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EYE ON 1:64
Mattel Hot Wheels; Larry's Garage Series, Schuco Porsche 935 Jägermeister, Norev General Motors 1953 Futurliner and Maisto All Star Elite COE Flatbeds are all reviewed in this group of Eye on 1:64 scale.
Racing Tall
Porsche’s 917 series was the successor in the sports car racing kingdom when Ford retired its GT40 program. Made famous in the 1971 film “Le Mans,” the long-tail racers were making waves before winning Le Mans in 1970 and 71. AUTOart offers a number of 917s (including the Steve McQueen model). For sports car racing […]
Speed Thrills
AUTOart Porsche 356A Speedster
Rally around the diecast
Citroëns five-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb delighted Goodwood Festival of Speed crowds. Loeb performed an action-packed demonstration driving his specially prepared Citroën C4 WRC rally car at breakneck speeds through a closed course. Joined by former Junior WRC champion Dani Sordo, currently third in the WRC rankings, the Citroën Racing pair drifted up the […]
Kyosho’s Original Diecast Model
After many years of dominating the radio control car hobby, in 1992 Kyosho turned its attention to producing world-class diecast cars. To date, Kyosho diecasts have appeared five times on the cover of Die Cast Xincluding the amazing 1:12 scale Lamborghini Countach headlining the Fall 2009 edition. Continuing Kyoshos commitment to diecast excellence is this […]
164th Street
Working outside the mainstream is nothing new for JL. Consider these two unlikely 1:64 scale heroes, the 1969 Rambler S/C and Rad Rods by Troys Rumbler. To travel the road less taken can often be a bumpy and trying journey. If you make it through to the other side, you can truly call yourself a […]
Die Cast Essentials
A. J. Foyt 1961 Watson Recently, while reviewing my collection of die cast racing cars, and I asked myself a very simple question what am I missing? As a student of history especially autoracing history my collection of Indy racers almost to the point where I believed most of the definitive cars in […]
The Real Wacky Racers invade Goodwood
Just when you think you’ve seen everything, along come those crazy Brits. The annual Goodwood Festival of Speed is one of the premier vintage racing events on either side of the Atlantic. Like similar events in Monterey, California, and Watkins Glen, New York, the event features the most significant racing cars in history along with […]
