1/43 Ford Ranger II 1966 (Metallic Blue) [080221]

Product description ※Please note that product information is not in full comprehensive meaning because of the machine translation.

■ In 1966, the Ford Label concept car Ranger II appeared.
At that time in the United States, the pickup was simply a utility vehicle for quickly carrying all kinds of goods without comfort or sophistication.
However, the Ranger II was a comfortable pickup, equipped with all the technically feasible gimmick, a very futuristic design, and above all, a truly noble pickup.
The fact that the very characteristic open loading area for this kind of car was laid out with premium walnut material instead of the usual wooden or steel plate should have surprised people who were considering the concept car at the show.
It's unclear what Ford ultimately wanted to achieve with the concept car, and very few subsequent series production embraced the concept car.
It was Syd Mead, then a 33-year-old designer who created the Nimbus Records himself at Ranger II.
In fact, he didn't specialize in automobiles at all. He appeared as an optical designer for industrial products and worked in the film industry.
In a somewhat bold thesis, Syd Mead was decades ahead of the times in 1966 because Pickups are now firmly established in the luxury category.
[Product Details]
Scale : 1/43
Material : resin