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AUTOart Lancia Delta S4 “Monte Carlo”

It may be wearing “Martini” livery on its wild and wedgy body, but lux-level refinement was never part of the Lancia Delta S4’s DNA. This spawn of the hairiest days of Rally racing was born of loose Group B regulations and high ambition on the part of Lancia, who went fairly crazy on the car, […]

A Little Grumpy

Supercar Collectibles 1972 Chevrolet Vega “Grumpy’s Toy IX” 1:18 | $80 In 1972, the late Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins traded his 1970 Camaro for a ’72 Vega. Substantial chassis work was done to modify the new Vega for drag racing; subframes were added to the unibody Vega to support the front and rear suspension, the car […]

Mean Mudders

Jada Toys Big Time 4Wheelin Wave 4 1:64 | $4 each Jada Toys’ “Big Time 4Wheelin’” series 4 offers a 6-truck lineup that will instigate immediate salivation. The series consists of Jada’s most popular truck and sport utility vehicle castings, including a’57 Chevy Suburban, a ’99 Chevy Silverado “dually”, a 2003 Ford Excursion, a Hummer […]

Mattel Hot Wheels Elite Ferrari 458 Italia “China Special”

Here’s a big surprise: Ferraris are wildly popular in China. If that last thought actually caught you off guard, here’s another: wealthy folks living there are willing to pay huge amounts of cash for special editions of the cars — which Ferrari is only too happy to supply. Thus the small run — 20 cars […]

Poor Man’s Cobra

Lansdowne 1966 Sunbeam Tiger 1:43 | $125 Often described as the poor man’s Cobra, the Ford V8 – powered Sunbeam Tiger had a more modern suspension, unit-body construction, and wind-up windows than comparable vehicles of its time. That made it much more suitable for midwest American climates. Lansdowne has modeled the lines, look, and almost […]

Bubmobil Porsche 911 IROC 1974 set

If ever there was a set of model cars that had us wanting to zoom them around the tabletop whilst making screeching tire sounds, this tiny set of 1974 IROC 3-liter Porsche 911 Carrera RSRs — six in all, representing the rides of Peter Revson, A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, George Follmer, David Pearson, and the […]

Mo’ DeSoto

Brooklin 1954 Firedome Hardtop 1:43 | $125 Since the entire DeSoto line had gotten new bodies in 1953, the ’54 models got just a mild facelift, with fewer teeth in the grille and a new side spear incorporating the “Firedome” name on Hemi-powered top-line cars. Brooklin has virtually re-mastered its earlier 4-door DeSoto sedan in […]

Batteries Not Included

XCO LexusGS450h 1:64 | $25 There’s a lot that makes this wee Lexus GS450h from XCO Models (distributed through Daboxtoys.com) so interesting. For one thing, the little model replicates the first Hybrid- drive car to be entered into the Macau Grand Prix, in 2010. Though the GS didn’t come across as a winner, its 3.5 […]

Your Grandfather’s Olds

BROOKLIN 1937 L-37 Convertible Coupe 1:43 | $120 The redesigned 1937 Oldsmobile 8-cylinder L-37 had the same long, low body as the more expensive LaSalle and smaller Buick and Cadillac models. The result was Oldsmobile’s best, by far, pre-war sales year. Brooklin has departed from its usual meat and potatoes models in releasing this very […]

Aging Bull

PREMIUMX 1989“25th Anniversary”Countach 1:43 | $60 No, 1989 wasn’t the 25th anniversary of the Countach—it was Lam- borghini’s, and a virtually all-new Countach body was created to celebrate the event. While the 25th Anniversary car had a new front bumper, side skirts, wider rear fenders, and an integral rear bumper, the most obvious change was […]