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Flashback Hot Wheels Revvers for 1973

Flashback Hot Wheels Revvers for 1973

Revvers were a one-year-only release for the Hot Wheels’ 1973 lineup. Slightly larger than the normal Hot Wheels car, they were also somewhat self-propelled. Unlike the 1973 Sizzlers, which were battery-powered, Revvers were rubber-band-powered. They were designed to use two rubber bands that were connected front to rear underneath the vehicle and were wound by […]
Hot Wheels Flashback: 1977 —’57 Chevrolet Bel Air

Hot Wheels Flashback: 1977 —’57 Chevrolet Bel Air

The 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air is one of the most iconic cars ever produced. With its period tail fins and protruding “Dagmar” bumperettes, the ’57 Chevy continues to be one of the most sought-after American classics, both by those who admire its original form and those who rebuild them as highly modified race cars. As […]

Hot Wheels Flashback: 1985 Kellogg’s  Cereal Promotions

Hot Wheels Flashback: 1985 Kellogg’s Cereal Promotions

Remember sitting at the kitchen table eating a bowl of sugar-coated breakfast goodness and pouring over every inch of that cereal box to see what kind of cool gadget you could beg your parent to send away for? It was always the same scenario. First, you had to save up enough UPCs or coupons from […]
Preserved Original Shelby Cobra Auctions for nearly $3 Million!

Preserved Original Shelby Cobra Auctions for nearly $3 Million!

The Shelby Cobra 427 S/C is perhaps the greatest automotive example of the proverb ‘when life gives you lemons — make lemonade.’ Carroll Shelby was widely known for his chili, but it turns out he made a damn fine lemonade too! The S/C is now the rarest, most valuable of the production Shelby Cobras, but […]
Toyota says Kon’nichiwa to the Sports Car World!

Toyota says Kon’nichiwa to the Sports Car World!

Kyosho’s 1:12 Replica of Toyota’s First Halo Car   By Andrew Adamides   The last few years have seen a new trend in large-scale models. From the moment 1:18 scale models first took off some 40-odd years ago, most have been made of Zamac (for an alloy of Zinc, Aluminum, Magnesium, and Copper). More recently, […]
Kyosho 1:12 Ferrari: Mondo Enzo

Kyosho 1:12 Ferrari: Mondo Enzo

At over a million dollars US, per copy – pre-owned – any of the 400 Ferrari Enzos built to celebrate the life of company founder Enzo Ferrari are rare sights. Some are actually famous in their own right. For example, the very first Enzo, which was detoured from its debut at the 2002 Paris Motor […]
Minichamps 1:12 Maserati Type 61 Birdcage “Shelby”

Minichamps 1:12 Maserati Type 61 Birdcage “Shelby”

The ghosts of Moreno Valley are a restless crew. Wearing spectral race suits and coveralls, they wander and glide amid the shopping malls and rows of houses where once a great road course track lay, chuckling at the minivans and SUVs, and nodding together in silent accord when a Ferrari, Aston Martin or Jaguar passes […]
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