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CMC 1:18 Maserati 300S Chassis: Naked Ambition

CMC Maserati 300S Rolling Chassis 1:18 | $356.00 CMC has given collectors two amazing versions of the 1955-1958 Maserati 300S draped in beautiful Carozzeria Fantuzzi bodywork, but the most impressive version of the 300S just might be this rolling chassis version, on deck for release sans body. It’s an important car, and this release of […]

CMC 1:18 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Engine: “Otto” Power

CMC Mercedes 300SLR Display Engine 1:18 | $147.00 (misquoted in the issue as $135.00) If there’s anything wrong with the models coming from premium maker CMC, it’s that a lot of the coolest details are lost beneath the cars’ skins. The good news is that this maker occasionally releases a stripped chassis (like the Maserati […]

CMC Magic: 1:18 Maserati 300S is Another Bolt from the Blue

CMC’s 1:18 Maserati 300S is another bolt from the blue (well, okay, it’s red, but you get what we mean) from a company with an almost Thor-like capacity to hit their target time after time. The selected subjects are always just edgy enough and historical enough to be worth doing, and the “CMC Effect” – […]

AUTO REWIND: CMC’s Incredible 1958 Ferrari Testa Rossa

With its new Ferrari California on deck, we thought we’d take a trip back to a review of one of the coolest, deepest, and most enjoyable high-end 1:18 diecasts ever created: CMC’s 1958 Ferrari Testa Rossa. Enjoy this one, taken from “The Vault”. There are legends, and then there are legends; cars that parted […]

CMC 1:18 Mercedes 300SLR “Uhlenhaut” Coupe (Original Release)

“Desmodromic” sounds like some sort of ‘fifties-era sci-fi rocket propulsion; the kind of thing a Brylcreemed Hollywood astronaut in a silver suit would mention as he flipped a switch. Replace the celluloid spaceman with a flesh and blood race car driver of the same vintage, however, and the whole thing rings true: Desmodromic actuation – […]