MATCHBOX Superfast custom: 55G Ford Cortina

Customising a Lesney Matchbox Supertfast No. 55G Ford Cortina, in the Matchbox range from 1979 until 1982.

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Ok, ok, I hear you. I overdo it with the Citadel Gloss Nuln Oil. I just don't know when to stop! So in this video I set out to right my wrongs by not using it. Well, using it a little less. I still needed it for some light detailing. But I believe the main gripes were for my overuse on the cast panel lines so I forewent that in this custom effort.

The 55G Ford Cortina is based on the fourth generation Mark IV Cortina which was introduced in 1976. It only lasted three years, carrying over a great deal of the Mark III's underpinnings with a totally new and very conservative body shell. This didn't stop it from being a best seller for Ford in the UK.

The model itself was introduced the year the Mark IV went out of production and lasted until 1982, the year the Cortina went out of production entirely. It came in this light metallic brown for 1982 only. My example was sent in by long time channel supporter Tony. It was fairly battered, missing an A-pillar and possessed a seriously yellowed window transparency. I used this custom not only as a testbed for limiting my Citadel use, but also as a confidence boost after suffering some recent troubles with masking.

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Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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