Modelo : Mongoose Funny Car




        Diagnostic Characteristics:

        The CIPSA version of the Mongoose Funny Car is a Wave 2 release using the US version of the Mongoose casting. The paint colors are not found in normal production,
        either HK or US and the glass on the CIPSA version is different having a slight tint. The interior and prop assembly are black like the domestic versions.
        The wheels are Type 1 capped redlines like all domestic cars. The stickers on the CIPSA Mongoose are similar to the Mongoose II version from 1971. However, they
        have Spanish wording and the CIPSA logo where the Mattel logo is normally located.


        Colors:
        • Metal Flake Blue
        • Metal Flake Green
        • Metal Flake Purple
        • Orange Enamel

        Wheels:
        • Medium Caps in front and Large Caps in rear

        Interior:
        • Black Interior and Prop assembly

        Glass:
        • Lightly Tinted


        Comments:

        The Mongoose Funny Car was one of the first known CIPSA cars. Like its domestic counterpart, the Funny Car is found with the plastic prop assembly inside and
        user applied stickers. Only a few of the more than 30 known examples have good condition stickers, making those very desirable.




        The First Known CIPSA Mongoose Funny Car

        This fine example was the one of the first known CIPSA cars of any kind in the US. The photo dates to around 2002.




        Mongoose Stickers

        An excellent example of the stickers on the CIPSA Mongoose Funny Car.




        Base of the CIPSA Mongoose Funny Car

        All examples of the CIPSA Mongoose Funny Car have US bases.




        Mongoose Funny Car Paint Colors

        The CIPSA Mongoose Funny Car in the four standard Wave 2 colors.




        Mongoose Funny Car in Metal Flake Blue




        Mongoose Funny Car in Metal Flake Green




        Mongoose Funny Car in Metal Flake Purple




        Mongoose Funny Car in Orange Enamel


        As of 2016 about 30 Mongoose Funny Cars are known. Click on the link to the Mongoose Funny Car Registry to see all known examples of this casting










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