dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
Piggy backing on Jan's Cars thread I thought I'd post my most recent car build.
Of all the TV detective shows that have ever aired Spenser was and is my all time favorite. Spenser was created back in 1973 by author Robert B. Parker. The character appeared in close to 42 novels. In 1985 Spenser was brought to life by actor Robert Urich. The show lasted for 3 seasons and several made for TV movies on Lifetime Television.
Spenser had many great qualities I liked but for the sake of this venue it was the classic war weary 66 Mustang Fastback 2+2 he drove all over Boston I liked the most. From what I've learned over the years when the topic of the Spenser Mustang arose in Mustang circles is that the show had 2 or 3 65/66 2+2's that they used. In the series pilot episode (Promise Land) it was clearly a 66 with what is most likely a 289 V8, 4 speed transmission and a Pony interior. Mustang enthusiasts will notice that at times through out the series the car was a 65 with an automatic and standard interior. This of course can be explained by having several different cars for the filming of the show and which one was usable at the time of filming. The Mustang was pretty well beaten throughout the course of the show.
While Spenser never drove a Mustang in the books he was defiantly drawn to them in the series and movies. Season one he had the 66 Fastback. In season two the fastback met with a fiery end and was replaced with a brand spanking new 87 Fox body GT. In season three he traded the GT to a friend for another 65/66 green 2+2. In one of the later movies he was driving an Maroon 67 GT fastback Mustang. In another made for TV movie (Must have been a low budget one) he drove a Ford Probe.
I've wanted to build this car for some time now but was held back primarily due to the lack of the proper American Racing rims Spenser's car sported. Thanks to some fellow modelers the rims were found in someones spare parts box and should be coming my way soon. The last piece I will need to find and I think I know where to look will be the two front Pony seats.
The kit I will be using for this build will be the Monogram 66 Shelby kit I used as a donor kit for my on going 66 Carol Shelby GT-350 Convertible. With the Shelby parts gone I can still make a decent standard Mustang. Seeing as this build and the Shelby convertible are the same colors I figured this would be a good time to start this build.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coAQ1jjUa9k
Of all the TV detective shows that have ever aired Spenser was and is my all time favorite. Spenser was created back in 1973 by author Robert B. Parker. The character appeared in close to 42 novels. In 1985 Spenser was brought to life by actor Robert Urich. The show lasted for 3 seasons and several made for TV movies on Lifetime Television.
Spenser had many great qualities I liked but for the sake of this venue it was the classic war weary 66 Mustang Fastback 2+2 he drove all over Boston I liked the most. From what I've learned over the years when the topic of the Spenser Mustang arose in Mustang circles is that the show had 2 or 3 65/66 2+2's that they used. In the series pilot episode (Promise Land) it was clearly a 66 with what is most likely a 289 V8, 4 speed transmission and a Pony interior. Mustang enthusiasts will notice that at times through out the series the car was a 65 with an automatic and standard interior. This of course can be explained by having several different cars for the filming of the show and which one was usable at the time of filming. The Mustang was pretty well beaten throughout the course of the show.
While Spenser never drove a Mustang in the books he was defiantly drawn to them in the series and movies. Season one he had the 66 Fastback. In season two the fastback met with a fiery end and was replaced with a brand spanking new 87 Fox body GT. In season three he traded the GT to a friend for another 65/66 green 2+2. In one of the later movies he was driving an Maroon 67 GT fastback Mustang. In another made for TV movie (Must have been a low budget one) he drove a Ford Probe.
I've wanted to build this car for some time now but was held back primarily due to the lack of the proper American Racing rims Spenser's car sported. Thanks to some fellow modelers the rims were found in someones spare parts box and should be coming my way soon. The last piece I will need to find and I think I know where to look will be the two front Pony seats.
The kit I will be using for this build will be the Monogram 66 Shelby kit I used as a donor kit for my on going 66 Carol Shelby GT-350 Convertible. With the Shelby parts gone I can still make a decent standard Mustang. Seeing as this build and the Shelby convertible are the same colors I figured this would be a good time to start this build.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coAQ1jjUa9k
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