Art.Nr. 31031
The fact that the FORD Mustang GTY in this body version is a fantasy product should be known to the inclined reader by now. The Mustang has been on sale for a few years now, and as a racing version with sprawling spoilers, it was the product of the imagination of our designer in 2020, who spends an insane amount of time hanging around on all possible and impossible racing sites on the Internet. But the experience of the last few decades has shown that racing cars sell better than production cars. Even if the Mustang is an all-time classic in the American manufacturer's range.
Problem: there are of course no real role models. So the only options are paint finishes based on current racing cars or historic vehicles.
And what could be more suitable than a (European) Ford racing classic from the seventies Back then, the Ford Capri Zakspeed was a legend in black with yellow and red stripes. Of course, we are not naming the sponsor due to the well-known licensing problems.
For precisely these reasons, the current FORD GTY is called Krampus! This is a typical Austrian word for St. Nicholas' helper. In Bavarian he is called Knecht Rupprecht, but the Krampus is a darker, more sinister figure. The Krampus scares all children who have not been good. Krampuses are out and about from Christmas to New Year to drive out the evil spirits.
And that actually brings us back to the Ford Mustang's martial outfit: designed to scare and intimidate others. The slogan "Kraxn für 'd Fratzn'" on the roof is more of a small gag on the side: in Austrian, Kraxn refers to a carrying aid or a rucksack and Fratzn/Fratze should be clear.
Have fun with the Ford!
Best regards
CoMod Lotus
