1:18 scale Torino GT oozes 1970s muscle, fastback styling ... Clint Eastwood loves his Gran Torino, both the car and the movie he made that revolved around one. But Torinos were mainstream, a lot of folks owned them in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s. That’s because they were the midsize or intermediate Fords, good... Continue Reading →
Diecast: Johnny Lightning 1:64 Classic Gold 2021 release 2
Johnny Lightning 6-packs feature new '96 Camaro casting ... Round2’s Johnny Lightning brand continues to impress with new castings and of course new color combos that make their JL Classic Gold series a winner among 1:64 diecast collectors. Its latest 2021 Release 2, as usual with A and B series 6-packs, is another collection of... Continue Reading →
Diecast: Auto World’s 1947 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible
A stylish 1:18 scale Series 62 with opening hood, trunk, doors ... Cadillac was near the top of the U.S. automotive world as far as a reputation for luxury coupled with performance prior to World War II. Oh sure, there was Packard too, but the Series 62 Caddy was king of the heap. And of... Continue Reading →
Diecast: Auto World 1961 Pontiac Catalina Hardtop
1:18 scale Catalina a long, lean hot rod ... Ah, the Catalina. The name alone seemed exotic and somehow a bit sexy in the 1960s. But that was during a time when cars had names that stirred imaginations and were not just known by a collection of numbers or letters. Pontiac was rife with great... Continue Reading →
Diecast: Auto World’s True 1:64 2020 Chevy Corvette and 1963 Chevy II Wagon
Mid-engine Vette and boxy 1963 Chevy II wagon are high-value DC Two Chevys couldn’t be much more different than the mid-engine 2020 Corvette and the 1963 Chevy II Nova Wagon, but I love them both. Different reasons of course, but here’s their appeal. First, the new Corvette will be an icon for years, just like... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: GP Replicas Ferrari 312 B3
Lauda's 1974 F1 car a spectacular 1:43 model ... Ferrari’s Formula 1 cars of the 1960s and 1970s were beautiful and less complex looking than today’s multi-winged wonders that seem to have stretched to limousine proportions. Niki Lauda’s sassy Ferrari 312 B3 of 1974 is a standout example of this with a simple solid nose... Continue Reading →
DIe-Cast: 1987 Audi Sport quattro S1 Rally Racer
Autoart’s Pikes Peak racer a mountaintop experience ... Imagine, if you can, driving up a winding 12.42-mile long mountain road, mostly gravel and dirt with no guardrails and sheer drops sometimes thousands of feet straight down to certain death, should you slip over the edge. Then imagine doing it for time and with a 600... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart’s 2016-’17 Lamborghini CEntenario Roadster
Here's how you can afford a $2 million Lambo Roadster ... Not a Lamborghini tractor! Did you know Lamborghini makes tractors? Maybe not, unless your gentleman farmer acreage is considerable and located in Europe. I’ll bet you’re more familiar with Lambo’s supercars, like the sumptuous Centenario Roadster, of which just 20 were made and nine... Continue Reading →
Die-Cast: Autoart’s 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT HellCat widebody
In any scale a Hellcat Widebody bulges with muscles ... As retro racy as Dodge’s Challenger has been in its latest iteration, the Widebody version is the most muscular looking and the Hellcat flexes the greatest amount of muscle under the hood. Sinamon Stick or Destroyer Gray? I gotta go with the brighter Hellcat! Combine... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Auto World – 1967 Yenko Chevy Camaro SS 427
'67 Yenko Camaro a sexy addition to any 1:18 collection ... To me the first couple generations of Chevy’s Camaro were the most stylish. I know part of that is because I have great memories of both my Uncle Wink’s 1968 and an early ‘70s Camaro that I drove while dating in high school. Yet... Continue Reading →