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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 0:46:13 GMT -5
"Table Top Village" is the name for any one-night only dioramas. Now I'll start transferring over my TTV post beginning way back in 2012.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My most recent Tabletop Village photo set concerns a meet up of the Ford "Kent" Engine Owners Club. What Car Club is Meeting Today? by IFHP97[/img] "Kent" Engine Owners Club Meet Up by IFHP97[/img] All of these cars (exepting the moderns on the street) are power by versions of the OHV "Kent" I-4, first introduced on the 105E Anglia in 1959. Left to right, starting in back, we have 997 pre-crossflow, 1600 crossflow, 1100 crossflow, 1800 BDA, 1300 Endura E, 1200 pre-crossflow, 1300 crossflow, 1600 Valencia, 997 pre-crossflow, 1340 pre-crossflow, 957 Valencia, 1500 GT pre-crossflow, 1600 GT crossflow, 1300 crossflow and 997 pre-crossflow. I did some reserach (after I took these photos) an was shocked to discover that the latest Kent variation is the Brazilian SOHC "Zetec" Ro-Cam which was also used in Europe as the Duratec 8v. Ford Kent Engine Owner's Club Meet by IFHP97, on Flickr Ford Kent Engine Owners Club Meet by IFHP97, on Flickr Mk I Ka by Minichamps by IFHP97, on Flickr
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 0:47:56 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 0:48:39 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 0:49:45 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 0:50:46 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 0:52:16 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 0:53:11 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 0:53:57 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 0:55:15 GMT -5
Taunus Owner's Winter MeetTaunus Owner's Winter Meet by IFHP97, on Flickr Assembled are 19 models from Minichamps, Detail Cars, Solido, Schuco, IXO and Neo. All primary models, except the first Taunus, are represented, G13, P2,Transit, P3, P4, P5, OSI, P6, P7, TC I, TC II and TC III. Taunus Owner's Winter Meet by IFHP97, on Flickr Taunus Owner's Winter Meet by IFHP97, on Flickr Taunus Owner's Winter Meet by IFHP97, on Flickr Taunus Owner's Winter Meet by IFHP97, on Flickr Taunus Owner's WinterMeet by
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 0:56:15 GMT -5
It is a 1961 Taunus 17M Turnier by Neo. It is the nicest P3 Taunus model I've see -- though slightly oversized. The blue one is unique to Model Car World. I had to have it, as I have one (a 1963) that color too. P3 Taunus 17M Turnier by Neo by IFHP97, on Flickr My P3s 2009 by IFHP97, on Flickr
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 0:57:27 GMT -5
Like most of us here, I’ve been obsessed by motor vehicle since before I can remember. Up until about 1997 my interests were unfocused and my primary outlet was collecting automotive advertisements and sales literature. In 1997 I was looking at a listing for an All-Ford Car Show and got to thinking about just how wide of a scope “All-Ford” was from a global perspective. It seems like no matter what era, nationality or vehicle type one could think of, there was almost always a Ford product that met the criteria. I was also thinking about how the history of Ford looked slightly (or a lot) different depending on the country you lived in. That inspired the one-person organization I then created called the International Ford History Project (IFHP) and I began publishing a 12-page news letter (sporadically) on Ford as a global subject (back before the Internet was common – this was kind of radical). It became a magnificent obsession and shortly there after I acquired my first two (intentional) collector cars (a Ford 20M RS and a Mk II Zephyr). It has just grown from there.
As an aside, as a kid growing up in the 1960’s I was intrigued by captive imports like the Cortina and Opel. My favorite Matchbox car was the somewhat mysterious Opel Diplomat, followed by the Vauxhall Victor Estate. When I was 11 & 12 years old (1970-71) my family lived in Europe for a year and at that age I was imprinted by Ford and GMs European offerings and daydreamed about how cool it would be to have one of these in the States. As a teenager I became aware of the unique cars and trucks in Australia and South America. This should explain the eclectic mix of Ford models in both my 1:43 and 1:1 collections.
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 0:59:53 GMT -5
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 1:00:38 GMT -5
Just Traffic, Mostly Vanguards ModelsAll Ford Village, Mostly Vanguards by IFHP97, on Flickr All Ford Village, Mostly Vanguards by IFHP97, on Flickr Mk IV Ford Cortina 2.0 Ghia by Vanguards by IFHP97, on Flickr Yes, the mirror on the Cortina has since fallen off without me noticing. Anybody know where to find spares? All Ford Village, Mostly Vanguards by IFHP97, on Flickr Vanguards Mk IV Cortina S in Traffic by IFHP97, on Flickr
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 1:01:56 GMT -5
Euro Ford Series by IFHP97, on Flickr The idea was to group one European Ford model for as many years as possible. I ended up with 71 models representing years 1914, 1920, 1928, 1932, 1935, 1939, 1947-1987, 1989-1990, and 1993-2013. My thought is that the gap in the late 80s and early 90s will be filled soon enough. I also think that there is a need for more small European Fords from the early 1930s to the early 1950s. I know that some white metal models of Fords from this period were made in the 1980s, but they are expensive and frankly not that good. IXO could doo a better job at a third of the price. Euro Ford Series by IFHP97, on Flickr Euro Ford Series by IFHP97, on Flickr 100E Anglia by Vanguards and G13 Taunus 12M by Minichamps. One of these models is either too small or to large. I suspect that the Minichamps is the out of scale car (but I could be wrong). Euro Ford Series by IFHP97, on Flickr Euro Ford Series by IFHP97, on Flickr Mk III Cortina L by Vangaurds, Ford 26M by Neo, Mk II Cortina by Vanguards.
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Post by ifhp on Apr 19, 2022 1:02:37 GMT -5
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