Die-cast: Autoart McLaren P1 GTR

McLaren's P1 GTR a sexy beast … Supercars are like cell phones, always one-upping each other to the point that they blend together. Which one is fastest today? They also all seem cut from the same well chiseled mold with swoopy looks and rounded edges that reflect the stylings of Le Mans-style racers, and at... Continue Reading →

Diecast: Autoart DeLorean DMC12

DeLorean still looks futuristic ... The tale of DeLorean automobiles and their brains and creator, John DeLorean, is a twisted affair that didn’t end well. Yet the DeLorean DMC12, the make’s only car, was quickly famous as the Back to the Future movie car used by Marty McFly to time travel. Folks remember the DeLorean... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Autoart Audi R8 FIA GT GT3

Here's a steamy hot version of Audi's R8 racer ... Just like in the real racing world, Autoart now makes composite die-cast bodies for its models, one of the latest being a steaming hot version of Audi’s racy R8. It has been a few years since I got to test drive the 1/1 version, but... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Replicarz 1974 Shadow Can-Am racer

Black Shadow proved dominant in final Can-Am season …  Can-Am racing in the late 1960s and early 1970s was breathtaking, and each season seemed to produce a dominant car with massive engines and power. What’s not to like, right? McLarens dominated the early years with their Kiwi Orange bodies, the M1B, M6A, and M8A. Bruce... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Autoart’s Toyota 2000GT

Toyota, Yamaha teamed up for racy 2000GT …  Since its beginning Toyota has wrestled with the perception that it makes reliable, economical, but boring, cars. That changed in 1967, as it chose to fight that battle head-on by developing and producing a halo car. Others had done it. Think Chevy’s Corvette, Ford’s GT, Nissan’s Z... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Autoart Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Porsche 911 GT3 a rare racer …  Porsche 911s are a dime a dozen in the real world, but the GT3 RS model is rare indeed, except the German automaker has been cranking out these race-ready models since 1999. That translates to about 14,000 of these high-priced babies rolling out of the Stuttgart plant’s doors.... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Replicarz 1964 Cheetah

  Silver Cheetah a muscular winner in 1/18 scale  … Hard as it is to imagine, the funky Cheetah sports car has never been reproduced in 1/18 scale, at least not this stunning silver version that Replicarz has chosen to make as part of its Sports Car series. This sealed body cast-resin model highlights the... Continue Reading →

CMC’s 1956 Ferrari D50

Ferrari's Lancia spinoff a beauty of its own redesign …  If you’re a connoisseur of vintage Formula 1 cars you may be synched with the differences between the Lancia D50 and Ferrari D50 and how they are linked. CMC knows its stuff when it comes to F1 cars and so once it produced the Lancia... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1927 Indy-winning Duesenberg

Souders' Duesenberg a gorgeous racer …  Replicarz, the Vermont-based die-cast car distributor, has been making an exclusive line of cast resin Indy 500 winners for years.  Lately it has turned its considerable attention to Indy-winning Duesenbergs from the 1920s. The cars won in 1924, 1925 and 1927 and the latest  1/18 scale beauty in the... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Autoart’s Chevy Corvette Grand Sport

Striking look makes Corvette Grand Sport a winner …  Corvettes of late are little rockets that cost less than pricey European rockets that are capable of on-track racing, but usually end up in an upper class suburban driveway instead. But that would be a waste for Chevrolet’s famous muscle car, especially in Grand Sport trim.... Continue Reading →

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