Die-cast: Ixo’s Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC #19

Ixo creates a racy 2019 WRC Hyundai rally car ... Throughout the rest of the world rally racing is a big deal and car manufacturers put serious money into winning the World Rally Championship, which started in 1973. So, it has been around a while. Not so much Hyundai, which first entered WRC racing at... Continue Reading →

April 9, 2020 0

Die-cast: IXO’s Citroen Dyane, 1976 Monte Carlo Rallye

High-value 1/43 Citroen reflects early rally racers ... Ah, the dear old Citroen 2CV is an icon, at least on the other side of the pond, being what the average French car buyer drove during the middle years of last century. But as it aged, even staid Citroen had to start developing cars to meet... Continue Reading →

March 24, 2020 0

Die-cast: Ixo’s Ford GT No. 66, Daytona 2017

Ixo’s Ford GT a beautiful bargain … I still don’t know how Ford did it, come up with a new GT that’s as beautiful as the old one, but with a modern twist. I also don’t know how Ixo continues to offer such beautiful 1/43 die-cast models at such reasonable prices. The reviewed Ford GT... Continue Reading →

September 21, 2018 0

Die-cast: Ixo’s Ferrari 275LM 1965 Le Mans winner

Ferrari's final Le Mans winner, the 275LM … Ferrari established itself as an endurance racing powerhouse in the 1950s and early 1960s. It won the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright eight times between 1954 and 1965, six in a row from 1960 to ‘65. It hasn’t won Le Mans since. For many, that last... Continue Reading →

June 9, 2018 0

Die-cast: Ixo’s 1970 Saviem JM 21/240 Michelin truck

Michelin tire truck a big win for Bib … Who doesn’t recognize, and like, the Michelin Man? He’s probably even more famous than the Pillsbury Dough Boy, although I’ve never heard Bibendum (Bib for short) giggle. Well, IXO loves him too and has come up with an unusual Michelin tire truck, especially for the North... Continue Reading →

January 10, 2018 0

Die-cast: Ixo’s 1937 Bugatti Type 57G Le Mans winner

Bugatti was racy from the get-go at Le Mans ... In the early years, a lot of competitors, and winners, in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race were from France. Many of those makes are legendary, but many also are gone. One that remains is Bugatti, now known as a super car maker... Continue Reading →

January 5, 2018 0

Die-cast: Ford Country Squire, AMC Pacer

PremiumX models offer good detail at modest price In 1964 I was nine and car crazy, like a lot of other kids my age then, and now. But in the ‘60s cars changed virtually every year, with some sort of styling update, from headlights, to taillights to trim and accessories to make them look slightly... Continue Reading →

August 3, 2013 0

Die-cast: LeMans-winning Ford GT40s

Ixo's Ford GT40 models offer good detail, value in 1:43 scale Ford’s GT40 is the most beautiful enclosed race car ever made, and one of the most successful too. That’s my design bias, but the GT40’s success can’t be argued. Funny thing, it was created to settle a score at the highest levels of the automotive... Continue Reading →