n 1" means two ways to build it!

The Revell/Monogram 1969 Mustang Shelby model car kit is an excellent representation of this car, despite it's age. 

The original version of this model kit in this video came out in 1988 as a factory stock only model. It has been altered in the following years to include many custom parts and decals.  It is molded in white, clear, transparent red and chrome. It also includes vinyl "Goodyear GT Radial" tires from 1978.

Therefore, this model kit can be built in multiple ways and has over 90 parts and includes many separate pieces to make up the whole model kit. Modelers are treated to such features as special options to build two different engines with a choice between a Stock 428 engine or a custom 428 super motor with a high rise dual quad intake manifold with twin carburetors. Each engine option consists of over 23 pieces. 

The instructions for the 1969 Mustang Shelby from Revell/Monogram are very straight-forward and include color call-outs for the engine block, wheels and interior, suspension, manifolds and exhaust pipes and other such items. If you do not have the The 1969 Mustang Factory Paint Chart sheet, you will need to do some research to discover what the 1969 Ford factory colors were if you wish to match colors to Ford factory specifications. Your local Ford dealership or autobody repair shop should be able to assist you with these paint codes.

The Goodyear GT Radial tires are nice and solid and great for the mid 1980's custom wheels, but the tires don't seem to match the factory version of this car, which would have used Goodyear Polyglass GT tires from 1969. 

The detail on the plastic parts are crisp and clear and go together quite easily. It would be a good kit for someone just moving up from snap-together kits to glue kits without having too many parts to overwhelm the new builder. 

The only "Soft Spot" on this model kit is the use of a mulit-kit interior "tub" for the package shelf, kick panel, floor and door panels.  Interior tubs were a standard procedure back in the early days of American model kit design that lasted until the 1990's. If this kit released in 1992, it would have benefited from the individually molded interior door panels that Revell  was producing in the steel molds, resulting in consistent door panel features and persistent detail in window winder cranks and door handles. You only get to build the stock interior in this kit. 

The chrome on this model kit is excellent and really enhances the look of the finished car. It includes custom parts that are not described in the instruction sheet and includes a nice set of Magnum 500 and custom Centerline style wheels. To finish off the chrome on the body, I recommend using Bare Metal Foil and a brand new no.11 hobby blade. 

Overall, the 1969 Mustang Shelby from Revell/Monogram is an excellent model kit that goes together very well. Although the interior suffers from the afore mentioned tub, the fit and finish of the kit overall is so great that it is a joy to build. I love the instrument cluster!

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