Greenlight Die-cast

Thanks for the website link.  I bought one of their '67 Mustangs on eBay a couple years ago, and was impressed by the car's detail and accuracy in 1/64 for the price.  The hood even lifts to reveal a blue V-8.  I see by their website that Hobby Lobby carries the cars,  Since a Hobby Lobby recently opened up close by, I'm going to check them out. 

That is a 65-66 Mustang, not a 67.

Nope.

Well Gents, after posting, I remembered that the car was actually made as a 1968.  All I needed to do to make it a 1967 like I had was to paint the chrome bar across the trunk.

(It had also been a GT, but I made other modifications to make it a Plain Jane).

As near as I can tell without seeing more detail, that's a '67 Mustang Coupe. There were several distinctive differences between the '67 and '68, but they are not so easy to see in the picture. Most obvious is the small, finned "scoops" in front of the rear wheels. These were changed to a single, bright trim line for '68. Like all cars starting in '68, the Mustang gained side marker lamps on all 4 corners. If they exist on this model, they are hard to see. Also impossible to distinguish, the word "MUSTANG" behind the from wheel was block letters in '67 and stylish script in '68. (The GT had a simple "GT" emblem.) Visually, the only other spotting difference is the horizontal grille bars that connect the GT Pack’s front fog lights to the Pony emblem. These were removed in '68.

My verdict: It's a '67.

I will agree that the side crease and the scoop behind the door have 67/68 contours, but the whole grill looks earlier to me.

Let me just suggest that the sculptor took some poetic license, or was more after the general feel of the car than he/she was about accurate contours and dimensions. Not as bad as the department 56 cars, but leaning in that direction.

I agree with RoyBoy on the artistic license taken by the sculptors.  The grill looks like a 65-66 while the sides look 67.  The tail light panel would solve the issue, though. 

Not to pick nits (OK, I am) but the whole terminology of cars has changed over the years.  I look at the car as a hardtop, not a coupe.  That was to distinguish it from a convertible.  In (very) old school terms, a coupe does not have a back seat, while a sedan does, no matter how many doors it has.  Yeah, recently any car with two doors is called a coupe while a four door is a sedan.  But the word "sedan" has either a stogy connotation, or one of luxury, while "coupe" sounds more sporty.  However, here's MY version of a coupe:

While here's a sedan (two door, or as FoMoCo described it "Tudor");

By the way, the sedan is mine, in my driveway.

OK, OK, it's nit picking, but maybe I'm stuck in the past. 

All in all, though, the Mustang is a nice vehicle for our layouts.  I'll be looking for one.... or two..  Now to find a decent 37 Ford... 

Poniaj, I love your '37 Fords.  The '36 is my favorite, but those look sweet!

Here are the side and rear views of my controversial Mustang.  Remember, I painted over the trunk chrome strip.

Nobody mentioned my crummy whitewalls.  Thank you.

1/64th cars are not rare. Some are more accurate than others.

But the original reason for the post was the people and the accessories on the Hobby page of the Greenlight site. Scroll down for people and tools. (Click on the highlighted word "Hobby")

Those views certainly clear up the controversy. It seems like the front 3/4 view is the worst. The rear and side view definitely say 67.

Casey,

Those tools are just the ticket for any shop or garage on a layout!  I have the Barry's Custom Shop from Pine Canyon, and they'll fill up the bays just fine, thanks!  As far as the people go, there's a nice variety to them.  Now, if we can just keep those 1:64 folks from having to stand on small circles of plastic,...

And it's still not a "coupe"...

TRM, thanks on my 37, and the white walls are just fine.  My son's 66 had period wheels and black walls. 

Like all the Muscle cars. Very cool for train layouts.