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Greenlight 1972 Ford F-350 Ramp Truck and 1965 Shelby Cobra 427/SC

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With the success of Hitch and Tow it was bound to happen that more and more trucks are starting to appear in the Greenlight line, now growing even more with the Ram 2500 Heavy Duty line joining the group.  It was only a matter of time before a dually pickup would arrive and while that is still in the wishing process theoretically it is already here in the form of this 1972 Ford F-350 chassis cab where the bed area is replaced with a flatbed ramp truck, and on it is a sharp Shelby Cobra 427. Click for Photo Gallery Heavy duty trucks have been a part of the Ford line since the Model T, special models that usually are chassis cab models with the back part empty for any service body to be placed on it.  in the 1950's and 1960's the heavy duty trucks also shared styling components with the light-duty pickup line, but by this fifth-generation F-series the difference was wearing thin as the heavy-duty models like the F-250 and F-350 have started to adopt th

Greenlight 1972 Ford F-100 and Horse Trailer and Ram 2500 Tradesman and Heavy Duty Flatbed Trailer

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Last month I reviewed the release 8 set of Hitch and Tow from Greenlight as all of them had new trailer toolings.  For release 9 most of them tools carry over with a few new truck models: a new classic Ford pickup and a toned down heavy duty Ram. Click for Photo Gallery 1972 Ford F100 and Horse Trailer The newest truck casting for 2017 is the 1968 to 1972 Ford F100 pickup, a field that is already crowded with examples from M2 Machines to Hot Wheels.  Greenlight this time went for the regular cab, short bed in two-wheel drive and in the upcoming All-Terrain release in 4x4 as well.  This example starts out in a nice blue and white two-tone that nicely matches the Horse Trailer in the back.  The Horse Trailer returns in blue and white matching the truck with detailed diamond plate steel and a prancing horse along the sides.  Open the rear doors and you can find stalls for two horses with a metal pole in the middle and up front are access doors to sto