Post by cdm on Dec 11, 2022 10:04:52 GMT -5
After three classic car tours in three months, I have finally got my head around doing some models again.
This set has been on going for ages after IXO announced back in November 2021 they were going to make the Ford RS1600i from the 1983 RAC Rally. They finally arrived in October 2022, the #20 car of Malcolm Wilson and the #22 car of Louise Aitken, but no #71 car for Mark Lovell. Only when I started to look into it did I realise that there were some differences with the #71 car, mainly because it was in a more standard form. The bumpers and interior were different being the obvious outside differences.
It's with considerable thanks to Steve who has encyclopedic knowledge and photographs of all three cars and I believe that all three cars still exist and are being restored
So, looking at the #20 & #22 cars first. This is what is required to get them correct…
Wilson #20
Remove n/s mirror
Remove rear wiper
Add Psimat sticker to n/s rear window
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Aitken #22
Remove n/s mirror
Remove rear wiper
Remove Psimat sticker from o/s rear window
Add Junior Rally Team on bonnet and back edge of the roof
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Lovell #71
Add Junior Rally Team on bonnet and back edge of the roof
Add Decosol stickers to rear wings note different positions
Add Psimat sticker to n/s rear window
Remove Motorsport & Ford from bonnet
Reposition rally plate on bonnet & add 71 correct number on rear rally plate
Correct door numbers
Correct number plates to KEV 100Y
Correct drivers names on door
Remove AP Lockheed & Pirelli from rear wing
Remove both front & rear sunvisors and add Pirelli in their place
Remove Ford Rallye Sports Parts from front wings
Add Ford logo below rear number plate and bumper
Bumpers are white on top and bottom edges.
Add over ridders on bumpers
Remove fuel cap from n/s rear wing
Floor is white and remove real parcel shelf
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83 RAC Lovell
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HPU 73Y later appeared in Mark Lovells hands on the 1985 Swedish Rally. Trying to sort the decals out for this one needed help from rally friends in Finland, Kiitos
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This set has been on going for ages after IXO announced back in November 2021 they were going to make the Ford RS1600i from the 1983 RAC Rally. They finally arrived in October 2022, the #20 car of Malcolm Wilson and the #22 car of Louise Aitken, but no #71 car for Mark Lovell. Only when I started to look into it did I realise that there were some differences with the #71 car, mainly because it was in a more standard form. The bumpers and interior were different being the obvious outside differences.
It's with considerable thanks to Steve who has encyclopedic knowledge and photographs of all three cars and I believe that all three cars still exist and are being restored
So, looking at the #20 & #22 cars first. This is what is required to get them correct…
Wilson #20
Remove n/s mirror
Remove rear wiper
Add Psimat sticker to n/s rear window
83 RAC Wilson e aa83 RAC Wilson cAitken #22
Remove n/s mirror
Remove rear wiper
Remove Psimat sticker from o/s rear window
Add Junior Rally Team on bonnet and back edge of the roof
83 RAC Aitken Walker bb83 RAC Aitken Walker aaLovell #71
Add Junior Rally Team on bonnet and back edge of the roof
Add Decosol stickers to rear wings note different positions
Add Psimat sticker to n/s rear window
Remove Motorsport & Ford from bonnet
Reposition rally plate on bonnet & add 71 correct number on rear rally plate
Correct door numbers
Correct number plates to KEV 100Y
Correct drivers names on door
Remove AP Lockheed & Pirelli from rear wing
Remove both front & rear sunvisors and add Pirelli in their place
Remove Ford Rallye Sports Parts from front wings
Add Ford logo below rear number plate and bumper
Bumpers are white on top and bottom edges.
Add over ridders on bumpers
Remove fuel cap from n/s rear wing
Floor is white and remove real parcel shelf
83 RAC Lovell cc83 RAC Lovell83 RAC Lovell aaDSCN2509 aaDSCN2513 aaDSCN2512 aaDSCN2511 aaHPU 73Y later appeared in Mark Lovells hands on the 1985 Swedish Rally. Trying to sort the decals out for this one needed help from rally friends in Finland, Kiitos
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