
Ford Sportsman Red Road Signature 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Ford
- Manufacturer
- Road Signature
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 20048
- Year
- 1946
- Era
- 1940s
- Body Type
- Open-Top
- Vehicle Class
- Vintage Classics
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 047816200484
About the Ford Sportsman Red Road Signature 1:18
TL;DR: Road Signature's 1:18 diecast Ford Sportsman, in red, reproduces the 1946 Super Deluxe Sportsman, a rare wood-trimmed convertible built in limited numbers over just a few post-war years. Entry-tier diecast construction covers the model's distinctive wood-panel accents at an accessible price.
Ford tried something genuinely unusual in the years right after the Second World War: fitting wood-trim paneling, usually reserved for station wagons, onto a convertible body, and the Sportsman was the limited result.
An Accessible Diecast of a Rarely Seen Combination
This casting's red body panels contrast against printed wood-look trim along the doors and rear deck, reproducing the Sportsman's unusual mix of woodie styling and open-top convertible practicality. Road Signature keeps construction simple: the top folds down on basic hinges, doors open with functional but unrefined mechanisms, and interior detail stays minimal. What makes this model worth seeking out is the combination itself; wood trim on a convertible was never common even when the Sportsman was new, and this casting reproduces that pairing at a fraction of what a surviving original commands today.
A Short-Lived, Genuinely Rare Post-War Ford
Ford built the Sportsman for only a few model years right after the war, a period when materials shortages and cost pressures made the wood-trim convertible an expensive novelty rather than a lasting production strategy. Surviving originals are scarce and command serious money among vintage Ford collectors specifically because so few were built and fewer still have survived intact. On a shelf built around unusual post-war American convertibles, this Sportsman stands out as one of the genuinely rare combinations most collectors will only ever encounter in diecast form.















