Die-cast: NEO 1966 Pontiac GTO Convertible

Pontiac GTO Convertible = crisp, muscular model ... Those of us of a certain age used to worship (or close to it) muscle cars in the 1960s, and many credit Pontiac with launching the idea of a muscular mid-size car that the masses could afford. Pontiac’s first was the 1964 Tempest with the GTO package... Continue Reading →

March 12, 2017 0

Die-cast: NEO’s 1933 Cadillac Fleetwood All-weather Pheaton

'33 Cadillac Fleetwood long on style ... There have been some fine luxury cars made in the United States, exemplary machines that set the auto world on its proverbial ear. Pierce-Arrow, Packard, Duesenberg, Auburn and Cadillac come to mind. Only Cadillac is left, but that’s because GM kept it alive through the Great Depression when it... Continue Reading →

February 7, 2017 2

Die-cast: NEO 1956 Chrysler 300B

NEO creates a sharp Chrysler 300B My uncle had a late 1950s Chrysler 300, a creamy thing that took up his entire garage and sported giant fins. I thought it was wonderfully exotic. But I’ve come to appreciate the beauty of earlier 300s, which were launched in 1955 as Letter Series cars, beginning with the 300C... Continue Reading →

November 26, 2016 0

BoS 1957 Buick Century Caballero Estate Wagon

Resin Buick Century shows wagons could be stylish Remember when cars were interesting? Remember fins, and chrome and giant grilles and wide white-sidewall tires? Remember when cars weren’t just initials and numbers and hyphens? Remember two-tone cars? I do, and if you’re of a certain age you’ll recall hardtop wagons that were almost as sleek and exciting... Continue Reading →

May 1, 2016 0

Die-cast: NEO’s 1949 Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupe

NEO's Cadillac fastback exudes class, substance with extreme late-1940s styling I’m a sucker for fastback coupes. That usually means cars like a mid-1960s Mustang or Barracuda. Yet here’s a new old one to consider, the 1949 Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupe. This is a car with presence, class and substance. Incredibly, it also was fast and... Continue Reading →

December 26, 2015 2

Die-cast: BoS-Models’ Chevrolet Corvette Corvair Concept

Corvette Corvair Concept sharp car at low cost Early Corvettes were stylish sports cars, not the big fire-breathing muscle rods they became by the 1970s and that they continue as today. So a fastback model in 1954 would have been cooler than even Ford’s Thunderbird and shows General Motors had the right idea, if only... Continue Reading →

November 15, 2015 0

Die-cast: 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer Convertible

NEO’s 'Forward Look' Dodge Lancer is Fin-tastic I admit to having a soft spot in my car styling heart for the “Forward Look” Chrysler and Dodge models created by Virgil Exner in the late 1950s and early ‘60s. These big-finned beauties featured dramatic taillights and oodles of chrome trim on their fronts, sides and backs. My Uncle Paul... Continue Reading →