2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT C Roadster

Mercedes' AMG GT C is a street legal racer … Mercedes-Benz has been dominating Formula 1 racing for six years and it has a long history of dominant race cars dating back to the 1930s. Famous race drivers such as Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, and now Lewis Hamilton have put Mercedes squarely in the... Continue Reading →

July 1, 2020 2

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 →

May 5, 2019 0

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 →

December 11, 2018 0

CMC’s 1956 Ferrari D50

Ferrari's Lancia spinoff a beauty of its own redesign … If you’re a connoisseur of vintage Formula 1 cars you may be synched with the differences between the Lancia D50 and Ferrari D50 and how they are linked. CMC knows its stuff when it comes to F1 cars and so once it produced the Lancia... Continue Reading →

October 24, 2018 0

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 →

December 23, 2017 0

Die-cast: 1956 Maserati 300S

CMC nails sporty ’56 Maserati racer Maserati is just slightly below Ferrari on the ooh and aah list of exotic Italian cars that car lovers and race car collectors recognize. So when CMC, the premier 1:18 die-cast car modeler, rolls out a stunning red Maserati 300S, serious collectors will take note. Back in the 1950s... Continue Reading →