Ford Cortina MkII GT (Bengt Soderstrom 1967 Safari Rally)
Ford Cortina MkII GT (Bengt Soderstrom 1967 Safari Rally) Review this store Vehicles Vanguards Ford Cortina MkII GT (Bengt Soderstrom 1967 Safari Rally) in White (1:43 scale) - Comes complete with certificate and flip-top presentation box.
Ford put a tremendous amount of effort into the 1967 Safari Rally, entering seven cars in total and spending a budget of £50,000 on the event. Motorsport is, however, a fickle thing and they were beaten to the overall win by the previous year"s victors, Bert Shankland and Chris Rothwell, in a Peugeot 404. Ford led the rally initially with the Soderstrom/Palm car modelled here. However that car developed alternator trouble and because they were unable to use all their lights they did not see a huge trench running across a road on the route. Being first on the road, they plunged headlong into it and their rally was over. £17.99 + Add to my saved list
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