Indy-winning Blue Crowns rock in 1/18 scale In post-war U.S. open wheel racing the Blue Crown Spark Plug Specials were as dominant as the New York Yankees were in baseball for years. The Blue Crowns’ reign was shorter, but everyone knew their name, like Ruth, Guhrig or Dimaggio. Replicarz recognizes that and ups its assault... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s Mickey Thompson Challengers
Replicarz creates Thompson's sleek land speed record cars In today’s world where the speed of sound bites being delivered via every digital medium is of utmost importance, it’s difficult to imagine the days when men driving cars at record speeds would grab newspaper headlines. Nowadays even newspapers are passe! But Mickey Thompson was a headline grabber from... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: CMC 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C
CMC’s Alfa Romeo 6C another beauty Alfa Romeo only recently returned to the U.S. market, but it has been wowing Italians, and other European drivers with the lively nature of its sports cars for 105 years. Enzo Ferrari worked for Alfa and raced them. In fact, early Ferrari teams drove Alfas as part of Scuderia... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Bburago LaFerrari
Bburago delivers high-value matte black LaFerrari I can’t explain it, but the youngsters these days are going crazy over matte finishes on cars, motorcycles, snowmobiles and ATVs. It is different, but looks like primer paint to me. Still, Bburago gives them what they want with its new matte, or flat, black LaFerrari in 1:18 scale. The... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Auto World 1970 Chevy Camaro Z28
Auto World creates flashy second-gen Camaro Z28 My Uncle Wink had one of the original Camaros and that’s the car I learned on to drive a stick shift. Talk about spinning your tires and kicking up gravel! But in 1970 Chevrolet launched its second generation Camaro and its looks, with those single headlights that blended... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: CMC Aston Martin DB4
CMC creates rare, beautiful Aston Martin DB4 Rare counts for a lot in the real, that is 1:1, vintage car world, and it’s making its mark in the diecast car market too. CMC, the premier high-end diecast car model maker has made a habit of creating beautiful 1:18 models of rare race cars and elegant... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart Jaguar XKR-S
Even in 1:18 scale Jaguar XKR-S is sleek, sexy When Ford first owned Jaguar, the storied maker of racy touring coupes and sedans, the British car maker was in a serious slump. Then along came Ian Callum and designs returned to near classic proportions, one being the sleek and sexy XKR-S coupe. By the way,... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: CMC 1938 Alfa 8C 2900B Speciale Touring Coupe
Art Deco Alfa Romeo 8C delivers museum-quality look, details The automotive Art Deco era, where sleek streamlined profiles and styling flare were at their peak left us an astounding number of quirky, yet beautiful cars. European makers were at the forefront of such styling in the 1930s with the likes of Bugatti, Delahey and Alfa Romeo... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: TSM 1973 Tyrrell 006 (Jackie Stewart)
TSM’s Jackie Stewart-driven 1973 Tyrrell 006 a winner Picture a blue open wheel racer with Elf sponsorship and you likely think of Jackie Stewart in a Tyrrell F1 car circa the early 1970s. No wonder then that TSM Models created that car, the Tyrrell 006 in 1:18 scale to tempt Formula 1 and open wheel... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: CMC 1938 Bugatti 57SC Corsica
CMC's Bugatti Corsica a work of art Bugatti has always been a brand for the upper echelon buyers, folks who want the best, the most beautiful and who value quality and uniqueness as much as performance. No wonder that CMC has chosen a 1938 Bugatti as its latest 1:18-scale work of art. In 1938 Bugatti... Continue Reading →