There’s a new Mustang in the works, the 1:18 Smokey Yunick 1969 Boss 302 Mustang by ACME. Model is made of diecast and features opening bits. Though the mould is from a past Welly success story, ACME promises a complete re-tooling and refined model. The Boss Mustang is expected this December. Retail is suggested $104.95.
About the Smokey Yunick ’69 Boss Mustang… “Before Nascar’s Nationwide and Busch series existed, The Grand Touring Series was the under card Saturday night racing series. Featuring pony cars, it catered to the self funded racers who were looking for a shot at the big time. While the Grand National Series stars walked away for the weekend, the GT racers were still eager to race. One of the most famous cars to compete in the Grand Touring Series was this Smokey Yunick prepared ‘ 69 Mustang. During qualifying for the touring race at Talladega Speedway, Smokey and a young up and coming driver named Bunkie Blackburn scorched the course with a lap of 177 mph to take the pole. When the race began, Blackburn quickly lapped the entire field once and then again! However they had to drop out of the race due to a faulty heat treated rocker arm in the motor. The car was never raced again in the Touring Series, sealing the lure around its amazing debut and finish.”
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Huge pity, they will not use Highway 61 mold, as in case of 57 Chevy Yunick car. The same for Trans-Am cars. If they put out the 69´ and 70´ Boss 302s build from HI61 molds, Im on the list. These Wellys just arent worthy for serious collector, sorry.
and by the way, how about beeing a bit bold and put out something brand new ACME/GMP, as the Trans-Am Camaros before ? Like Trans-Am Penske Javelins in similar die-cast quality ? No market here ? Really ? Especially when 1971 Javelins doesnt exist in any 1:18 at all ? Ok……
If there are any Australian touring car fans looking at this, they may be able to confirm that this Mustang was sent to Allan Moffat to race in the ATCC during 1969. This was possible because of the links Moffat had to Ford in the US. While there it was raced mostly with Coca Cola sponsorship.
They are two different cars. Both went through Kar Kraft, the VINs are only a couple of digits apart, and both still exist today. The Moffat Mustang is owned by the Bowdens in Queensland. The Smokey car I believe has been restored in the last 10/15 years and is in the USA.
Thanks for clearing that up. I didn’t know that Kar kraft had built two cars. From what I know of the 1969 Trans Am cars, the Bud Moore versions were best, then the Shelby’s….
Not sure if you have come across this website, but has a very detailed section about the Trans Am Mustangs. http://www.ponysite.de
Moffat did muddy the waters in a book he had written in which he shows the smokey car and states this was how his car looked when he picked it up. However there are other photos showing it arriving on a plane in Australia and it is all grey. The ponysite has Moff’s car as a ex-Bud Moore car. Did you want to be confused?
At the end of the day, the two cars still exist, just the birth is a little grey.
Hi Mal & SLARTIBARTFAST229,
I’m a friend of Allan’s and the Bowden family and help look after Allan’s Trans Am.
The photo of Smokey’s car that appeared in Allan’s book as his own was an unfortunate error by the publisher. Allan’s Trans Am (serial #148624) was one of the 3 cars delivered to Bud Moore from Kar Kraft and was to be the spare team car but Ford then decided to give it to Allan to bring to Australia and they gave Bud one of the 2 early Kar Kraft prototypes serial # 112074 (the one race by Bud at Daytona in Feb 1969) as a replacement. Allan’s Trans Am was shipped from Bud Moore’s workshop in Spartanburg, SC in grey primer.
If ACME does indeed do a ‘complete re-tooling’ that would mean correcting the visual errors, the stance, wheel/tire sizes, roll-cage, etc. of the Welly. Do not understand spending that sort of money when the Hwy 61 tool would be a MUCH better starting point.
Can it be done?….sure, if a RETAILER ( Supercar Collectibles ) can have the 60’s A/FX drag cars done off Hwy 61 tools, why not this project ? I hope this project actually produces a worthwhile model of a T/A ( Grand Touring ) Mustang. We have seen enough of the Welly tool to not even get excited………time for a change.