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1971 Bye Focal

General information

Casting : Bye Focal

Years of Production:

1971

Country of Origin:

Hong Kong Only

Casting Variations:

Fuel Injection on Engine is absent on some examples

Interior Colors:

Black Interior
Blue Glass
Blue or Clear plastic Hood

Paint Colors and Variations:

HK COLORS:	COMMENTS:
aqua	common
magenta	common
blue	uncommon
light green	uncommon
green (no injectors)	hard to find
green	very hard to find
magenta (no injectors)	very hard to find
blue (no injectors)	very hard to find
aqua (no injectors)	very hard to find
red	rare
light blue	very rare
yellow	very rare
purple	extremely rare
red (no injectors)	extremely rare

Other versions of same Casting:

1973 Show Off

Comments:

The Bye Focal designed by Larry Wood, was based on a fanciful two-engine version of the 1970 Dodge Challenger.

The 1970 Dodge Challenger

This MOPAR muscle car was the basis for the Bye Focal design.

Stickers

The Bye Focal came with one of the stickers applied at the factory. The other was loose in the blister.

The base of the 1971 Bye Focal

Fuel Injector Variation

The magenta example is the "No injectors" variant. It is known in four colors and was more common in Canada.
The blue example has the clear plastic hood whereas the magenta example has the blue plastic hood. Most hoods are blue plastic.

Crumbled Example of the Bye Focal

The Bye Focal is one of the few castings that is subject to "crumbling disease".
Crumbling Disease refers a condition where the ZAMAC Alloy actually decomposes, causing the car to literally fall apart into metallic dust.

1971 Bye Focal in Light Green

Super Rare Purple - Common Magenta - Rare Ice Blue

Rare Colors in BP

PREPRODUCTION

No Injectors Variant in Red and a Blank Base Bye Focal in Red, Courtesy Robert Rosas

Although not easy to see, the hood on the left has some part numbers molded in the plastic.
An epoxy sample piece of the Bye Focal is known but it is broken into two pieces.

Photos and text by Mark Axelson and TN Gray

Variations: 5

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