Obviously the annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction is mostly about cars. But there's more, much more. An entire tent-like building is devoted to a huge variety of automobilia, all of it on...
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If Studebaker's marketing chiefs had looked ahead a couple of years, or even beyond America's borders, they might never have called this 1937 coupe the "Dictator." That's roughly...
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What do you do for amusement when you spend all day supervising the restoration of Mercedes-Benz 300 SL coupes and roadsters? Well, if you're Rudi Koniczek, you have fun with slot cars. But not...
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It is no shame that as we get older our eyes can't keep up. I wear glasses for outdoor use, a second pair for reading, a third for TV. Tried bifocals but after bouncing off a telephone pole and...
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My brother Alan might, I think, covet this "1:24 scale model from the Danbury Mint". He once owned a 1936 Ford Cabriolet that was, I believe, his first car and if memory serves me, would...
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True, what you see here is hardly a classic automobile but knowing as I do how big boys like their toys, I thought you'd appreciate hearing about a most unusual model manufactured by TWH...
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Japan, as model car enthusiasts know, is the source of many fine collector models and kits. "HobbyLink Japan" is a company that ships a wide variety of interesting hobby toys and kits direct...
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Muscle car fans should be delighted with a new 1:18 scale Lane Collectible now available from Legacy Motors. It's a 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 Convertible and was produced as a "limited...
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Back in 1955, General Motors had many happy things to celebrate, among them the production of its 50-millionth vehicle. So the corporation unveiled a special commemorative edition of the 55 Chevrolet...
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This is possibly the most amazing scale model ever made. An Italian mechanical engineer whose name is (not too clear from the link) Pierre Scatti spent three years of his spare time making molds and...
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Strolling along Toronto's fashionable Yorkville Street the other day I spotted a model car shop that looked promising. Prestige Auto Art & Gift Gallery turned out to be just as interesting as I'd...
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A diorama, for the benefit of anyone unfamiliar with the term (which included me until a few years ago) is a 3-dimensional still-life replication of a place or event, sometimes life-size but most...
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Many classic car enthusiasts have a taste for other forms of old transport, including trains, steamships, wooden boats, aircraft, buses and tramcars because if we enjoy the role the automobile played...
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You won't find many historic Japanese cars available as diecast models, simply because the industry itself built few automobiles that enthusiasts regard as collectibles. Which makes this 1970 Datsun...
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Parked on a winter's day in an upscale neighborhood is this beautiful 1932 Bugatti Type 50T. A perfect restoration job but who would dare drive such a gem in these weather conditions? Nobody, as it...
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There are model cars, and then there are hand-crafted, special-order models created by artisans who specialise in "one-of-a-kind" custom jobs. Gordon Collectibles is unique in that the company builds...
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