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Star-Struck or Star-Crossed: 5 Controversial Movie and TV Diecasts

An interesting news item showed up in our inbox this week: an announcement that the ’71 Chevy Monte Carlo that made such an impact (literally!) in the opening scene of the third Fast and Furious film — Tokyo Drift — is coming up for auction this weekend. According to Hemmings, one of the 5 surviving […]

Awsome Alfa

TOP MARQUES COLLECTIBLES 2014 ALFA ROMEO 4C 1:18 scale | $220 The last Alfa Romeos sold in this country were small but sporty sedans whose focus was definitely utilitarian. After a two-decade absence, Alfa has returned, this time with a two-seat sports car powered by a 240-horsepower turbocharged double-overhead cam four cylinder engine. Its composite […]

Singular Six-Wheeler

TSM 1977 MONACO GP TYRRELL P34 NO.4 1:18 | $210 One look at the legendary Tyrrell 6-wheeled P34 and you know that it’s one of the most groundbreaking and distinctive race cars in Formula 1 history. Ken Tyrrell was a fearless innovator and engineer, and the idea of using four small wheels in front in […]

An 88mph Blast into the Silver Screen Past

HOT WHEELS ELITE BACK TO THE FUTURE DELOREAN TIME MACHINE 1:50 & 1:18 | $20 & $160 Speaking of movie cars … has a fi lm franchise ever done more to renovate a car’s reputation than the Back to the Future trilogy did for the DeLorean DMC-12? In a fl ash of time-traveling lightning the […]

A to Z in Scale Precision

CMC Aston Martin Zagato 1:18 | $498 Just as we were going to press CMC released this very first photo of the painted prototype of its forthcoming 1:18 Aston Martin DB4 Zagato. What a beauty! We have no specifics on the model, other than it will be designated Item no. M-132, it will be released […]

The Nitty Gritty on the Filthy Forty!

ACME Diecast S&S Filthy Forty Gasser 1:18 | $149.99 ACME has been teasing us with the archival pic of their forthcoming 40 Ford Gasser for a couple of months, but we got this spy shot of the early prototype just before press time. It’s nowhere near final yet, but we can already see this is […]

A Movie Mopar We’ve All Been Waiting For!

AUTOWORLD DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY 1969 DODGE CHARGER R/T 1:18 | $89.99 Here’s one you’ll surely recognize: the 1969 Dodge Charger made famous by the small-time hood and would-be NASCAR hero title character in 1974’s Dirty Mary Crazy Larry. Together with tagalong hitchhiker Mary and ace mechanic Deke who keeps the Mopar running fast enough […]

Japan’s First Supercar

AUTOART TOYOTA 2000GT 1:18 | $163.90 Toyota’s sleek 2000GT exploded onto the automotive scene on 1967, and virtually single-handedly redefined the image of the Japanese performance car. Built in a joint venture with Yamaha, the 2000GT was as capable as it was beautiful — a potent inline-6 engine, mounted back in the long nose, short […]

Undercover Uncovered! GMP’s FBI Pursuit Mustang

GMP has just declassified pics of the prototype of their forthcoming FBI Pursuit 1992 Ford Mustang. The notchback looks pretty intimidating in black on black, with little to distinguish it externally except the extra trunk-mounted antenna and the partially blacked out alloy wheels. Inside its packing plenty of firepower, with a riot shotgun and an […]

Moss+Mercedes Mille Miglia Magic

Sir Stirling Moss reunites with the #722 1955 Mercedes 300 SLR and recounts one of racing’s most astounding feats in one of racing’s most important machines. The production quality of the Petrolicious video does justice to an exquisitely beautiful, ingeniously engineered race car. A parade of racing luminaries — heroes to generations of fans and […]