Noble M600 supercar looks good in 1/43 scale The Noble M600 may be the fastest car you’ve never heard of, and no wonder in the U.S. market because it’s not readily available here. Nope, Noble is a British supercar made outside Leiscester, England, where it sells for 200,000 pounds. How much that translates into U.S.... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: NEO’s 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Wagon
NEO delivers a humdinger of a Woodie ... wagon that is! World War II was coming fast and the 1941 model year cars would be the last sold to civilians before the U.S. car factories were switched over to assembling airplanes, tanks and other war machines. So the 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Station Wagon was special in more... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: NEO’s 1/24 scale 1949 Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupe
NEO's smaller scale '49 Caddy nearly as nice as big 1/18 If you do something well, it often behooves you to repeat what you did. NEO knows that and creates a new 1949 Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupe, this time in 1:24 scale. As with its previous 1:18 scale version, this Club Coupe is a... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: 1974 Coyote, Indy 500 pole car, A.J. Foyt
Replicarz’s latest Foyt Coyote a winner, except at Indy ... A.J. Foyt epitomizes the Indianapolis 500. He’s a legend and his cars embody that legendary status too, even those that didn’t carry him to one of his record four Indy wins in 35 tries. Replicarz continues to expand its impressive 1/18 scale Indy 500 collection with Foyt’s... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart’s Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4
Lamborghini Huracan a 1/18-scale hottie Ferraris are fine, but Lamborghinis have been pressing the styling envelope more during the past 20 years or so. The new Huracan, Spanish for hurricane, continues the Italian car maker’s design dominance. Long, low and sleek with little slits of headlights and taillights and an engine just behind the supercar’s... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: NEO’s 1/64 Mack, IH trucks
NEO’s tiny Mack, IH trucks offer big detail Trucks are the big haulers we see every day, on the highway, behind the grocery, in the office parks. Usually they have a big ol’ trailer behind them full of goods that make the world go round. So it’s only natural that they have fans, just like... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: AutoWorld’s 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS
Plenty of muscle on display with Chevelle SS ... Chevrolet’s 1967 Chevelle SS is a straightforward muscle car with equally straight, lean lines that reflect fine mid-‘60s styling. AutoWorld has re-created a variety of Chevelles through the years, including a convertible version of the ’67 in 1/18 scale. Now comes the 1/24 scale model that... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: BoS-Models’ 1960 Plymouth Valiant
BoS nails it with early Plymouth Valiant ... I’ll admit to a soft spot for early Plymouth Valiants, and I think it’s justified. First, they were more stylish than other compacts of the day, and second, our family had a 1963 Valiant convertible with a push-button transmission. My mom learned to drive on that car... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Automodello’s 1972-79 TVR Taimar
Automodello cranks out impressive collection of TVR Taimars ... Say TVR to any sports car fan and their eyes will light up as they think of the M Series of sports cars the British automaker cranked out from 1972 through 1979, sporty two-seaters with plenty of oomph. TVR was founded after World War II by... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1967 Paxton (STP) Turbine
STP's 1967 Indy 500 Turbine is a sure winner this time! Say turbine car and Indianapolis 500 and most car lovers and race fans will picture the 1967 STP-sponsored day-glo red racer that Parnelli Jones darned near drove to victory that year. It was nicknamed Silent Sam and the Whooshmobile for its turbine power that... Continue Reading →