Andy Goodman Archives

Kyosho 1:43 Rolls Royce Phantom (extended wheel base)

Kyosho’s 1:43 line up continues to amaze us. Just announced was this beautiful pair of Rolls Royce Phantoms, to be available in both Diamond Black and Luna Blue. From the provided photos, scaling looks accurate as do body lines, wheels and smaller accessories such as lighting and the front grille. Shipped and stored in […]

VIDEO! DCX Visits AUTOart Models

While the RCX/DCX Collector’s Expo was being set up in Long Beach, Andy Goodman, Bill Bennett, Mike Zarnock, Joe Kelly Jr. and video guru Joe Arthur were hitting the west coast manufacturers’ offices and warehouses for a look at what was on deck for collectors this summer. One of our favorite stops was this one, […]

M2 Machines Keep On Driving: Auto-Drivers Series 14

Thanks to M2, collectors are about to go on the search again. Auto-Driver release 14 is on its way to your favorite mass market retailers and hobby suppliers world-wide. You’d think that after fourteen releases, M2 might be running out of ideas. Nope. The inspirational juices are apparently still flowing at the M2 design tables, […]

New VIDEO! Die Cast X Visits M2 Machines Headquarters

In the days leading to the RCX show and the DCX Collectors Expo, Andy Goodman, Bill Bennett, Mike Zarnock, Joe Kelly Jr. and Joe Arthur traveled up and down the Cali coast visiting a few manufacturers, rolling tape, and gawking at some of the new – and as yet unannounced – products we’ll be seeing […]

MEET DCX THIS WEEKEND: Join us at Motorama in Harrisburg, PA

Hey! What are YOU doing this weekend? Why not come to Motorama in Harrisburg, PA, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex? Andy Goodman, Mike Zarnock, and Joe Kelly, Jr. will be there, along with Kevin from The Radio Control Show and some of our pals from the Air Age staff! We’ll have giveaways, special prizes, […]

NUREMBERG NEWS! Greenlight Mustang II / MIB3 Movie Car is a Galaxie 500 / New BBR tooling….

Our man in the street – actually man in the showrooms – Andy Goodman is starting to send back images from the 2012 Nuremberg Toy Fair, and there’s some great stuff on the horizon, as seen in these quick snaps. GreenLight is tooling up an all-new Mustang II in 1:18 high-detail; this resin looks like […]

Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins Approved

The approval is now in from Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins on these new 1:18 scale die cast replicas. His first “Grumpy’s Toy” lettered car, the red and white 1966 Nova, was the A/S National Record Holder. When that car was in a road trip crash and destroyed, the replacement car was a white 1966 Nova – […]

MOPAR Fans Beware: Have Rust, Will Travel

It has become the norm in the auto industry to restore classics to their true original state. That’s even more true with race cars; especially those that raised the bar for the next generation drag racer. On the other hand, fans of wear and tear (and rarity in production) will like this piece from Supercar […]

GreenLight Shares All: DCX Exclusive Look At GreenLight’s 1st Quarter 2012 Lineup

Are you a GreenLight fan? If so, you’d better bookmark this page. GreenLight has given DCX an exclusive preview of what’s to come for the first quarter of 2012. While we could go on about great choices, slick ideas, and an ever-better looking lineup, we’ll just let the pictures do all the talking here…….. Country […]

Memory Lane: Ed Terry’s 1968 “Cobra Jet” Super Stock Drag Car

Made by AutoWorld, this hard to find Ed Terry 1968 1/2 Cobra Jet Mustang Super/Stock (SS/E) drag car was produced specifically for Matco Tools. We’ll save you the trouble of flagging down one of those Matco Tool trucks; all you need do is contact the team at Supercar Collectibles. The mighty Minnesotans were able to […]