Die-cast: Replicarz 1/18 scale 1952 Indy 500 winner

Bigger scale Agajanian Special pumps up the detail ... What’s better, and bigger, than a fine 1/43 scale Indy 500 winning race car? A 1/18 scale version, naturally, and Replicarz has been excelling at creating these for years now. The latest is the Agajanian Special dirt car that a then young Troy Ruttman drove to... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1967 Paxton (STP) Turbine

STP's 1967 Indy 500 Turbine is a sure winner this time! Say turbine car and Indianapolis 500 and most car lovers and race fans will picture the 1967 STP-sponsored day-glo red racer that Parnelli Jones darned near drove to victory that year. It was nicknamed Silent Sam and the Whooshmobile for its turbine power that... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Replicarz 1970 and ’71 Indy 500 winners

Replicarz adds stunning 1:43 Unser Indy 500 winning Colts By 1971 Al Unser was no longer just Bobby Unser’s younger brother, he was a 2-time Indianapolis 500 winner, while Bobby had won just once. The decidedly quieter, more humble Al had wisely hooked up with Parnelli Jones’ team and had the dominant PJ Colt chassis... Continue Reading →

Chasing Classic Cars: The STP Turbine

I am totally jealous!!!!!!!! Mark and I get to drive some really cool cars but never the STP Lotus Type 56. An AutoWeek reporter did. Boy there's not much we wouldn't do to get a ride in that bad boy. I loved the STP turbines and Andy Granatelli. I am also a big fan of... Continue Reading →

NEWS: Replicarz plans 1:43 Indy winners

1970-71 Al Unser cars coming soon, plus Blue Crown Specials I recently got a chance to see some pre-production photos of Replicarz’s latest Indy 500 die-cast models, these in 1:43 scale. So thought I'd share them with my die-hard die-cast fans. Replicarz, the Vermont-based die-cast model distributor has been cranking out beautiful 1:18 scale IndyCar... Continue Reading →

Slots: Scalextric 1969 Ford Mustang BOSS 302

This Mustang is Boss of the slot track Ford’s Mustang was the Boss of Trans-Am racing in the early 1970s with the likes of Parnelli Jones and George Follmer winning regularly to put Chevy, Plymouth and AMC on notice. Scalextric has been mining that popular muscle car vein with is fast and furious 1:32 slot... Continue Reading →

Mercury Breezeway: When a Merc wasn’t a Ford

Another unique automotive innovation of the '60s I hate to see a car company go out of business, or car line dropped, especially being such a big AMC guy. Most likely the cars they produced utilized several innovations to separate them from their competition. The rear engine Chevy Corvair, Unibody Construction by American Motors, and... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Replicarz plans more Indy racers

Replicarz announces Tom Sneva Indy 500 pole car from 1984 I know I’m prejudiced, but I love Indy cars. Born in Indy, have been going to races since 1962 … yikes I’m old! I mean real race cars don’t have roofs, right? Well, the folks at Replicarz in Vermont understand that and just keep the... Continue Reading →

Die-cast car: Autoart’s Parnelli Jones Saleen Mustang

Triple threat: Parnelli, Saleen and Mustang = winner Parnelli Jones, Steve Saleen and Mustangs, now there’s a recipe for success. Saleen is known for his customized high-performance Mustangs, while Parnelli is known for his success racing pony cars in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The fact that Ford’s venerable muscle car has been restyled... Continue Reading →

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