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Auto World “Mountain Dew” 1956 Ford F100 Pickup Truck

Auto World “Mountain Dew” 1956 Ford F100 Pickup Truck

Auto World’s re-pop of this old Ertl mold is a true attention getter – exactly what the owners of the real hauler might have hoped for. Back in the ‘fifties, Mountain Dew was a big part of the soda market in the Southern U.S., originating in 1940 with a formula stirred up by Barney and […]
Hot Wheels Elite Alonso Malaysian GP Victory

Hot Wheels Elite Alonso Malaysian GP Victory

Balance is a critical element in racing, and for every yin, there’s a yang. That was the takeaway when Fernando Alonso took the Malaysian GP in March of 2012 from behind the wheel of a Ferrari F2012 — a car that had been roundly criticized for its lack of handling in dry conditions. That was […]

GT Spirit  Porsche 911 (993) Carrera RS Club Sport

GT Spirit Porsche 911 (993) Carrera RS Club Sport

GT Spirit sent along this wicked-looking Carrera RS Club Sport as we were getting ready to wrap this issue, and it’s still sitting on the edit desk, all mean, low, and yellow. Boy, is it yellow. And wow, is it slick. This is our fourth sample from the company, and we have yet to see […]
Auto World  Bruce Larson “USA-1” Funny Car

Auto World Bruce Larson “USA-1” Funny Car

Speaking of the Legends series, this 1970s-vintage Camaro represents the bow-tie contingent as Bruce Larson’s particularly patriotic “USA-1” funny – one of the prettier cars Larson ran in his career, and, thanks to its Hemi engine and sleek shape, one that kept him running and winning match races in the early ’70s, despite the lack […]
AUTOart  Honda NSX  Japanese Police

AUTOart Honda NSX Japanese Police

Anyone who’s been tailed by a trooper in a striped-up Mustang, Camaro or Hemi Charger can tell you that hot shoe cop cars aren’t uncommon. But when the lawman is rolling in an exotic … that’s a different story. AUTOart has taken one of their better recent mold sets — a killer early ’90s NSX […]
Auto World  “Foster’s King  Cobra” Funny Car

Auto World “Foster’s King Cobra” Funny Car

The Legends of the Quarter Mile from Auto World just keep a-comin’, and that’s not a bad thing. AW’s model of Sid and Gerald Foster’s 1972 Mustang flopper is the latest take on the line’s FoMoCo funny car mold set, and it’s one of the flashiest in an array of anything-but-subtle models, thanks to a […]
Auto World 1977 Pontiac Trans Am

Auto World 1977 Pontiac Trans Am

The parade of new 1:43 resins continues to impress us, especially this emerging line from Auto World, whose recent foray into the scale and the medium has been extremely well received around here. This pair of 1977 Pontiac Trans Ams had us tearing into the packaging, thanks to what appeared to be a high level […]
AUTOart  Alfa Romeo 33 TT 12 “Francorchamps 1975”

AUTOart Alfa Romeo 33 TT 12 “Francorchamps 1975”

AUTOart’s Signature Series Alfa Romeo Tipo 33TT12 demonstrates something close to detail overload in the sub-$500 category. For one thing, this model of the Derek Bell / Henri Pescarolo-piloted winner of the 1975 1000Km at Spa is a true high-ender: delicate, multi-paneled, and spidery, the car comes in a clamshell package that had us a […]
Auto World  Spinout  Shelby Cobra 427

Auto World Spinout Shelby Cobra 427

Comedian Eddie Murphy (yes, he used to be a comic) once did a bit about Elvis Presley’s string of campy (though hugely successful) movies. Elvis’ scriptwriters were never too taxed; whether The King’s character was a pilot, a cowboy, or a hitchhiking hobo (we’re not kidding), it was never long before Elvis was hip-swiveling and […]
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