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Although Scalextric Club members' catalogues are arriving on doorsteps at the moment, the Escort Club Car has been delayed in China. The scheduled arrival for the Escort is now April 2022.

However, Scalextric have made another Club Exclusive model available...

       

C4292 Ford Mustang Boss 302 - Candy Apple Red - Club Special. Price £49.99 (minus 10% club discount) from the Scalextric website here.

The Mustang is one of the most popular Scalextric models and new liveries sell quickly around the world - so these 300 cars shouldn't last too long. The same Mustang has been produced for the US-exclusive American Street Dual set, which will be available later this year.

       

This is the second high-detail set car to be packaged as a Club Special boxed car - the first being the Wynn's AMG GT3 at the end of 2020. It's a no-risk strategy for Hornby, which keeps the Club ticking over and pleases the members. What I'd really like to see is some of the super-resistant set cars given the high-detail Club Special treatment - that would be genuinely added value for club members.