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 →
2020 Infiniti QX50 Essential AWD
AWD makes stylish QX50 a near perfect blend ... Technology dominates much of our lives and increasingly our automotive lives so that finding a nice blend of tech along with fun and practicality is a stretch. Well, Infiniti’s QX50 makes that stretch without even glancing over its shoulder. Two things, no, make that three, stand... Continue Reading →
2020 Ford Escape SE Sport AWD Hybrid
New Escape looks sportier, hybrid gets great mileage ... Let’s be clear, a lot of people have purchased Ford Escapes over the years. It is one of the most popular compact SUVs on the market and for 2020 it’s majorly restyled, making it slightly lower and wider. Its new nose looks a lot like a... 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 →
2020 Subaru Legacy Limited
Subaru Legacy styling still lags behind ... I’m a fan of Subaru’s Outback wagon/crossover, but the Legacy sedan has always been a bit too fuddy-duddy looking for me. Seems Subaru forgets about styling when it comes to Legacy. That’s odd as Subaru’s sedan competes against heavy hitters like Toyota’s Camry and Honda’s Accord, both of... 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 →
A priceless Corvair
More valuable to this family than any other car By Paul Daniel I love going car spotting but sometimes the cars come to me like this 1963 Corvair. One of the fun things I do during the summer is work at Ironwood Golf Course, about five minutes from my house. One day I show up... Continue Reading →
2020 Lincoln Corsair AWD Reserve
Corsair name indicates power, handling, flight? ... With a name like Corsair the history buffs among us might expect Lincoln’s new compact luxury SUV/crossover to fly, and it does. Well, it flies as in it rockets away from stoplights. Lincoln has ditched its MKC model in favor of Corsair and put the emphasis on power... 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 →