Gorgeous 'teardrop' Talbot Lago Coupe a classic ... About a year ago I was lucky enough to tour the Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles and even luckier, they had an incredible display of streamlined and art deco era cars on display. Part of the display was the swoopy teardrop-shaped Talbot Lago T150C-SS coupe with... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Spark’s 1982 Ligier JS19, Monaco GP
Laffite's Ligier JS19 a blue flying wedge ... In the early 1980s Formula 1 cars, like open-wheel racers at Indianapolis, were quickly progressing through a series of aerodynamic changes to give them more downforce for faster cornering speeds. The drivers sat nearer the car’s nose while the engine and tunnels and wings were alongside... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Automodello’s 1965 Buick Riviera Gran Sport
Riviera was one of the few sleek Buicks, ever … I can still remember the first time I saw a Buick Riviera. As a kid, I was wowed. Its sleek lines, the headlights canted forward to make it look fast and sporty. There was just something about it that oozed elegance and class, and a... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: NEO’s 1935 Stout Scarab
1935 Stout Scarab, the first minivan ... I’ve seen two Stout Scarabs in my life, one up close and personal, one in a museum. Both were amazing. The Scarab was a minivan before anyone even thought of minivans. It’s a rounded aerodynamic bug of a car, before the world was aware of the VW Beetle,... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Looksmart’s 2016 Ferrari SF16-H
Looksmart delivers sharp Vettel Ferrari from 2016 Australian GP ... Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari joining forces seems a deal worked in heaven, or at least Maranello, which to the tifosi is one and the same. Vettel is a four-time world F1 champ and Ferrari has the most wins of any F1 team ever, 227. So... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart’s Rocket Bunny Toyota 86
Rocket Bunny Toyota 86 rocks ... You gotta admit, the name Rocket Bunny sticks in the ol’ memory banks. So when I saw Autoart has a new 1:18-scale model of the Toyota 86 in Rocket Bunny trim, well, I requested one to see just what a Rocket Bunny Toyota looked like. The History What is... Continue Reading →
NEO’s 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air
Often overlooked '56 Chevy Bel Air gets its due ... Whose family didn’t own a 1950s Chevy when the entire country was seeing the U.S.A. from their Chevrolet? Our family had a green 1955 Chevy 210, the mid-level model that ultimately became the Biscayne. That car ran forever and was still an attractive hardtop (ok,... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: NEO’s1961 Chrysler Newport Wagon
NEO's Chrysler Newport touts edgy styling ... There are some relatively obscure cars from the 1950s and early 1960s that just don’t get their due from die-cast car makers, even though these vehicles are stellar examples of that era’s radical styles. Now NEO has created a 1961 Chrysler Newport wagon that highlights some of that... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1971 PJ Colt, Joe Leonard
Replicarz goes bigger, produces winner with Joe Leonard's championship car ... Joe Leonard was a heck of a racer, on two wheels and four. He not only won three motorcycle championships, the hard-nosed driver also moved up to Indy cars and won the 1971 USAC championship running virtually the same car as his teammate, Al... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: NEO’s 1959 Chevy El Camino
Chevrolet's first El Camino blends car, truck ... Today the blending of cars and trucks seems natural as SUVs and crossovers have become the preferred mode of personal transportation in the United States. But in the late 1950s and early 1960s such a thought was downright odd. Ford stirred the beast first when it created the Ranchero and... Continue Reading →