Minichamps Mercedes-AMG Petronas W11:Lewis Hamilton, 2020 Eifel GP Record 91 wins ... Another Formula 1 season starts this weekend and to mark the season’s launch it seems appropriate to review a Minichamps 1:43 scale model of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas driven by all-time F1 race winner Lewis Hamilton, when he set the record in 2020. Sir... Continue Reading →
Diecast: Autoart’s McLaren Senna
Beautiful Senna model designed for speed, car lust ... If beauty be only skin deep, so be it, especially if that object of visual lust is a mid-engine McLaren Senna, be it a throbbing full-size version or a silent 1:18 diecast scale model snug in a showcase. Autoart has an encyclopedic knowledge of beauty and... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: GP Replicas Ferrari 312 B3
Lauda's 1974 F1 car a spectacular 1:43 model ... Ferrari’s Formula 1 cars of the 1960s and 1970s were beautiful and less complex looking than today’s multi-winged wonders that seem to have stretched to limousine proportions. Niki Lauda’s sassy Ferrari 312 B3 of 1974 is a standout example of this with a simple solid nose... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Brumm Mercedes W196 and Ferrari 500F2
Brumm's latest among its greatest 1/43 releases … Italy’s Brumm excels at making sharp-looking vintage racers in 1/43 scale at an affordable price. These are fine collectables because they come handsomely packaged, easily stackable, and nicely detailed, often for less than $45. Last issue we told you of the 50th Anniversary release of a slightly... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1957 Vanwall Special
Britain's Vanwall was dominant F1 racer, briefly ... Vanwall, the name alone sounds intriguing when attached to a green monopasto racer that somewhat resembles a racing cigar. Vanwall is the team name for one of Britain’s first Formula One race teams, the first to win the F1 Constructor’s Championship, in the first year it was... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autocult’s Volkswagen T1
Unique VW for the racing-oriented collector ... When I was a kid the only minivans were VW vans. They fit the mini category, maybe even invented it. But these were simple vehicles that like VW’s Beetle captured many of us Boomers’ imaginations. What may have been forgotten, however, is that there were several iterations and... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: CMC’s 1954-55 Lancia D50
CMC’s latest F1 car a stunning Lancia D50 ... Lancia was a late-comer to Formula 1 racing after World War II, but it had the genius of engineer Vitorrio Jano as its secret weapon. He had created the successful Alfa Romeo 8C pre-war. So in late 1954 Lancia’s beautiful and unusual D50 joined the F1... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Spark’s 1982 Ligier JS19, Monaco GP
Laffite's Ligier JS19 a blue flying wedge ...  In the early 1980s Formula 1 cars, like open-wheel racers at Indianapolis, were quickly progressing through a series of aerodynamic changes to give them more downforce for faster cornering speeds. The drivers sat nearer the car’s nose while the engine and tunnels and wings were alongside... Continue Reading →
Small scale slot car track with big details
The ultimate experience for F1 fanatics Slot Mods USA creates what could be considered the holy grail of slot car layouts for racers. I'm in for sure on that. These guys create over the top layouts which are all hand-crafted and museum quality. They create slot car tracks from vintage to modern-day circuits. The layouts... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart Honda RA272 1965 Mexico GP winner
Autoart crafts delicate 1965 Honda F1 beauty ... In the glory days of Formula 1 racing new teams joined the ranks of the old standbys, Ferrari, BRM and Lotus to prove they too could build fast open-wheel racers with strong engines. For the fans it was exciting, not the least of which was because all the... Continue Reading →