DNA’s Passat a rare and beautiful animal … About 6 months ago we introduced you to DNA Collectibles, a new Swiss company that had just released its first batch of 1/18 scale sealed body resin cars. That one was a sexy Audi R8 LMX, but its latest is this handsome dark blue 2001 Volkswagen Passat... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autopioneer’s Audi Imperator and Horch 830BL Woody
Autopioneer creates rare European cars in 1/43 scale … We like different and that’s exactly what you get with a 1/43 scale die-cast resin model from Germany’s Autopioneer. Autopioneer was launched in 2015 by Thorsten Sabrautzky and plans each year to issue several fine 1/43 scale models of unique autos made by the pioneers in... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: CMF’s Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti Coupe
Ferrari Scaglietti Coupe a sexy dart ... The Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti Coupe is a sexy dart of a sports car with a distinctively long nose that may have brought automotive overcompensation to a new level in 1953. Now CMF, a new die-cast firm to me, delivers a beautifully sculpted and executed resin version of... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Ixo’s Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC #19
Ixo creates a racy 2019 WRC Hyundai rally car ... Throughout the rest of the world rally racing is a big deal and car manufacturers put serious money into winning the World Rally Championship, which started in 1973. So, it has been around a while. Not so much Hyundai, which first entered WRC racing at... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart’s Aston Martin Vulcan
James Bond would covet this sexy Aston ... Britain’s Aston Martin brand stirs images of James Bond deploying a bulletproof screen behind his DB5, spraying bullets from the machine guns in its running lights, squirting oil on the road to wreck the evildoers following him or ejecting said henchmen through the passenger’s side roof. It... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: IXO’s Citroen Dyane, 1976 Monte Carlo Rallye
High-value 1/43 Citroen reflects early rally racers ... Ah, the dear old Citroen 2CV is an icon, at least on the other side of the pond, being what the average French car buyer drove during the middle years of last century. But as it aged, even staid Citroen had to start developing cars to meet... Continue Reading →
Auto World’s 1969 Shelby GT-350 pilot car
Auto World’s pretty Shelby celebrates the BOSS 302 … Auto World continues to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the BOSS engine that was launched in 1969, this time with a 1/18 scale die-cast model of the muscular 1969 Shelby GT-350. This one comes in a medium metallic blue (Acapulco blue) with black side and hood... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz 1972 Javelin Trans Am
AMC Javelin a winner in Donohue or Follmer trim ... Muscle car lovers appreciate the AMC Javelin because American Motors Corp. was much like The Little Engine That Could, and to beat all the Javelin was handsomely styled too. Once AMC decided to take it racing in the Trans Am series in 1970, the company... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: NEO’s 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Hardtop
Ford Fairlane 500 exudes bad boy attitude … My brother Steve owned a black 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Hardtop with gold accent trim down the side in the late 1960s, so when I saw NEO’s 1/43 scale version, I wanted to give it a closer look. This one is black and white, with the upper... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Johnny Lightning themed 2-packs
Barn Finds lead the way for JL's themed 2-packs ... I’m a sucker for 1/64 scale die-cast cars because I grew up garaging Matchbox and Hot Wheels in shoe boxes and plastic carrying cases. Just entering my teens when Johnny Lightning debuted 50 years ago, I was impressed with its castings’ quality and realism... Continue Reading →