Autoart nails sexy Aston Martin One-77 Fortunately not many cars cost nearly $2 million, but then the rarity of such cars makes them all the more curious and collectable. That’s especially true with smooth, slinky, sexy hot rods like Aston Martin’s limited production One-77. Only 77 were made from 2011 through 2012. Now Autoart unveils... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart Maserati MC12
Maserati MC12 a winner on track, or on display For a century Maserati has been churning out distinctive, sporty and often championship winning cars. Maserati’s place in the U.S. market has never been huge, but their cars’ reputations for speed and style have been legend. They are considered rare gems in the U.S. Autoart knows... 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: Autoart 1:18 Pagani Huayra
Autoart's Pagani Huayra is a super supercar, but pricey like the real deal Italy is the home of supercars, but I remember when Ferrari was pretty much the only super car that folks recognized by name. In fact, there weren’t all that many super cars out there. Then came Lamborghini (also from Italy), then McLaren... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A
Mazda RX-7 a spirited sports car model Sports cars come and go, a sort of a flavor of the week mentality affects sports car buyers. Since the 1950s there have been MGs, Sunbeams, Triumphs and at the higher end, Corvettes and Porsches. But occasionally a car maker captures lightning in a bottle, and it maintains... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart 1991 BMW M3 DTM
Autoart decks out racy BMW M3 in Tic Tac livery BMWs are racers at heart and BMW’s M Series are the hopped up versions of already racy coupes and sedans that the Bavarian automaker squeezes out of its German factories. Naturally, Germans love to put their BMWs, Audis, Mercedes and Volkswagens to the test on the... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: AutoArt Mustang GT show car
Small scale Mustang GT ponies up the value, detail Ford’s Mustang turns 50 this year and you’d likely have to be dead not to know that by now. A new 2015 model is being previewed at all the major car shows now and the mainstream media has been agog over 50 years of Mustang since at... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart 1:18 McLaren MP4-12C
Autoart nails its McLaren MP4-12C supercar Supercars are exciting because they embody the auto world’s future technology, they are, to some degree, like the old auto show concept cars, the Futurama vehicles. Today we immediately think of brands such as Lamborghini, Pagani and McLaren, swoopy cars with scissor or gullwing doors that ooze speed and... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart MGB roadster
Tiny MGB roadster a throwback to early sports cars England’s MG was one of the early two-seat sports cars that assumed almost epic popularity among enthusiasts in the United States after World War II. Returning GIs who had seen the small, sporty, fun to drive MGs while stationed in England during the war desired the... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart 1:43 Lamborghini Miura
Autoart brings big model detail to small-scale Lamborghini We’ve become accustomed to highly detailed 1:18 and 1:24-scale models, but fine detail and working parts at 1:43 scale is much rarer, until now. Autoart’s finely sculpted Signature Series moves to 1:43 scale with a beautiful Lamborghini Miura. Previously Autoart had reserved the Signature Series for its... Continue Reading →