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Categories: Ford Rally : Rally : Soderstrom, Bengt : Rally 1960-1969 : Vanguards
Ford Cortina MkII GT (Bengt Soderstrom 1967 Safari Rally) in White (1:43 scale by Vanguards VA04113)
This diecast model Ford Cortina MkII GT (Bengt Soderstrom 1967 Safari Rally) is White and features working wheels.
Comes complete with certificate and flip-top presentation box.
Ford put a tremendous amount of effort into the 1967 Safari Rally, entering seven cars in total and spending a budget of £50,000 on the event. Motorsport is, however, a fickle thing and they were beaten to the overall win by the previous year's victors, Bert Shankland and Chris Rothwell, in a Peugeot 404. Ford led the rally initially with the Soderstrom/Palm car modelled here. However that car developed alternator trouble and because they were unable to use all their lights they did not see a huge trench running across a road on the route. Being first on the road, they plunged headlong into it and their rally was over.
1:43 scale (approx. 9cm / 3.5in long) - made by Vanguards.
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