I have a blue one that I took to Nationals in 2010. You may have seen it.

On Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 2:46 PM Chris Scheers <chris@...> wrote:

At 09:29 PM 10/1/2020, MTate via wrote:

>I actually have a Maisto die cast model of the
>69 Dega and it is.more spot on. Even has the
>correct wheels and tires, not the Magnum alloys in the auction.

Some trivia:

I talked to the guy at Ford who consulted with Maisto on the model.

This was probably 15 years ago and I can't
remember his name just now.? It is in my notes
somewhere, but they are a horrible mess.

He claimed that the Maisto model was done based
on the Ford drawings and documentation of a
Talladega.? He also told me that this
documentation was later lost in a dispute with a vendor.? <sigh>

He had also worked on the Talladega in 1969 and
told me that the workers at Ford hated the car
because any one with the skills was called in on
a Saturday to relead the fenders that had not
been done correctly by the vendor. (H&M?)


>-------- Original message --------
>From: Chris Scheers <chris@...>
>Date: 10/1/20 12:35 PM (GMT-05:00)
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [fairlaneregistry] Really clean 'dega for sale
>
>At 06:49 AM 9/30/2020, D. Hadley via wrote:
>
> >Very Nice Dega. Sadly I don't have enough pocket change for this
> >one.... Dave it's all yours for the taking, LOL.
> >
> >Seriously though & to get some banter going with the group, all you
> >Dega experts here,
> >
> >1) What if anything is wrong with this car?
>
>1) The tires/wheels are wrong.? They should be 14" sport rims with
>argent paint and a plain cap.
>
>2) The underside should be painted with red primer, not black.
>
>3) I'm pretty sure that the nose of the differential should also be
>red primer, but I could be wrong on that.
>
>4) I'm pretty sure that the trunk mat should be speckled, not
>plaid.? Did Ford's get plaid mats?? I thought that was Mercury
>only.? There should not be a cover on the spare.
>
>5) Did Ford's ever get a hood blanket?
>
>6) (Very minor nit.)? The flat black paint does not look flat
>enough.? That could be the lighting.? At least they attempted to mak&#65533;?? e
>it flat.? I've seen too many Dega's with glossy hoods.? I accept that
>it is extremely difficult to get a truly flat paint these days.
>
>Note: The head rests are the correct molded ones, which many Dega
>restorations get wrong.? They are very nice and I am jealous of
>them.? (If anyone has nice molded 1969 head rests that they need to
>get rid of, please contact me.)
>
>Overall, it is a very nice looking car.
>
>I suspect that while the asking price is probably where the market
>should be, I don't think the market is there yet.

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