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Minichamps 1:43 Porsche “Mark Donohue” Set: Calling Captain Nice

Like Rudolf “Rudi” Uhlenhaut before him, Mark Donohue was an engineer who also happened to be a gifted race car driver – a dual personality that allowed him to return from the track with a head full of ideas on how to improve a car’s performance, and the nuts-and-bolts knowledge on how those improvements could […]

Kyosho announces new Lamborghini Jota SVR

Two new 143 scale Jota SVR Lamborghini’s will be available by Kyosho mid October. The first is a metallic blue and black version the second a black and silver variation. These little Lamborghini’s come fully detailed with opening doors, engine cover, rear storage compartment and fuel filler cap. They also include a well crafted interior […]

Sneak Peak – New Kyosho Models Coming Soon!

We received these teasers over the weekend from Kyosho. They will be releasing two new Super 7 variations this year. If you are a British motorsports fan you will want to consider adding one (or both) of these Caterham Super 7 to your collection. 1:43 Caterham Super 7 JPE Yellow 1:43 Caterham Super 7 Silver/Carbon […]

Stylish Cars 1:43 Duesenberg JN Convertible: Silver (plated) Spoon

1:43 is nothing if not diverse. If you’re an old hand at the scale, that’s not news. But if you’re a newbie, let it be said that there’s a model and a maker out there ready to serve you, whether you’re toting a twenty dollar bill or a trust fund account in your back pocket. […]

Minichamps 1:43 Porsche 918 Spyder: Electric Slide

Any time you start to feel that the diecast hobby is getting out of hand – what with premium-priced limited editions, special runs, and all that good stuff – take solace in the fact that it doesn’t get any better in the real car world, especially if you’re skating in the supercar arena. Witness the […]

NEO/American Excellence 1:43 1966 Cadillac Ambulance: Siren Song

For a while, Dutch model maker NEO’s models were woefully hard to get here in the States. Then along came Stateside distributor-cum-storefront American Excellence, and things got better – just in time for cars like this 1:43 1966 S&S Ambulance. Sure, it looks familiar, especially to anyone who’s seen (or even better, owns) the 1:18 […]

AUTOMODELLO Griffith 600

It was to be the new beginning for Griffith, but, ironically, the Series 600 marked the end of the car once called the Cobra alternative. The 600 was created to be the Griffith that brought the company to a new level of sports car sophistication. Touting a handsome new styling from Turin-based Carrozzeria Intermeccanica, its […]

ELIGOR Citroen 2C AZU, VeloSoleX, Bugatti Type 35

ELIGOR, THE FRENCH MAKER of fi ne diecast models, has released three new selections rarely seen in the U.S. Distributed exclusively through b2b Replicas, these are so cool-looking it’s hard not to have each in your collection. The Citroen 2CV AZU may be a bit of an ugly duckling, but that is what makes it […]

FUJIMI 1979 Ferrari 312T4

When you put a car such as the Ferrari 312T4 in the hands of an amazing driver like Jody Scheckter, good things are going to happen. So it was in 1979 as the combination resulted in a Formula 1 championship. The same can be expected when you take one of the world’s premier scale replica […]

NOREV 2008 Chevrolet Lacetti WTCC

Two things come to mind when the words Chevrolet and racing are combined—V8 power and NASCAR. The two most unlikely words for a racing Chevy are small and touring car. Yet, here’s a successful example of the latter. Norev’s 1:43-scale little Chevrolet Lacetti was campaigned by Alain Menu in the WTCC series. The compact racer […]