Ford Mustang GT 1986 Wellington 500 2nd Place

1986 was the second running of the Wellington 500, and it attracted a strong field with such drivers as Brock, Moffat, Johnson, Hulme and Grice. The race was expected to be between the newly homologated VK Commodore of Brock and Moffat, the TWR Rover of Walkinshaw and Percy and the Volvo 240T of Francevic and Lindstrom. Pole went to Andy Rouse in his BTCC winning Sierra, but the car was not expected to last the race distance. The Johnson/Crichton pairing qualified a respectable 4th position in their Ford Mustang, now painted black and gold.
Off the starting line Francevic stormed to the lead, with Brock close behind, pole sitter Rouse had early troubles and retired. The Volvo would lead for the first 1/3rd of the race, before retiring, promoting Brock to first place, with Hulme in second. Wet weather arrived shortly after, with some cars gambling on intermediate tyres. Moffat struggled with the tyre choice and slipped back in the field. The rain stopped and on a drying track, Brock was able to start closing in on the leaders. Due to the retirement of then leading BMW of Longhurst, it again promoted Brock to the lead, with Johnson now running in second. This would be how the race finished with Johnson/Crichton Mustang celebrating a podium position behind the winning Commodore of Brock/Moffat.

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The model is accurately detailed, the cowl panel features a finely molded vent, twin antennas, bonnet scoop and kill switch.

Behind the Mustang wheel rims are slotted disc brakes on all four wheels.

The left hand drive Mustang has the interior stripped out with full roll cage. The chassis pressing, switch box and pedals are well presented.

The drivers racing seat features soft padding and racing harness with individual buckles.

The 5.0L V8 breathes from twin snorkels attached to the side walls of the engine bay. Opening the bonnet is aided by a bonnet release button on the chassis.

From below the detail continues with metal springs used on the suspension. The steering wheel is linked to the front wheels for extra realism.

The highly detailed rear chassis features air jacks, fuel tank, suspension setup and differential.

The chassis bears an individually numbered etched metal plate which is the edition number of your model.