It is Halloween week, and you know what that means… Christmas shopping season! As long as we have to endure all the premature holiday hoopla, we figured it would be fun to take a look at some of the dream gift items coming up for sale or auction this season from around the automotive world (or at least the automotive internet!)
- The Slot Car Track of the Gods!
The Neiman Marcus Catalog and Slot Mods USA will build you a slot car replica of your favorite track—and apparently throw you an inaugural race night grand opening event party, compete with real live driver celebrities David Hobbs and Vic Elford!—all for the bargain price of just $300K. Not bad for a functioning scale version of the Nurburgring or Monaco in your basement!Read more here, and be sure to check out the video: http://blog.caranddriver.com/green-hell-in-your-basement-neiman-marcus-and-slot-mods-usa-team-to-offer-300000-slot-car-track-w-video/
- Premature Replication
You can’t buy a 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS just yet. You can’t even see a picture of one yet. But you can see a picture of a 1:43 diecast of one—because one was recently leaked online (oops!). It looks pretty fierce with those air extractor vents over the front wheels and rear fender inlets. We figure, pick up the diecast version this season and then snag the full scale drivable one next Christmas!Read more here: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1024204_2015-porsche-911-gt3-rs-leaked-again
- You CAN Drive ‘55
Is your life just not complete without owning an authentic hero car from a cult-classic car film? Well, get yourself to Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale in January then, because the only remaining ’55 Shoebox Chevy from the iconic Two Lane Blacktop is going up for auction. This was the car used for interior filming (the primary car for external shots was completely rebuilt to become Bob Falfa’s black ‘box in American Graffiti) but this one has been meticulously restored to movie spec. No one knows quite what to expect in terms of price, but count on six figures—and seven wouldn’t be completely out of the question!Read more here: http://films.jalopnik.com/the-1955-chevy-from-two-lane-blacktop-is-going-to-auc-1650912596
- Conceptual(s)ized Firebird III
One of the ultra-rare styling development models produced in 1957 during the design of GM’s futuristic Firebird III turbine-powered concept car is going up for sale in December as part of a theme auction in Chicago called Important Designs put on by Wright Auctions. They’re projecting $30,000 so warm up your debit card!Read more here: http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/10/28/developmental-model-for-gms-firebird-iii-could-fetch-30000-at-auction/?refer=news
- Dressed Up Chucks
We figured we’d include one item that normal folks—or at least normal income car freaks!—could afford. Now you can wear your allegiance to your favorite race team—past or present—with Converse All-Star Chuck Taylor sneakers in custom colors to match the livery of your favorite driver or team. We dig the Gulf colors, but Martini Porsche or Ferrari Rosso Corsa would look pretty good on our feet too.Read more here: http://www.roadandtrack.com/boot/car-accessories/converses-in-custom-livery?src=spr_FBPAGE&spr_id=1459_99601712#slide-1