LEGO Creator Ford Mustang 10265 Review

It took years, but LEGO has finally released the Creator Expert 1967 Ford Mustang. And I’m riding the hype train more than anyone else because I’ve dreamt about owning the classic car since ever. Even if you are not the most ardent petrolhead, it’s worth learning about the set, which is both visually and functionally impressive, to say the least. So buckle up because it’s about to get interesting.

Five decades have passed, yet Mustang remains one of the most iconic and critically loved cars ever produced. The prototype of the car first saw the world in 1962, and in two short years, the radical design started to get mass-produced. Needless to say, it effortlessly broke through the moment, captured attention, and evoke adoration of car enthusiasts all over the world. To date, there have been sold more than 10 million cars; however, let’s not dwell on it and turn our gaze to its Lego model. And to say it’s the hottest Lego car at the moment wouldn’t be overly dramatic.

Following is a detailed discussion of this feature-rich set designed by a creative team led helmed by Mike Psiaki – who has participated in the creation of many impressive models such as Ferrari F40, The Carousel 10257, Downtown Dine 10260, and James Bond Aston Martin db5. And, of course, we shouldn’t forget about his contribution to Lego Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn 5. But enough, about the merits of the Creator Expert, let’s kick things off with the discussion of the content of the box.

The set consists of 1471 parts and bears the 16 plus recommendation. The packaging indicates that there are several customization options, and it becomes immediately clear that Ford Mustang is actually a two-in-one model (we will get back to it later). The 200-pages long instruction manual provides information on car development sprinkled with fun facts about its venerable history. I was more than pleased with the manual’s writing and presentation.

If you ask me, it’s the most beautiful creator car the company has made. Whether it’s printed details or stickered parts or it’s stunning shapes – everything is top-notch.

The set sports new pieces introduced by Lego. There are 5 spoke wheel rims that match the original and contain the new steering system. Also, the visible brake plat is a welcome addition that further improves the model’s appearance.

The roof and doors feature 2X8 ball break elements, which previously came in the 1X8 form (as customary with the Creator cars). The set also contains alternate license plates.

The front of the model looks impressive – a great balance of design simplicity and engineering complexity. Under closer examination, it becomes clear that the advance building techniques have been deployed to get those iconic curves right (and it’s doubly so for the far left and right ends). And once you hook up the custom front splitter for better performance, the vehicle starts looking truly tremendous.

High-grip tires with realistic tread look stunning with the new rims and mud flaps. The hood is adorned with printed blue-and-white stripes on 2X3 and 2X4 tiles and a 2X2 curved slope. There’s also a GP air scoop, which can be removed to add the brick build supercharger on top. The model would be impeccable had it chromed elements. Alas, light gray front, bumpers, and mirrors look underwhelming.

Another great feature to include it turns the car into the real monster we often see in the movies featuring classic customized Mustangs. The supercharger is quite a solid block of bricks. It’s very well built and looks great. It features that new tile plate together with the dark bluish gray mud guard arch pieces to achieve the desired look and actually love the fact how easy it is to swap the normal-looking hood with the normal engine the supercharged one.

I also like how the hood feels a bit lower a bit dipped in below the sidelines of the car thanks to the use of those dark blue cheese bricks on both sides that continue along the doors of the car. Now getting the hood up reveals the realistic, highly detailed engine.

This is a Ford F a 390 cubic inch or 6.4 liter v8 engine originally from Ford Thunderbird and this one produced around 320 horsepower. We have quite an accurate sticker on the engine block and there is a lot of cool details around the entire engine bay.

I like that the battery block on the left side with the Technic cross pins represents the positive and negative battery terminals. There is also the radiator fan in the front with the sticker along with the timing belt visible below in the form of a rubber piece. To the right is what appears to be a wiper fluid container. Great use of that light blue color brake right here. The entire cylinder block has a few powered by Ford stickers and it’s all blue just like the ones in those 1967 Mustangs. We even have one extra print on a 1 by 1 round tile with the pony logo for what appears to be the oil cap.

Now moving to the side of the car. Once again we can appreciate the printed slopes along with that custom bulb brake with the GT print on both sides and here is the spot where you can attach another custom element – the beefy exhaust pipes on both sides for the performance version of the car. Those are some extra look points for sure and the doors actually have dark bluish gray door handles in the form of those 1 by 2 modified plate. And there’s this iconic dip in the back, thanks to the usage of that new two by eight ball brake that works well with the actual wedge built into the chassis of the car around the rear wheel. The opening mechanism of the car is super sturdy. Well done with a clever use of double hinge connection that simply rotates on a normal stud inside.

The side mirrors are made using light bluish-gray droid arms with some modified tiles with a pin and also a 1 by 2 jumper with some clear plate. I could not really think of the better pieces to be used here given that unusual design of the classic Mustang side mirrors that were actually connected kind of inside doors. The back section is mostly shaped by a long slope with a sticker for the ventilation port in the back of the car and it all ends nicely in the rear trunk area behind that line of 2×4 curves in dark blue that created the hatchback look (or, to be correct – fastback).

On to the interior this is quite a spacious place to be and to get inside more easily you can remove the roof. The roof itself is a simple build has some direct blue-striped prints on the white 2×4 tile and the 2 by 8 ball break (the new one). And there is one Easter egg I found here in the form of the stick on that rear view mirror if – I am correct, this must be the reference to the cult film “Bullitt” in which Steve McQueen in his 1968 Ford Mustang GT Fastback, which is by the way quite literally be not so old speed champion, Seth chases the 1971 Dodge Charger R/T.

The interior gives you first of all a functioning steering wheel system. It works great with little to no friction and the entire mechanism is a simple yet a clever build. It is all about a big cog below the car around the engine bay and a dual axle that goes in the new rims, again, specifically designed to incorporate the elements of the new steering mechanism. The steering wheel position it is not adjustable because of the steering mechanism.

But that is actually not a big deal. It all works pretty great and is quite well hidden within the car. And on top of that we have a radio sticker inside, a shift automatic gearbox on a rotated connector, dashboard clock prints for the dashboard and movable tilting front seats. The rear seats can also be collapsed through the trunk which is actually pretty cool and what I am missing here are the driver’s pedals and maybe a glove compartment on the passenger side.

There is definitely a lot of space for it. It would also be cool to have some sort of a mechanism to maybe move the seats back and forth instead of tilting them. But I am probably asking for too much at this point. Now to the back of the car look at those tail lights. The vertical stripes for the back lights are probably more “Mustangy” than anything else. Instantly recognizable even for those who are not into cars at all. This element is consistent through all the years of Mustang versions, even when the Front’s of every generation changed significantly.

And the one thing that I do not really like here is the round 2 by 2 tile with the GT logo that is not a print, but a sticker given the front logo print on the 1 by 3 and some other ones this could have been easily a great print here so I’m not really sure why Lego did not go for it on this element. The rear exhaust pipes can be removed when you are using those side oversized ones for the custom version and we also have a nicely built the bumper and reverse lights. I actually love the use of the curve slope inverted one in the lower section of the car to accent that rear lower shape. Those are the same bricks that were used for the front splitter to achieve another great curve. The trunk hatch itself can be fitted with the rear ducktail spoiler – another element for the custom performance version and it definitely adds quite a bit of the looks.

By looking into the trunk itself, I found a bit of a disappointment here – a lot of the Technic elements of the undercarriage and some mechanism are shining through and it honestly does not look that good. I think, given the space we have here could have been easily closed off. The model also comes with a nitrous oxide or NOs for the performance version that you can place fit in into the trunk and have fun with your “Fast and Furious” version of the Mustang.

Let’s go back to the holes in that trunk. They also point towards the rear axle mechanism of the car you can actually adjust the height of the back with a little well-hidden round 2 by 2 brick under the rear of the car and in the highest position of that mechanism you have yourself a drug version NOs enhanced Mustang. That looks even more mean and aggressive than anything else on that set. How cool is that?! And I think we went through everything that this wonderful model has to offer. Here is the final look of normal and the entirely customized version of the model.

Now to summarize. The customization includes six elements. In total there is the front splitter, the supercharger, the side exhaust pipes, the rear duck tail wing (or spoiler), the Nitro tank in the back and the change of the rear axle height. I am definitely keeping the customize look for display, this is the best one I think and this is an absolute beast of a car in this version. Now what else can be said in this review?

I think what we here were is a set that we all secretly awaited: a wonderful piece of a LEGO model the 1967 Mustang is and I may actually be in love this one here instantly became my favorite Lego creator car to date I mean this and the technic Bugatti Chiron.