#582 MC TOY – SEVERAL FORD MODELS (1984)

MC Toy reproduced a lot of different models by Ford. Here are the four oldest and most interesting ones:

Ford Escort 1,6i (Ref. 8449) - I have the impression that this model is among the rarest MC Toys made. I haven´t seen it very often, but it is a nice reproduction. With so many versions of the Escort, both in Europe and the US, I am not sure which car does it represent, I think it is the European version.

Ford Sierra XR4Ti (Ref. 8441) - One of the features that MC Toy adopted very soon was the colour change with temperature. Many models from the common series were repainted and redecorated with this type of paint. The first version of the Ford Sierra by MC Toy was red, and the temperatur-changing version is either pink or white. Pink in normal temperature, white after coming out of the fridge.

Ford Granada 2.8 GL Mk II (Ref. 8451) - This car was already a bit old when it was reproduced, and represents the Mark II European version. The MC Toy model is very well done, and the colour blue suits it very nicely, I don´t like the black decoration, it would have been better without it.

UPDATE (May/2020): This car was incorrectly identified as a Toyota Hilux SR5 in entry #434, when it is a Ford F-150 Flareside [Ref. 8739] I move the following text from that entry to this entry. Thanks to MetalPower for pointing it out.

FORD F-150 FLARESIDE "DUST DEVIL" (Ref. 8739)
 

This model was equipped with a different type of wheels made only for a few models. It also has some fragile plastic parts behind the cabin, that are sometimes missing.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: FORD ESCORT 1,6i (Ref. 8449), GRANADA (Ref. 8451), SIERRA XR4Ti (Ref. 8441) and FORD F-150 FLARESIDE (Ref. 8739)
• Scale: Approx. 1:64
• Year: The two first digits in the reference number indicates the year of design and manufacture, so: 1984.
• Company: MC Toy (U.S.A./ Macau)
• Size: approx. 7 cm