Last November, Greenlight Collectibles announced that it would be releasing a 1:64 scale diecast model of the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) designed and built by Oshkosh Defense for the United States Postal Service (USPS), replacing that agency’s ages-old fleet of Grumman Long Life Vehicles (LLV). That diecast was slated to feature “exceptional detailing” and was expected to launch in the first quarter of 2025. Now, that’s precisely what has happened.
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The NGDV diecast model from Greenlight Collectibles has officially launched, and it looks essentially identical to the previously-shown prototype, as well as the real mail carrier itself. It joins a host of other diecasts centered round Ford models as well, including a 1:64 version of the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT police pilot vehicle, the Garbage Pail Kids inspired 1969 Ford Bronco “Super Snotty,” and the Mach-E utilized by the FBI Police, to name just a few.
As Ford Authority previously reported, the NGDV features a large number of Blue Oval-derived parts, too. That list includes its 2.0L I-4 powerplant, along with transmissions, suspension parts, and various other bits and pieces such as the steering wheel present in models like the Ford Bronco Sport, Ford Escape, and Ford Maverick, along with the familiar rotary dial shifter, windshield wiper stalk, and turn signal stalk. Additionally, the instrument cluster looks just like the one present in a number of vehicles such as the Maverick and Escape, too.
Thus far, the NGDV has proven to be quite popular with mail carriers thanks to its ergonomic design and creature comforts. USPS is planning on purchasing more EV versions of the model moving forward, though President Donald Trump is reportedly considering canceling that contract. Even so, Oshkosh recently stated that it’s prepared to build more ICE variants with Ford engines if that is indeed the case.
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Trump does not read paper mail, only tweets, so he does not care about the USPS nor the hundreds of millions of U.S. citizens that use and depend on the USPS. My father was a USPS mail clerk then mail carrier for over 25 years. He passed away, but he would have loved to drive the electric model.
What a joke. The USPS ordered like 9,000 of these things 2 years ago but have received less than 500. If this is the way they, Ford does business, the USPS should have ordered Jeeps. The jeep dealers can’t hardly give them sell their over priced jeeps still having new 2023’s on the lots.
It’s safe to say that quality control on this diecast model will be much better than quality control on Ford vehicles.
This is what the Maverick should have looked like!