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BOXED VS. UNBOXED? ››› THE PASSION, PRODUCTS & PERSONALITIES CHASING WAYNE CARINI TV Stars p.32 I8Heavy-metal headliners from then and now Knight Rider “KITT” Starsky & Hutch 23 Ford Torino ESSENTIAL INRDAYCE5R0S0 PROTOTYPE TOTAL ANARCHY SNEAK PEEK Maisto Roars out a New TV Line Inside Minichamps’ Display until July 1, 2013 IATm’eSricAanJDAreGam, BCaArsBY! SUMMER 2013 | DCXmag.com





contents Die CAst x | summer 2013 features OUT OF THE BOX 32 | Catching Wayne Carini 24 | Minichamps’ new “American Meet the man who knows where the cars are Dream Cars” series 40 | Barn Find Dream On Tom Norpell’s amazing rustic diorama 28 | M2 Machines “Foose Design” Release 1 48 | Diecast Essentials Camera Ready The definitive 1:18 Indy car collection 36 | AUTOart Volkswagen 1200 Meet the Beetle 44 | Sun Star 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Convertible Royal Ride ON THE COVER: Dreams come true for fans of TV action on both sides of the law — and for collectors who remember when bubble tops were the trend. This page: The reborn LaSalle II Roadster. (photo courtesy of the Bortz Auto Collection) 4 DCXmag.com

UP FRONT QUICK LOOKS REGULARS 6 | On the Web 56 | Sons of Anarchy Harley- 52 | Hot Wheels HIghway Davidsons e ultimate diecast portal 57 | Hot Wheels Elite “KITT” To Free, or Not to Free 58 | GreenLight Starsky & Hutch 8 | Editorial Ford Torino 64 | Driven 59 | GreenLight 1978 Cobra II Screen Gems 60 | Lexus LFA “Nurburgring Slots, Sets, and More Package” 10 | Scale Mail 61 | Auto World “Richard Petty” 66 | Collector Profile: Road Runners Meet the Writers Questions, answers, comments 62 | Minimarque “Tom Mix” Cord Say hello to DCX’s very own 12 | Inside Line collectors Events and industry news 14 | Showroom New releases & first looks Die Cast X (ISSN 1551-854X) published quarterly by Air Age Inc., 88 Danbury Rd., Wilton, CT 06897 USA. Copyright 2013, all rights reserved. Application to Mail at Periodicals Postage Prices is Pending at Wilton, CT, and additional offices. Canadian Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40008153. CONTRIBUTIONS: All materials published in Die Cast X magazine become the exclusive property of Air Age Inc., unless prior arrangement is made in writing with the Publisher. Descriptions of products were obtained from manufacturers or their press agencies and do not constitute an endorsement by the Publisher or guarantee their safety. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Call (866) 298-5652. Outside the U.S.: (386) 246-3323, or go to our website: DCXmag.com. Rates one year (4 issues): U.S. $25; Canada, $28, including GST; all others, $32. All international orders must be prepaid in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank. Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted. ADVERTISING: Advertising rates are available on request. Please send advertising materials to Advertising Dept., Air Age Inc., 88 Danbury Rd., Wilton, CT 06897 USA; phone (203) 431-9000; fax (203) 529-3010; email: sales@ airage.com. EDITORIAL: Send correspondence to Editors, Die Cast X, Air Age Inc., 88 Danbury Rd., Wilton, CT 06897 USA. Email: [email protected]. We welcome all editorial submissions but assume no responsibility for the loss or damage of unsolicited material. To authors, photographers and people featured in this magazine: all materials published in Die Cast X become the exclusive property of Air Age Inc. unless a prior arrangement is made in writing with the Publisher. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: To make sure you don’t miss any issues, send your new address to Die Cast X magazine, P.O. Box 420235, Palm Coast, FL 32142- 0235 USA at least six weeks before you move. Please include an address label from a recent issue, or print the information exactly as shown on the label. For faster service, go to DCXmag.com/cs, and click on the customer service link. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Die Cast X magazine, P.O. Box 420235, Palm Coast, FL 32142-0235 USA.

ON WEBTHE DCXMAG.COM: THE ULTIMATE DIECAST PORTAL DCXmag.com We’ve been busy these past few weeks, We’re sure you’ll like our video tweaking our website (which has seen interview with Wayne Carini, the a 166% jump in traffic — thanks!), add- man behind Velocity Channel’s ing more likes on Facebook (close to 4,400, as of breakout hit, Chasing Classic Cars. this writing), and going to some great events and Wayne invited us up to his show- locations to bring you industry news, the hottest room/workshop in Portland, CT, releases and interviews. and shared his story — growing up around cars and car people, having WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK! Please tell us a world-renowned auto historian what YOU want to see! Find us online at DCXmag. and restorer as a dad, and the com, and on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, simple joy of a good barn find. Instagram, or Pinterest. You can also always drop us a line at [email protected]! 6 DCXmag.com



EDITORIAL SUMMER 2013 | VOLUME 9, NO. 3 Screen Gems EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief Joe Kelly Jr. SOME OF MY EARLIEST, AND ARGUABLY BEST, COLLECTING MEMORIES are centered around Deputy Managing Editor Katherine Pierpont TV or movie cars — and that’s a subject you’ll find in abundance in this issue. Whether it’s a re- Copyeditor Suzanne Saunders release of an older mold, like GreenLight’s Starsky & Hutch Torino, or some of the all-new tools starting to emerge from makers like Hot Wheels Elite and Maisto, we’ve got star cars a-plenty CONTRIBUTORS all through our feature pages. Bill Bennett, Wayne Moyer, Mike Zarnock Some of those TV cars are sports stars, like the ones that Bill Bennett shares with us in his MEDIA SERVICES tour of the best 1:18 IndyCar models, just in time for the Indy 500 — one of the most-viewed Vice President Media Services and annual television events. Wayne Moyer tells the bittersweet tale of a movie cowboy’s last ride, Corporate Strategy Laurene R. Booth and we’ve also scored a trio of outstanding pre-production samples from Minichamps — one Creative Director Betty K. Nero of which has a serious television tie-in: it’s the 1955 Lincoln Futura, the double-bubble topped Art Director Kevin Monahan show car that ultimately became the Barris Batmobile. Graphic Designer Gustavo Galicia Staff Photographer Hope McCall ose resin-cast Minichamps cars are just the beginning of a wave. e price of steel tooling Content Specialist Joseph Arthur and the complexities of working with molten metal have brought some makers to critical Web Producer Holly Hansen mass, and resin is providing some fresh opportunities. ere are workshops buzzing, designers Traffic Supervisor Tracey Terenzi scribbling, and manufacturers planning all-new lineups using the stuff. And you can bet that many of those images will be — you guessed it — movie and TV cars. ADVERTISING Sales Director Mitch Brian 203.529.4609 Back here in the States, we’re renewing our pledge — again — to enhance your collecting by Senior Account Executive expanding our reach into the digital domain with new video platforms, an enhanced presence Ben Halladay 203.529.4628 in social media, and a more open give-and-take with our readership ... all while delivering Account Executive Nadine Buccieri 203.529.4635 the best of the hobby in print. So whether you got your start around the time of that original Sales Coordinator Batmobile, or put your first car on the shelf when Knight Rider ruled the small screen, I think Julie Wolvek 203.529.4630 you’ll find plenty to like — and some great memories to relive. Enjoy. CONSUMER MARKETING Joe Kelly, Jr. Consumer Marketing Manager Mike Valanzola Editor-in-Chief Newsstand Director John Morthanos [email protected] MARKETING 8 DCXmag.com Vice President, Marketing Laura Hagan Event Manager Emil M. DeFrancesco Social Media Coordinator Devang Patel PUBLISHING Group Publishers LOUIS V. DeFRANCESCO JR., YVONNE M. DeFRANCESCO HOW TO REACH US EDITORIAL MAIL 88 Danbury Road, Wilton CT 06897 USA Phone (203) 431-9000; Email [email protected] SUBSCRIPTION CUSTOMER SERVICE (866) 298-5652, +(386) 246-3323 (outside the U.S.) or DCXMag.com/cs 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED If you are ever dissatisfied, you may cancel your subscription and receive a full refund for all unmailed issues. DCX is always a great gift idea! Just call us, or go online, and give a gift today. Magazine Publishers RCX.com of America PRINTED IN THE USA



Scale Mail YOUR FEEDBACK | WRITE TO US AT DCX AIRAGE.COM Cup O’ anks! Joe, I enjoyed your latest show with the Batmobile, etc. I really enjoy reading Die Cast X because of the articles on 1:1 cars, personalities, and the interesting tidbits about the automotive world. I even learned some great facts from your latest show (400 horsepower just to turn a top-fuel supercharger!). e only thing I wish your magazine (and show) would cover is other diecasts besides cars. ere is so much out there in the diecast world that doesn’t get men- COLLECTORS LIKE ME LIKE TO DO THINGS WITH tioned — construction WE WANT TO HEAR equipment, cranes, mili- OUR MODELS TO IMPROVE THEM AND TO MAKE FROM YOU! tary equipment, aircraft, OUR DISPLAYS MORE ATTRACTIVE steam traction engines, Tell us what you like, what semi trucks, etc. A lot of you don’t and why Die Cast X these diecasts have just as much detail and working features doing the show every other Sunday, and it’s our goal to bring is the best diecast maga- as the cars you feature, but just not as much exposure to the you the best coverage we can of all the new models. As for zine ever! Send snail mail to average collector. I realize that the automotive theme is most the non-automotive replicas you mention, we’d be happy to “Letters,” Die Cast X, Air Age popular, but it still would be fun to see other diecasts once in feature them - we’ll reach out to our friends in the agricul- Media, 88 Danbury Road, a while. ture, truck, and equipment segments, and maybe even get a Wilton, CT 06897 USA, or By the way: I’ve enjoyed being a part of the hobby for couple of the cool diecast planes we’ve seen lately. anks for email us at [email protected]. around 50 years, so it’s always fun to see your watching and keep an eye peeled. -JK We'll edit letters as needed, coverage of the old T-jets slot cars and the and though we will read them model kits that bring back good memories of Cover Girl all, we don't have room to I read your story in the Spring 2013 issue on how to make car answer or publish every one. growing up. Keep up the good work! Tom Hemry covers and I want to say that I’d like to see more how-tos in the magazine. Collectors like me like to do things with our models to improve them and to make our displays more Well, that made our day. e show attractive. What do your writers from the magazine do with you’re referring to was the Janu- ary 20, 2013 episode of Cup your cars, like the ones you review? Alana Wexler O’ Joe that featured the Hot Wheels Elite Barris Batmobile, in honor of Hi, Alana. Glad you liked the piece! Tom Norpell is a genius (don’t tell him we said that), and we’re featuring more of his the real car's cross- work in this issue. As for the cars, we enjoy writing about ing the auction block for 4.2 million dollars. them and sharing their features and details with our readers Frank Quarant and I love and viewers the most. Corny, but true. -JK ROYAL MYSTERY e American Excel- lence \"1994\" 1982 Hi Wayne, this Imperial Coupe exist somewhere? Imperial. What's the biggest gaffe I thoroughly enjoy your articles in Die Cast I hope you will check into this curious you've seen from a manufacturer? Write X and appreciate your careful analysis of a case and let me know your thoughts. us and let us know! model’s quality and accuracy. at brings Joseph E. King me to a question I hope you can answer. I just acquired a new model from American Hi Joseph, ItoaaBEoDCwornnffxahueiddpMrtmcartrhucyebrlyaloerhyelsgrcElmsclleohecie.theneanoAolrvy3jsmcdmnoeIe1emAdyb,aip,ttee1emtpth9awrdtrhsaee7nehBaeotr0nyrisinimsl?litalciNricnBIlooualEwCeeudnnnOnteoaooctcnlsu.o.nfhaeItp1’Mdrftmh:oest4eeea’o.s3atprrImteatcGrlrobihoi(elolseanods2adrgirnnui1gnyent,gicuidcl1mDema9wieapsbde7lyroyrla0ay1bosd2p.m1yptFeIp9hHedolate9esorihrdddr4-ugeaegwrrrseeiit5atoht1tfeo2mSsSaIAhse’temneam“bSteavSdaregieneelSnIlbilrbkgctbaariericsdentRnivanalgyvaeyipgnecoeroeM1evarnE,u9cyceofex7eaQfivwmc0inoenune”erfeudltilaaenchsehtlnhoclh1anits:a,uv1ecifwms8opceert,orhee.caaauaylv.nonp.tno.ids’pewasuteawIrnt’rhmayrhssaeknewttpndhiornalteeeapdclfirlnlyeeponnwfrvdnfosiisaunooosrhnglnreuy!cd!as!loe)tsln,u.’:t etimonaisl, and I really like how they add license on their models and have been known 1Gtis9aog7toh0sdawfctraohItemccnahnd,ABinnffadorertreryfiet.tnnYi,odtMusac’trnaQeytuceoeeserv.rnMied,cRyeten,pivtcrsewoobatnhls,eeatmhtt eal2. b1satttolefdMtpoiitacmrokcuhicts,oalaltobresl a model by a year or two, or never applied by the factory. SCehbrryinsglefropr 1r2odguruceeldinganhoImursp.eI reinavlyinyo19u9r 4be! ing ableBtouattttheenyd’ve outdone themselves on this theCaacntuyaol ruacseh. eDdieaCnaystliXghtasoncotvheirsedfrtohme cars of thoen1e9.7Y0o1u2’re absolutely correct: Chrysler Hyourrsoowf Snepberirnsgobneafloerex;pinetrhteisSeporrinbgy2y0o11uerdition wdeidconv’termedake a 1994 Imperial and in fact it tchoenltitatcletsAwUTitOhaNrtE9O0?8/M2aPyobrescthheisthwaat Ms acQueen & Rdeivdsno’tnmake any Imperials between 1993 dprroovteottoypaesethcoantdC-hprlaycselefirnrisehjeacstpeadrtwohfe“n e UltimaatendSt2e0ve06. is one is a 1982 model, just 12 MNtiaatnhhcircc“aetuQktuylAuMeaeienn,laeMddctsnroraoaeonrCkntdto’t’itnsuiolulgt5cebhsec1ouee2tdfdiiSoMmltdtnFhoao”etershdariotrCreeaat’soliirrcrtcin5lbretoc1eyh,2moaepH,r”nlprdoiwadcatctaiennhWesiw.ate,IhhftsrseeoyoyeutoSeewlsusauea’oEmrrbe.ualiomAtunleudpsettrofco2otr0hna1eveAy1ce#xeehmr1tapda9inerlilltaesgcrioinaioncngrla,edwn,ehrdyethaital’esnrnswo. Ght aaovtoatdhilceaaybtlcsehafy!r-o. WmaMmt amnayy you could end up with all three protagonists. Bill Bennett 10 DCXmag.com



inside line events & industry news Showtime, baby! 1 Nürnberg, New York, and Las Vegas 23 Though the mood was up this past Feb- ruary 10-13, the foot traffic and atten- dance at New York’s Jacob Javits Center for the New York International Toy Fair wasn’t. We blame a couple of things for that: the record-setting blizzard that dropped upwards of three feet of snow as the show was getting ready to launch — and Nürnberg. The International Toy Fair that We also attended the Diecast- 4 5 takes place in Nürnberg from Space Hall of Fame awards in Las 6 7 January 30-February 4 — scant Vegas, where Die Cast X’s Editor- days before New York — has in-Chief Joe Kelly, Jr. acted as MC become the high point of all things (with help from Mike Zarnock) for hobby related; our very own the induction ceremony. Induct- Yvonne DeFrancesco (publisher of ees included Paul Biddle, Robert Die Cast X) saw the sights in the Graves, Anita Smith, and others, halls and showrooms of the Speil- and even included a favorite cast- warenmesse, and came away ing, and a special TV cars award with info on new trends and a given to George Barris for the scale collectibles hobby reinvent- Barris Batmobile. Carson Lev took ing itself with some exciting new the stage to present the “Cookie product (which, of course, we’ll be Lind” award to Leah Knight and featuring here, starting with this Lance Joseph. As always, a good issue). time was had by all. 8 99 10 11 12 1: Outside TV’s “Count’s Customs” in Vegas 12 DCXmag.com 2: Joe Kelly, Jr., George Barris, Mike Zarnock at the Hall of Fame ceremony. 3: Joe Kelly, Jr. and Josh Hollandsworth from GreenLight at the NY Toy Fair. 4 through 12, from Nürnberg 4: Mystery Machine 5: 1:18 A-Team Van 6: In-process “Herbie” 7: Almost-ready Back to the Future DeLorean 8: A 1:1 “KITT” at the Hot Wheels Elite display 9: 1:18 Ferrari 458 GT2 10: 1:18 Ferrari 458 Spider 11: 1:18 “KARR” 12: The Flintstonemobile



SHOWROOM NEW RELEASES & FIRST LOOKS Blissful Union Auto Union and Mercedes both considered the 1937 German Grand Prix so MINICHAMPS important that they brought specially streamlined Formula One cars to the Auto Union 1937 Type C Avus newly extended 12-mile Avus high-banked oval for this one race. Mercedes Streamliner” won, but Bernd Rosemeyer set a new closed-course lap record (171.7mph) 1:43 | $72 that lasted until well after WW II. ough many can confuse this car with the similar-looking Land Speed Record replica in the Audi Museum (thanks to a lot of incorrectly captioned photos), Minichamps has this one just as it should be, with correct numbers for Rosemeyer’s car, front fender vents, clear windows in the wheel fairings to check tire tread (or lack thereof), and a shorter nose than the LSR version. ere’s also some really nice detail in the tiny cockpit; a wood-rimmed wheel, detailed instrument faces, and even tubular chassis members that match cutaway drawings. e big diecast body is flawless and almost hides the deli- cate double-row photo-etched wire wheels. e German Silver paint is perfect, and the model’s dimensions are dead-on scale. Minichamps’ Avus Auto Union Type C is a winner. —Wayne Moyer carvillemodels.com STAKE OUT Night Rider Brooklin Models has just completed the installation of new equipment that allows them to cast larger white-metal GREENLIGHT BROOKLIN bodies. e first model to emerge from this new machinery (CSV-12) is this gorgeous 1934 Miller-Buick Art Model Funeral Twilight Ford Crown 1934 Miller-Buick Art Coach (or “hearse,” to most of us), which just happens to Victoria Police Car Model Funeral Coach have been the first vehicle that Miller built on the extended- wheelbase “commercial” Buick Model 90 chassis. Since 1:18 | $50 1:43 | $159 Brooklin already has the 1934 Model 90 in the “Buick Collec- tion” series, we knew the image was right on the money from Okay, look - we haven’t seen any of the Twilight movies, and the cowl forward, but photos of the hearse were hard to find. we wouldn’t know a single character from those fang-fests Once located, the images proved that Brooklin had the rest of if they were standing next to us picking their teeth. But, the body, along with the ornate “carved” panel molding and GreenLight Collectibles is keeping fans of the vampire clas- all the hearse details, equally correct. e finish, of course, is sics happy. is latest - a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Police deep glossy black with just a little orange peel, and it’s set off Interceptor cruiser, deco’d as the RMP that Chief of Police by a big textured satin black roof insert and lots of carefully “Charlie Swan” drives - looks very much like the movie car fitted bright polished parts. e front seat is also black, while it’s patterned after, from its decaled-on “Forks Police Depart- the rear compartment has a wood-grain floor with burgundy ment” stripes to the license plate number it’s wearing. e side panels and nicely done draperies in the windows. Dimen- model beneath the decos is decent, being a moderately well- sions are as accurate as the looks; Brooklin’s first larger-sized detailed scale version of the ubiquitous Crown Vic; all four CSV model is a beauty. —Wayne Moyer doors open, as do the trunk and hood (on dog-leg hinges), brasiliapress.com and though the black plastic that sits behind and beneath every opening is mostly undecorated (save for the gauge sticker on the dashboard), it’s sharply cast and has a lot of detail - especially under the hood and on its chassis. Yes, the pegged-in lensing takes away from the image a bit, and the wheels are a bit wonky, but if you’re a fan of the flicks - or want to grab this budget-level CV for a little home-brewed tweaking of your own - those are hardly a cause for concern. Cop one. For more images, go to the “From the Magazine” section on DCXmag.com. —Joe Kelly, Jr. greenlighttoys.com 14 DCXmag.com

LIVING THE LIFESTYLE AUTOART “Design-Lifestyle” Accessories We figured we’d round up a few items from AUTOart’s ever-growing “Design-Lifestyle” lineup and put them to the test: actual use in the setting they were designed for. Our very own Bill Bennett did the grunt work, and spent a few days with these neat little accessories before giving them each a mini review. And yes, those are his M&Ms. Top Liner IT’S A GAS BROOKLIN Racing Fuel Cap Canister 1955 Four Hundred $49.95 Two-door Hardtop What better way to keep your candies, change, or paper clips safe and at hand than within this 2 1/2-inch deep 1:43 | $135 canister? Topped by a full-size, simulated racing fuel While Packard’s 1955 bodies cap, and spun with a machined finish and chromed top looked new, they were in surfaces that meet to seal out dust, air, and unwanted fact structurally the same as fingers, we liked the way this neat little aluminum stash their predecessors, wearing looks race-worthy, right down to the locking finger tab a major external face-lift and flush mounted hardware - just like the real thing. that created a longer, lower, slab-sided look amplified by TTUURRNN, TURN, STEM SELL GGAALLLLEERYY horizontal trim and tri-tone color schemes. What was Steering Wheel, Brake Disc Wine Glass Charms Disc Brake Refrig- new was Packard’s first Turbocharger Key erator Magnet V8 engine and torsion-bar Chains Set of 4 | $19.95 suspension. At the top of the Fast, exotic cars and superb wine (enjoyed separately, of course) $11.95 each line was the Four Hundred $29.95 each are all part of la dolce vita - and AUTOart celebrates the con- Whether it’s pictures of your 2-Door pillarless hardtop If you’re a fan of the Golden nection with these wine glass charms, certain to help you keep car, your significant other, or - the subject of the latest Age of Motor Racing, with track of your Chateau Lafite Rothschild during house parties. your significant other’s car, white-metal model from its string-back gloves, polo most things look better on Brooklin. Here, our British helmets, and fancy wooden e charms are tiny vented and cross-drilled disc brake rotor your refrigerator door or mag- friends have used their steering wheels, then AUTO- assemblies, and each set of four has uniquely colored calipers netic tack board when they’re chromed “birdcage” top art’s steering wheel key chain in black, silver, yellow and red held in place with a disc with a painted roof insert to might be for you. Featuring a attached to linkable collars brake magnet from AUTOart. provide plated surrounds for stainless steel and simulated to hold them to About an inch and a quarter all the windows; all the major walnut Nardi-type wheel the stem of your in diameter, these look like pieces of side trim are plated sitting in front of a binnacle of glass. Sure beats they’d work if they were just and serve as separation lines gauges straight out of a Tes- those wimpy stem a little bit bigger. With red or for the beautifully executed tarossa or GTO, it’s old school charms that feature black painted calipers bearing “White Jade/Sardonyx” and way cool. Like things more sea shells, flowers, or an AUTOart inscription, these tri-tone colors, and only contemporary? You may find colored beads. make a subtle statement to the relief-cast Packard the “turbocharged” key chain everyone that there’s a car scripts and letters have not to be more to your liking. e CAR PHONE guy in the house. Also avail- been picked out. Brooklin cast aluminum turbo’s hous- able in sets of two for $19.95. has, however, omitted the ing features a stamped, rotat- Race Seat Phone Holder - Bill Bennett small C-Pillar badges and ing impeller (which doubles autoartmodels.com “ e Four Hundred” scripts as a shrill whistle if you blow $44.95 from the wide front fender into the charger and spool it AUTOart’s racing seat phone holder had us wondering just what trim. is sample’s paint up - just give your pooch a the heck it was supposed to be until we needed a place to set our shows a little orange peel, warning first). Both of these wireless office phone - then it all became clear. Looking like a rac- and the pink color, while fobs attach to a stainless steel ing seat you’d find at Le Mans, Talledega, or the Nurburgring, the matching published photos, key ring with a hand-stitched heavy (no, really) diecast seat looks like fiberglass on the back, doesn’t match a slightly leather sash. Like all of the ac- and its front surfaces are covered with a grippy, browner “Sardonyx” paint cessories, they’re well-made, fabric-like texture that cushions and cradles chip. Brooklin has captured thoughtfully designed - and whatever you see fit to place inside. Almost the restyled lines of the ’55 kinda fun. five-inches tall, the piece is hard to miss, is Packard very accurately and well made, and dimensions check out; bright will make a colors and plentiful trim will neat addition make this one a standout to any car guy in any collection. For more (or gal’s) desk. images, go to the “From the Magazine” section on DCX SUMMER 2013 15 mag.com —Wayne Moyer brasiliapress.com

SHOWROOM Shields! FLY ARROW HOT WHEELS ELITE 1989 Batmobile IXO 1933 Pierce Silver Arrow 1:43 | $65.99 What’s long, low, black, and powered by a jet engine? No, 1:43 | $44.95 not the SR-71 Blackbird - but you’d deserve partial credit for Pierce Arrow built a radical new car for the 1933 New York thinking so. It’s the Batmobile created for the 1989 movie Auto Show, and though the Depression was in full swing, Batman and the follow-up Batman Returns. Yes, in reality, the the car’s revolutionary streamlined “envelope” body, step- down interior, and a V12 engine made the “Silver Arrow” car was powered by a Chevy V8, but the cinematic Bat- the hit of the show. Five were built and sold at ten thousand mobile had gadgets that Bond’s “Q” never even dreamed Depression-era dollars per copy (a sequel car — a 1934-35 of. e movie car still exists, and a couple of replicas have Model 845 that also wore the “Silver Arrow” name — had been built (one with an actual turbine drivetrain), so photos little in common with the original). e classic Silver Arrow are plentiful and confirm that Hot Wheels has the menacing has long been a popular subject in scale, but nothing to shape correct, along with the panel lines and other exterior date in 1:43 scale comes close to IXO’s new diecast model details. Photos suggest that the paint is a bit too gray and too in terms of accuracy, detail, and finish. Although all five flat; a coat of acrylic floor wax would improve that. e interior were originally tan, IXO’s model duplicates the restored car residing in the Blackhawk Museum (two others has detailed survived), down to the thin red pinstripes and Cali- instruments and a fornia plates. Its excellent two-tone blue paint has throttle/gadget console, crisp separation lines, and every piece of trim is but no seat belts. Basic chassis detail reproduced with plated parts or hot-printed bright (including a driveshaft from that V8) is molded chrome. Inside, you’ll find authentic upholstery, a on the baseplate. is particular edition wears incor- correct central panel with detailed instruments, and rect gold-toned trim; the turbine inlet, tailpipe, and wheels chrome handles and cranks - but not the wood-grain should be black, while the plumbing on the sides and gas caps trim seen in the Blackhawk car. IXO has really nailed the should be aluminum (we’ve seen versions with those details shape, and the dimensions are just as good. e photo- done in black). And if published dimensions are correct, it’s etched wire wheels may have too many spokes for 1933, really about 1:50. For more images of this model, go to the but that’s the only nit in this bargain-priced beauty. For “From the Magazine” section on DCXmag.com —Wayne more images of this model, go to the “From the Magazine” Moyer section on DCXmag.com — Wayne Moyer hotwheels-elite.com jmmodelautos.com Green Machine MINICHAMPS Mullin Collection Bugatti Type 57C 1:43 | $95 At least one 1:43-scale model or kit of every Bugatti Type is available, and all the Atlantics, most Atalantes, and all 11 of the bodies carried at one time or another on the six Type 41 Royale chassis can be found. But this beautiful addition to Minichamps’ Mullin Collection series, a supercharged Type 57C with a unique coach built body, has never been modeled before. e seventh-from-last Type 57 built, chassis 57835 was sold to a Mssr. Chaussivet, who had French coachworks Van Vooren create a unique coupe body. While its lines are very similar to the factory Atalante, the hood louvers and side trim are different, as are the taillights and turn signal lights on the C-pillars. Photos confirm that Minichamps’ resincast beauty has every detail of this one-off body correct. Its medium- green paint is smooth and glossy; we think the hood hinge should also be chromed, and the stone guards are printed silver, but every other piece of trim is perfectly reproduced with either bright plated or photo-etched details. e interior has accurate upholstery patterns with separate plated handles and cranks, painted wood door sills, and a very realistic wood-grain dash decal with detailed instruments. is is a very accurate and beautifully made model of a gorgeous car, and it carries the “Mullin Automotive Collection” forward in style. . For more images of this model, go to the “From the Magazine” section on DCXmag. com. —Wayne Moyer carvillemodels.com 16 DCXmag.com

Highly R8ed Back on Track KYOSHO Audi R8 GT AUTO WORLD 1967 Mustang Shelby GT500 1:18 | $145 1:18 | $79.99 e Audi R8 GT’s extensive use of carbon fiber and exotic Shelby’s GT500 Mustang was a new kind of extreme muscle car. Not only did the pony’s performance rival that of some of the world’s premiere exotics - it topped most of those hard- materials makes it the top performer for Audi, and that’s riding, sweat-inducing pain chambers with its sheer level of creature comfort, a fact celebrated no surprise ... though it’s more stylistically restrained, the on the cover and in the pages of the January 1967 issue of Road & Track magazine. at leads 198mph-capable, $198,000 German shares its 560hp V10 us to this cool, specially packaged Auto World send-up of the car in 1:18 - yet another classic and all-wheel-drive chassis with the Lamborghini Gallardo. Ertl tool that has emerged better than the original release, with exquisite lime gold paint, good Kyosho’s 1:18 model of the R8 GT really gets all of the details chrome, and well-placed and registered tampos. e doors and hood open (the trunk is sealed), right on this stripped-for-performance thoroughbred; the and behind a well-done dash, the moderately detailed 428 “Police Interceptor” V8 is enhanced black paint can only be described as flawless and the stance with decals and labels. e black cabin is a console-delete, with a carpeted floor, tilting seat and shut lines are spot-on. e myriad of carbon-fiber backs, and a proper roll bar. ough a good effort, the wheels don’t quite match the “MagStar” bits found all over the car are textured and the angel-eyed rims we’ve seen on these cars - and they don’t have the added vent detailing that the cover headlights look perfect. Excepting the quad Audi signature car’s rollers wear. at’s not a deal breaker: we couldn’t find any Shelbys wearing the print car’s rings fore and aft, Kyosho has eschewed bright chrome for fancier units, and the tidy paint on the model’s drivetrain and the trick overspray detailing on its black-washed metal, and this dramatically adds to the elegant red oxide primered chassis sold us. is may be a new take on an old mold, but it’s a take that realism of the piece. Under a simulated polycarbonate engine we can happily recommend. . For more images of this model, go to the “From the Magazine” cover, the aluminum intake plenums dominate the tidy engine section on DCXmag.com. —Joe Kelly, Jr. bay, bereft of wiring or plumbing clutter. A great model of a autoworldstore.com fabulous car. Highly recommended. —Bill Bennett carvillemodels.com A Heyer Power Mirror Trick MINICHAMPS Heyer Tribute Set CUSTOM DISPLAY CASES “Multi-Mirror” and 1:43 | $149.50 multi-car cases Watching vintage footage of Hans Heyer bombing around circa 1971 in a four-door, AMG- prepped Mercedes 300SEL is a lot of fun, and realizing that he had a monster 6.8-liter V8 mo- Prices start at $50 tor under the car’s hood (all the better to suck the headlights out of his track mates), only adds Even the best intentions to keep a prized collectible tucked to the enjoyment. Minichamps’ two car set features Heyer’s now-classic red ride next to his son away safely can go south, but Custom Display Cases of Kenneth’s 2011 Mercedes SLS AMG GT3, deco’d as it raced in the 24 hours of Dubai. Both cars Dallastown, TX, has a line of trick displays that allow for are sharply cast and beautifully decorated. Watching the archival footage and freeze-framing safe storage and easy access to your prides and joys. e the film to check the red monster in scale had us convinced that the major stuff is all there on smaller case is clever; thanks to the angle of the reflective the diecast Benz. So is the minor detailing, like the car’s wild, wide Dunlop rubber and Bosch- “multi-mirror” surfaces, every bit of a car (or two) can be brand driving lights. e resincast SLS, though far sleeker (and somehow less menacing), has seen at once, and there’s no need to remove it for a look equally complex lensing front and rear, tidy grillework, and a full-race interior, and it’s topped at its front, rear, far side, or chassis. If need a new place off by a high wing held in place with photo-etched struts. Both cars come affixed to a sturdy, to stash several items at a time, Custom Display Cases clear-topped display base in an edition of 750 pieces worldwide. Heyer, the younger, raced an also makes a series of cabinet-sized displays that can SLS liveried like his dad’s car, and took third at Spa in 2011; a 1:18 is on deck easily handle a number of mid-scale collectibles — like - but we’d love to see that car, in this scale, parked alongside 1:32 or 1:43 slots or model cars. Hands-on access is not a the elder Heyer’s ride. Any takers? . For more images of problem, with lift-off tops or sliding fronts, and we loved this model, go to the “From the Magazine” section on the craftsmanship all around. Despite being utterly clear DCXmag.com. —Joe Kelly, Jr. (thanks to the high-quality acrylic used), the miters and carvillemodels.com joints on the cabinets were meticulous, and once closed, the cases become virtually impervious to dust. ey all come extremely well packed for shipping and include instructions for setting up or wall mounting. e best part is that this company stocks virtually any size case you can imagine, including ready-made units with angled shelves, special grooves, and multi-mirror sections. Don’t see what you need? ey do custom orders too. Watch the video! Go to DCXmag.com and hit the “Video” tab. — Joe Kelly, Jr. customdisplaycases.com SUMMER 2013 17

SHOWROOM Hauled Camel Car M2 MACHINES OTTO MODELS Citroën Sahara “Mopar 75 Years” Auto Haulers Release 8 1:18 | $115 1:64 | $17.99 Pragmatism is a fine art in the automotive world, and the sim- Car guys love car transporters. And why not? ey’re the vessels by which our beloved rides plest solution to a given problem is usually the one that works make their way from the factory to the showrooms. M2 is on to something with its line of car best. at was certainly the case when Citroën decided to build haulers, and this pair takes the love even deeper, with a special “Mopar 75 Years” theme. Both a four-wheel-drive version of their rugged, if poky, 2CV (Deux trucks are 1957 Dodge COEs with deep detailing on their cabs and chassis; we really dig the Chevaux) sedan. Designs that tied the rear wheels to the front- crunchy and correct wheels and tires on the tractors and the trailers they’re towing. It’s the wheel-drive 2CV’s somewhat underwhelming 375cc, 12-hp trailers themselves, and what’s stored inside each, that make the pair truly special: as part engine were deemed unworkable, so Citroën did in production of M2’s celebration of Mopar’s 75 years in the business, one truck totes an old-school open what a couple of forward-thinking (actually rearward-thinking) trailer bearing a 1957 Chrysler 300, and the other a 1971 Hemi Charger in a glass-topped and home mechanics had already tried - they added a complete sided vanity carrier. e cars have opening hoods and detailed engines, interiors, and chassis; second engine and drivetrain at the rear. e AZLP “Sahara” the autos, trucks, and trailers all wear the black and blue color scheme and silver shield of this was built from late 1960 until 1971, and 694 of the cars were breakout series - right down to the blue streaks on the trucks’ tires. e haulers arrive on a faux produced. OTTO Models has made the car in 1:18 resin, and the diamond-plate display base with a clear, snap-on cover. is is one of the coolest sub-sets heavy little critters are squarely in the “so-ugly-they’re-cute” from this maker, and we can’t get enough of them. For more images of these models, go to the segment of the hobby, with accurate, bug-eyed headlights and “From the Magazine” section on DCXmag.com—Joe Kelly, Jr. every ellipse, crease, and unique design feature of the real thing. m2machines.com e model’s high ride height is correct, as are the three-lug wheels, the hood-mounted spare, and the twin fillers for the pair of fuel tanks parked under the car’s front seats. ose seats, as well as all of the interior’s sparse, lightweight accou- terments, are all here and easy to see behind butyrate glazing. From the fabric-look top to the tread pattern on its skinny tires, the paint, finish, and assembly on this resincast are wonderful. For more images of this model, go to the “From the Magazine” section on DCXmag.com. —Joe Kelly, Jr. otto-models.com Hunted A PLACE IN THE SUN AUTO WORLD “Bounty Hunter” and “Bounty Huntress” AUTO WORLD 1:18 | $95.99 each 1956 Ford Sunliner Convertible While the reality was far from perfect, the ties between Shirley Muldowney and Connie Kalitta sure looked great when the two were campaigning their Nitro Funny Cars across America. 1:18 | $79.99 Old Ertl molds never die - they just get re-appreciated. e “Bounty Hunter” and “Bounty Huntress” were a pair of ‘72 Mustang-bodied floppers with Auto World is once again making hay while the sun is shin- Hemi power and near-identical paint schemes. Muldowney had become a tough competitor ing with a classic tool from the zenith of 1:18, and they’re prior to the partnership, but match-race exposure helped bring the diminutive star driver into making the most of this 1956 Ford Sunliner’s good bones the national spotlight on her way to hard-won championships. As part of the now-legendary by adding a beautiful peacock blue and white two-toned “Legends Of e Quarter Mile” series, this pair of funnys look amazing. Shirley (don’t call her paint scheme, higher-quality chrome and trim decos, and “Cha-Cha”) has the better-looking ride, paint wise; the fire in the car’s gold paint has to be even a fuzzy carpeted floor in the car’s period-correct seen to be believed, and as on Kalitta’s white car, the graphics, including the airbrush-effect cabin. Neat lensing is set into the old Fairlane’s front end, front and rear decos, are pin-point perfect and sealed under a clear coat that only the most along with a relief-painted grille and super tamped-on badging; open the hood, and the upscale 312 Ford “ un- accomplished hobbyists could hope to achieve. e show gets derbird Special” Y-block V8 is painted up in orange and better beneath the removable shells. Here, again, Shirley’s black, and topped with decorations on the valve covers and car gets the nod, with body-matching gold metalflake oil bath air cleaner. e interior under that fixed-in-place on its “tin” and yellow ignition leads on the massive plastic roof is nicely turned out, with a sharp dash and Hemi (sporting corrected, larger-bore “bug catchers” - tiltable seat backs; the top’s texture “reads” like stretched sweet). Drag fans will want these as a pair; one of the fabric, and the model’s chassis wears dual exhausts and true breakout successes of the 1:18 segment just sharply masked paint detailing. Out back, the continental keeps delivering. Both kit puts a final note of nostalgia on a song we hope to see cars are highly played again and again: molds that made the 1:18 hobby recommended. fun, offered with higher quality build and paint. For more . For more im- images of this model, go to the “From the Magazine” sec- ages of these tion on DCXmag.com. —Joe Kelly, Jr. models, go to autoworldstore.com the “From the Magazine” section on DCXmag.com . —Joe Kelly, Jr. autoworldstore.com 18 DCXmag.com

WACK PACK Along Came a Spyder FIREBALL TIM’S HOT WHEELS ELITE 2 Big Book of Wacky Rides 012 Ferrari 458 Italia Spyder 30 pages | $17.95 From his red hair to his 1:43 | $44.99 flame-red metalflake Ferrari needed two years to develop sneakers, “Fireball” Tim a topless version of its 458 Italia, but Lawrence is an energetic, fortunately for those of us who can’t afford a copy of the $257,000 car (magnificent though it car-crazed presence that may be), Hot Wheels Elite has created this beautifully made diecast model in less time and for brings smiles to car kids of a lot less money. Right up front this one is a beauty; every curve of the sensuous body is just all ages. It’s for the young- right and the pearlescent white paint is literally perfect. It’s not in Ferrari literature, but for a er part of that crowd that quarter-mil, we’d bet you can have any color you want. Nameplates, tiny top latches, door lock the Hollywood car wran- cylinders, and even the microscopic “Pininfarina” scripts are photo-etched, while the traditional gler (and now, kids’ au- Ferrari badges are perfectly printed. e multitude of scoops and vents either have black thor) has penned Fireball mesh inserts or are hot-printed black, and the multi-LED headlights are especially well done. Tim’s Big Book of Wacky Inside, the accurate red upholstery has a leather-like luster with tiny prancing horses on the headrests, multi-color switch panels on the armrests and consoles, shift paddles on the wheel, aluminum-looking pedals, and a fully detailed dash, though photos show the tach face should be yellow instead of red. e carbon-ceramic discs behind the authentic wheels look just right too. Every dimension is within 0.02 of absolute perfection - which makes this HWE Italia Spyder a beautiful bargain. For more images of this model, go to the “From the Magazine” section on DCXmag.com. —Wayne Moyer hotwheels-elite.com Rides, a self-illustrated S2, Brute? ROAD RAVE bedtime tome dedicated to younger enthusiasts who MINICHAMPS Bentley S2 Cabriolet GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES will enjoy the craziness within its pages. e cars 1:43 | $72 Road Race Series 3 are truly off the wall, with Bentley made a big change in October 1959 when it added names like “Java Jam- a new 6.2-liter V8 as its main power source. e OHV motor 1:64 | $5.99 each mer” (a caffeine-fueled offered better performance, for sure - but adding the alu- Trying to follow the many twists and turns of a road course mug-on-wheels), the minum engine to the mix also did much to improve the car’s takes a certain level of skill - and so does following the “Snakestrip” (a converted somewhat cranky accessories - most notably its air condi- incredible pace at which GreenLight can make a series of power strip, driven by tioning. On the outside, the Bentley’s visage remained solid, cars appear, then disappear. No, it’s not magic - it’s savvy smiling serpents), and “ e understated, and regal - all qualities that this Minichamps marketing and truly entertaining product that does the Snot Rocket” (no further model carries over in scale. is sample of a 1960 S2 Cabriolet trick, time after time. With that in mind, we were tweaked explanation needed). e features beautiful dark blue paint and an ivory interior; small (in the best possible way) by the maker’s “Road Race” drawings are slick, the details like the chromed window framing, the door handles, release 3, an eclectic blend of six cars that includes real presentation is neat, and and its delicate side trim are delivered in crisp tampo strikes world rides: Warren Agor’s 1970 Camaro, TPN/Blackfroest the humor (slanted toward and hard chromed parts. e castings for the top-down boot Racing’s 2010 Dodge Challenger, Blackforests’s 2011 Ford the sounds and, uh, stuff and seats are remarkable, with cast-in texturing and wrinkles Mustang, Sebastian Bourdais’ 2008 McDonalds Champ that makes kids giggle) is that play beautifully against the wood-toned, completely- Car, a Ford Focus ST “Racing Concept,” and probably the on target for the 10-and- legible dash and binnacle. e grille, headlights, and taillights coolest of the bunch, a slick little take on Mark Donahue’s under crowd. Or your are superb, as are the whitewall tires and deeply chromed 1971 Javelin AMX. at last car comes on a different card, Uncle Dave. Even better, wheel covers; break out the loupe for a look at the wee as a last-moment “surprise” release that celebrates GL’s the book invites interac- winged “B” on the rear bumper, and its impeccable, stylized tenth year. All but the Champ Car and the Focus have tion between the reader companion atop the radiator. Our favorite detail? e smoked opening hoods, and all the cars feature full interiors and and the read-to, with sun visors, done in butyrate, affixed to the windshield frame. nice chassis detailing. e green wheels and chassis of questions and suggested our sample Challenger add another twist to the story - activities tied to each car. is is a beautiful little car from one of the best in the busi- it’s a “Green Machine” chase car - but the overall fun of Got a kid who needs a little ness. . For more images of this model, go to the “From the these metal-bottomed, highly detailed buggers is reason car time? Get wacky. —Joe Magazine” section on DCXmag.com. —Joe Kelly, Jr. enough to seek them out. —Joe Kelly, Jr. Kelly, Jr. carvillemodels.com greenlighttoys.com fireballtim.com SUMMER 2013 19

SHOWROOM Go Wagen Introduced in 1990 here in the U.S., the Volkswagen Corrado didn’t take long to make itself known as more than a Golf on TEST PATTERN OTTO MODELS PEDs; the automotive press fairly fawned over the car, and some went so far as to call the Corrado an almost certain HOT WHEELS ELITE Ferrari Enzo “Monza Test” VW Corrado G60 classic in the making. It drove fast, and rode hard, and had a wedgy, mildly blunted look that wore well on the eyes. It still 1:43 | $55.99 1:18 | $115 does — if you can spot one. Finding a good example isn’t easy Only two Ferraris have been officially named for a person: these days, unless you’re tuned in to OttOmobile’s release the 1968 246GT, for Enzo’s son Dino, and the code-named schedule. In resincast 1:18, the trippy Teuton makes for a F60 supercar that became the “Enzo” after Senor Ferrari’s very impressive model car, and the sharp casting and utterly passing in 1988. Based heavily on Formula One technology perfect “Bordeaux Red Poly” paint give the image an almost with the addition of active aerodynamics and traction con- eerie level of realism on display, an illusion that only gets bet- trol, the tested speed of 217mph made the Enzo the fast- ter after a gander at the lenses at the front. Deep, clear, and est road car of its time. When the Enzo appeared at Monza highly reflective, they join their multi-faceted counterparts in early 2003, it sported a big carbon-fiber rear wing with at the car’s rear to make the VW look road ready. Inside the a radiator between its struts, neither of which appeared on car, all of the details you could wish for are on tap, from the production cars a few months later - and this Hot Wheels wrinkles cast into the door panel trims to the tiny red release Elite model very accurately depicts that test car. ere buttons in the seat belt catches. What’s lacking is any deep were minor differences in the rear end during the test, and chassis detail. at’s the norm for this maker (and most the model matches one of them precisely. e angular resincasters, in general), with only a stylized suspension and body lines and all the scoops and vents are quite accurate, a painted exhaust system set in place to give the car a correct with nice carbon-fiber detail on the wing. Wheels are cor- profile on the shelf. OTTO keeps putting out some of the high- rectly different from production versions, with ventilated est quality, most reasonably-priced images in the segment. disks, big calipers, and correctly colored center-lock nuts. For more images of this model, go to the “From the Magazine” Interior details match photos of the test car except that section on DCXmag.com. —Joe Kelly, Jr. the silver cylinder should be behind the electronics boxes, otto-models.com but it’s the accurately detailed and painted V-12 seen under the very clear rear glass that really stands out. Dimensions are right on, and so is the correct semi-gloss black finish. —Wayne Moyer hotwheels-elite.com Aston’s Last? It’s the Word IXO Aston Martin AMR-One AUTO WORLD’S Grease 1950 Oldsmobile 1:43 | $30 1:18 | $90 Aston Martin switched from a Lola chassis with a six-liter DBR9-GT V12 to an in-house chassis A young Ike Turner and his band (under the nom de tune powered by a turbocharged two-liter engine for the 2011 Le Mans Prototype (LMP) season. e “Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats”) recorded “Rocket 88” new AMR-One was a dismal flop, slower than its predecessor and with a 100% failure rate. One in March 1951, with Brenston singing about his love for a car lasted only two laps at Le Mans while the other completed only four, and the AMR-One was hot-shoe Oldsmobile. e song went to number one - and never raced again. Unlike the full-scale prototype, IXO’s new diecast model is clearly a winner; so did the car. Introduced in ‘49, the Olds Rocket 88 was the multitude of scoops, vents, louvers, wings, planes, and splitters are all thin, crisp, and just a lightweight 78-series body married to a 303-cube V8 where they should be, while the base orange and blue paint is excellent. All the bare “carbon intended for larger Oldsmobiles. e combination won a ton of fiber” areas are reproduced with finely detailed decals, but in some spots they haven’t settled NASCAR races, and even capped the Carrera Panamericana in down into louvers and vents. Photos show the race graphics are 100% complete, with many 1950. It was also a beautiful car, and that’s why we’re happy being crisply hot-printed. Tiny body latches are bright photo-etched chrome, and the cockpit to see one of the better models emerge in scale - yet again has painted relief-cast belts and an accurate display panel on the steering wheel. Photo-etched - as this re-popped Auto World (by way of Ertl Authentics) disks with painted calipers sit behind the authentic wheels. is one looks right from all angles, 1:18 feature bomb from AW’s “Silver Screen” lineup. Here, the and the dimensions check out just as well. anks to Wild About Wheels in Holland, PA, for car’s attached to the 1978 nostalgia fest Grease; though we don’t recall any such car in the film, we don’t think that the providing this sample. . For more images of this model, go to the model’s overall excellence needs any further reason to be “From the Magazine” section on DCXmag.com. — enjoyed. Opening doors, hood, and trunk, all on realistic hinges, Wayne Moyer join an opening gas filler door, a working suspension and steering, and a rotating driveshaft. e 135hp V8 is fully wired, 20 DCXmag.com plumbed, and labeled. Under the “Club Coupe” roof, the floor is flocked, and the bench seat slides and tilts. ere aren’t too many models at this price point with such an ambitious level of features and detail; if you need to sing “Summer Lovin’” whilst exploring, go for it. For more images, go to the “From the Magazine” section on DCXmag.com. —Joe Kelly, Jr. autoworldstore.com

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Social Run rough the Jungle BOMBER Climbers BABE AUTO WORLD “Jungle Jim” Funny Car GREENLIGHT 2012 Jeep Mountain and Arctic ON THE NOSE 1:18 | $95.99 1:43 | $15 “Jungle Jim” Liberman was an accomplished race driver. “Toots” Resin Cheap Jeeps are always fun to have around, and if you have a But his true strength, and the thing that has kept his Statuette car kid on your short list - or just like the looks of the special memory alive, was his uncanny knack for showmanship. From editions that Jeep occasionally breaks out - these inexpen- his immaculate racers to his easy-on-the-eyes burnout babe, 1:6 | $99.99 sive, yet attractively done 1:43 models of the Jeep Wrangler the well-recruited Pam “Jungle Pam” Hardy, Jim knew exactly With names like “Ack- “Arctic” and “Mountain” might fit the bill. ese first rolled out how to put on a show for the fans. Auto World is no slouch Ack Annie” or “Miss at the Geneva Auto Show as options on the Jeep Wrangler when it comes to entertaining either, and this “Legends of Manchester,” the painted and Wrangler Unlimited, toting 280+hp V6 power and theme- the Quarter Mile” model of the 4,000-hp “Honest Charley”- ladies who adorned the y interiors, not to mention exterior color choices that ranged sponsored 1971 Camaro that Jim campaigned in the early noses of WW II-era fight- from “Geecko” (shown) to “Dozer.” With a body-colored top ‘70s shows them at the top of their game. First off: new mold. ers and bombers offered and a Yeti footprint on its front fender, the blue Arctic edition comfort to the airmen is marketed for “extreme adventure” and the Mountain favors at’s always a good thing, and the Camaro looks vicious in a exploration below the frost line. All of the edition-specific medium blue metallic that’s deep and flawless on the com- as they climbed aboard markings for both are here and in all the right places. e light posite body. e wild rake, seamlessly applied graphics, and their planes. We were diecast bodies feature removable roofs, and the interiors, dead-eye look of the car’s painted face, all sealed under clear, moved sufficiently by though too glossy to be correct, are nonetheless fairly amplify the Camaro’s already aggressive look. As for that these 1:6 scale figurines completely detailed, right down to each look, it’s an exact match for archival photos and video we’ve (up to 11-inches tall) from Jeep’s distinctive seat badging. Un- seen, down to the tires and wheels. Under the tilt-up shell is FlightPlan Collectibles’ “On derneath, the models have straight the now-standard diecast chassis, with an equally pristine the Nose” lineup to include steel axles, and roll like crazy on well- and authentic Hemi engine, surrounded by virtually every them here. Each image marked Goodyear Wrangler tires; linkage, cable, hose, and pipe we could imagine, all done in a pays respect to the history there’s even a dollop of chassis detail mix of stainless wire and paint-deco’d plastic and vinyl cast- of nose art by tastefully to make for a more convincing profile. All ings. e takeaway? In addition to preserving the history of rounding out and refining in all, not a bad trip to take for the money. the sport, this series ranks among the best for assembly and what was oftentimes an —Joe Kelly, Jr. finish in, or on, a ready-built model. Highest recommendation. amateur’s best attempt greenlighttoys.com For more images of this model, go to the “From the Magazine” at the female form; with a section on DCXmag.com—Joe Kelly, Jr. nod to those anonymous autoworldstore.com artists, each figure is done in high-resolution, Das Zoot cold-cast resin, then hand decorated to bring each of MINICHAMPS 1938 Mercedes-Benz “Rekordwagen” the girls to life in three di- mensions. As you can see 1:43 | $72 on this example, “Toots,” e Mercedes-Benz W-125 “Rekordwagen” epitomized streamlining when it first saw the light of day in late 1937, and in early the result is more than 1938 the incredibly swoopy one-off machine set a world record for top speed on a public road - a heart-stopping 268mph, a re- charming. Each comes cord that it still holds today. Not too shabby. Neither is the Minichamps model of the car as it appeared that day in January 1938, with a finished “bomb” with Rudy Caricciola at the wheel. e diecast body is smooth and beautifully painted, and the model’s stance on thin, hardly base and an attached visible tires is right on; the resolution of the casting is remarkable for metal, and it includes neatly engraved lines for the wheel plaque with the plane’s spats and the access hatches above the car’s radiator and twin-supercharged 750-hp V12. Our favorite feature is the incredibly tail number, squadron comprehensive cockpit below the clear windscreen: replete with a 3/4 steering wheel, leather-look seat, gauges, and even a info, and service dates ... wee shifter - all the details crammed into the stromliner’s gut had us at full squint in record time. —Joe Kelly, Jr. including, sadly, those that carvillemodels.com were lost. 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OUT OF THE BOX BY JOE KELLY, JR. Dream On MINICHAMPS’ NEW “AMERICAN DREAM CARS” SERIES 1:18 | $299.95 EACH W hen it came to pure fantasy on wheels in the mid-twentieth century, nobody did it better than America. Set against a Populuxe backdrop, the fantastical rides dreamed up by the designers at GM, Ford, and Chrysler (with the occasional independent maker along for the ride) swooped, finned, and occasionally flew their way across the car show stages. Even their names — Futura, Predicta, LeSabre, Mystere — seemed to evoke all the romance of the stars. 24 DCXmag.com

And these cars were stars. LaSalle II, Millions of dollars, thousands Too of hours, and countless energy was expended on making each LaSalles kept appearing in GM’s dream car stables - first in 1941 (a year after LaSalle stopped production), then new design radical. Some were as the LaSalle II Roadster and Sedan in 1955, and then again in 1961, as a design commissioned by Harley Earl’s driveable, others mere mockups, successor, Bill Mitchell. Mitchell’s LaSalle II, officially called the XP-715, was sleek, with a formal roof, and unusual and a few were so far out that grilles in its front fenders - features that made it into production when the car debuted as the 1963 Buick Riviera. even the designers knew they’d never make production — even the very same pre-production ... it amplified its present. Built Lincoln V8), it wound up in the if the public would have given models that were at the at a cost of $250,000 by Ghia, movies, alongside Glenn Ford and anything to own one. Minichamps display are here. the Futura exaggerated the Debbie Reynolds in the 1959 film Break out the angel hair — it’s already-designed ‘56 Lincoln It Started With A Kiss. e car’s Minichamps is fielding an show time. lineup with wild, outward-canted incredible pearlescent paint job entire “American Dream Cars” tailfins, hooded headlights, and didn’t film well, so the producers lineup devoted to these amazing BACK TO THE FUTURA boomerang-shaped taillights. painted the Futura red - the color machines, in 1:18 resins. e first e 1955 Futura, designed by Topped by a Plexiglas double- the car wore when a fellow from three cars — the Lincoln Futura, bubble canopy, the two-seat North Hollywood named George GM LaSalle II Roadster, and Edsel Bill Schmidt, didn’t really foretell dream car was sensational - Barris bought it for a buck from Ford’s “Model 40 Speedster” — the future of Lincoln styling and because it was a driveable FoMoCo. Ultimately, Barris would officially debuted in Nuremberg, sensation (powered by a 368 paint the car black - and make Germany, in February. Now, TV history. But that’s another story. Minichamps’ beautiful 1955 LaSalle II honors an icon from GM’s Motoramas. With a fuel-injected, dual overhead cam V6, the car might have marked a true revolution in American manufacturing — had it actually been a running machine. Cut into four sections and scrapped, the roadster was located and fully restored by super-collector Joe Bortz. SUMMER 2013 25

OUT OF THE BOX is pre-production sample might concern the owners of DOING THE CONTINENTAL of the Minichamps Futura is a larger-scale diecast Batmobiles. Speaking of Lincolns, the first TgdophPeevrehtteooardinaiaunellct.fslteeirwafioinnnondi.reswahNwoifiilnnBleart few clicks away from production “Continental” car built for Edsel ready, but the overall look of is sample’s chrome Ford wasn’t a Lincoln at all, and the car is impressive, from its hasn’t yet been applied (it’ll be it wasn’t technically a concept wide grille to the space needle everywhere you see silver paint, car. It was Edsel’s personal antenna on its rear deck. And it’s in production), but the paint “Speedster,” a machine that big. We measured the beast, and itself — a dead-on re-firing of the Ford chief had his favorite the result — a whopping 12 and the Futura’s original pearl white designer, Bob Gregorie, dream a half inches from that gaping — is gorgeous, flashing tones of up to replicate the long- grille to the tip of its tailfins — gold, green, and silver-white as nosed, close-coupled sporting light plays along the shape. e machinery he’d seen during cabin beneath the vacu-formed a European trip. Built onto a butyrate canopy will see a bit modified 1934 Ford “Model 40” of tweaking before the model frame, the aluminum-bodied car is put to market, and it’s a good first appeared with an upright, bet that we’ll see a few more vee’d grille and low-slung details outside, too, including headlights, a cockpit mounted “Futura” scripts on the car’s far rearward, and cut-down door nose and tailfins, and a set of sills. After a cold snap cracked wide whitewall tires, when the its original V8, a new 239-cube, finalized images appear — soon. 100-horsepower Mercury “09A” Don’t count on a Batmobile — hey, engine was installed. Also done it’s been done — but do make around that time — circa 1940 — room for a special red-painted was a new grille. Edsel passed edition to commemorate the in 1943, and the car passed, too car’s star turn in It Started With a — into the hands of a succession Kiss. steOthnuueotnrrntmaewogroue.-sosuelsaetnfignFtsuhtaumnradadeaan pwbarhiloFetldrnsuotcmtwhthieigelorlsnimi.loblldeveeelcrth-ogrpooatemiasenidtlte,od Waiting for Barris, early 1960s Mlarowinirhvddeieettcehhohweenrarolecwml,aierdttewiowiroile,llsl. 26 DCXmag.com

of owners, one of whom modified oBf1nTeo9rtr4dit0ecet,ckrhkew.ghareSsiapldetlleheide,gshtscteeisrcr.ocanarde Setgororeiwaeshcnic/ategenrswteeaytltlhpoeaftiidnpretree.ospp- its Merc engine and painted the car red. By 2010, the Speedster that made it to production: the to a wash of had come full circle: Edsel Ford side coves that would debut on magnesium II obtained the car and had it the 1956 Corvette. Neither car paint, and deco’d with completely dismantled and had a working drivetrain, and the correct red, white, and blue restored to its 1940 iteration. the roadster — which did have a centers. dummy engine installed — was e restored version is what cut up after GM was finished ENCORE Minichamps has modeled here, with it. Miraculously, its remains Are we excited by this lineup? and like the Futura, it’s a were located, and the resurrected Absolutely. And according to couple of details short of piece is ready, as of this writing, Minichamps, there are plenty being production ready. Fear not; what’s here is fantastic. Done completely in resin from tires to tail, the model’s replication of Bob Gregorie’s design is perfect, and echoes the sleek Speedster’s countenance and timeless profile. e original “Pearl Essence Gunmetal Dark” paint is spectacular, and the smooth surface of the casting below allows the finish to grab reflections in huge gulps. e cast-in louver and rivet detailing is superb, and though the model is sealed, the deeply, cleanly engraved panel lines look operable. Our favorite parts — the twin windscreens set into a delicate frame on the cowl - add a note of RESIN IS OPENING UP NEW VISTAS AND POSSIBILITIES FOR WHAT IS FEASIBLE IN SCALE scale that sets the entire image to debut at the 2013 Amelia Island more where these came from. rattewlTohaalhadsebtyheleSttorplhoceeeea,enrtdggoeasteldnthaldeer.srnso(’ehasdifl.famctrooIscthbtk’aa)psdcikt aloft. Behind them, the cockpit is a Concours D’Elegance. Resin is opening up new vistas beautiful matte pale green, with a and possibilities for what mirror-finish dash, a thin-section at’s good news — because is feasible in scale, and this steering wheel, and a pair of of the three pieces, the scale selection marks an inspired lightweight seats above carpeted Roadster is the closest to move by a top-tier player. Hmm ... floor mats. Once completely production-ready. Rolling on what a concept. ready for production, with the correct whitewall tires, with correct whitewall tires and more the LaSalle’s distinctive pearl SOURCES refined headlights, this elegant, white and blue paint scheme uncluttered piece may define the beautifully applied, the model Carville Models carvillemodels.com entire lineup. It’s that good. is a true stunner in high- resolution resin. e vertical HARLEY’S BABY grille elements — an homage to Harley Earl and his General the never-produced 1941 LaSalle Motors compadres set the — are wrapped in thin chrome standard for dream cars in the surrounds and flanked by bullet- fifties. While Virgil Exner’s finned tipped bumperettes below a foil Italianate designs for Chrysler “LaSalle” crest; more foil makes and Ford’s bubble-topped space up the “LaSalle II” and “LaS” pods were beautiful, Earl’s badges in the car’s coves and on concepts channeled design the rear deck. e castings for elements to all the GM brands. the dash and gauges — missing One car, however, reached pieces that were recreated by back to GM’s past, even as it hand during the real roadster’s teased the future. e LaSalle II restoration — are immaculate, Roadster, which joined a LaSalle crisp, and set off by a delicate, II hardtop sedan at the 1955 steel-spoked steering wheel. Motorama, predicted V6 power, Perhaps the most striking lightweight “unit” construction, elements are the car’s wheels. and at least one styling note Not only are they impeccable castings, they’ve been treated SUMMER 2013 27

OUT OF THE BOX BY JOE KELLY, JR. M2 MACHINES 1970 Ford Mustang “Gambler 514” “FOOSE DESIGN” RELEASE 1 Episode 12 of Overhaulin’ season two was shot in the shadow of the Las Vegas SEMA show, and the story told to Barry, the owner of a 1:64 | $5.99 EACH 1970 Mustang, was that his son Brent had lost the car to a gambling debt. e episode gave the Foose crew a chance to channel their inner Chip Foose’s show, Overhaulin’, is classic TV bookies while the car was being rebuilt with a 625-hp 514 stroker, entertainment geared towards car lovers. shaved door handles, a truly special set of Foose wheels, and a British Equal parts Candid Camera, is is Your Life, Racing Green/Rust Pearl paint job. Like the yellow ’69 Camaro, this and Beat the Clock, the show (which was recently car’s paint is on fire; the “Boss”-inspired striping and crisp chrome set renewed on Velocity Channel) finds folks whose the unusual color off really well. Under the hood, the 514 is replicated beloved beaters or someday-project cars need with a neat chromed casting, decorated with the correct black air loving attention — and delivers said attention, with cleaner and body-colored valve covers. What happens in Vegas — is one caveat: the person who owns the car has no very cool. idea what’s going on. Of course, Foose was a legend even before his television career. Now, the master designer has teamed up with one of the heavyweights in 1:64 - M2 Machines – to bring some of his designs out in diecast. Release 1 was shipped in late January 2013, and we’ve been dying to share them with you. 1956 Ford F-100 “Foose Overlord” Chip’s dad, Sam Foose, has been an enduring presence in the designer’s life, and this 1956 Ford pickup truck was always a part of the picture. When Overhaulin’ started getting traction in the ratings, Chip’s crew did to him what they would do to so many others — they “stole” the truck, using Sam as an insider. e finished hauler was presented to Chip at the 2005 SEMA show, in one of the most emotional reveals of the series. M2 has done some great work here; not only have they nailed the truck’s shape, they’ve applied a slick black paint job and decorated the slammed ride with hair-thin striping. is version rolls on gray 5-spoke wheels that approximate the truck’s special rims; a chase version has the same units done in chrome. In addition to full lensing in the grille, the model has a full interior, and a nicely detailed rendering of the Ford crate engine, complete to the oval air cleaner. 28 DCXmag.com

1932 Ford Roadster “Foose P-32” One of Chip’s more inspired designs, the P-32, was an homage to returning airmen. e Brookville-bodied roadster is powered by an Edelbrock/Stromberg-topped vintage Lincoln V12. e car’s hand-formed body has a “spinner” nose and nacelle-style grille, as well as a raked, canopy-style Plexiglas windscreen. e interior is painted in olive drab, and the car’s body bears all the hammer marks, weld seams, and scars of its build with pride. Yellow wheels, a blue chassis, and straight pipes exiting the hood all recall classic fighter plane styling, and they’re all here on the M2 replica. e detailing is clean and accurate, from the tampos applied to the model’s body to the Lincoln steering wheel and dash. e nose and hood — correctly of a different luster from the body — nail the intake-style face of the car perfectly. is all-new casting is extremely fly. 1968 Firebird “Uncle Sam’s Nephew” David is an ex-Marine whose hideous yellow ’68 Firebird mysteriously disappeared during Overhaulin’ season three. Of course, the three-time Iraq vet was kept completely in the dark as the Foose team had their way with his car. A stout crate motor, custom seats, a mega-watt sound system, and a trick paint job featuring rear fender “billboards” made the reveal special. Again, M2 has done their homework, and the 1:64 has the look, stance, and style of the real ride, including, incredibly, the custom seats - a nice touch. e plus-size 5-spoke Foose wheels look just right, as do the blue-trimmed silver billboards on the car’s flanks, and the tampo’d-on “Firebird” emblems up front. e crate engine doesn’t have the black valve covers and air cleaner that the TV car has, but given what this model does do right, that’s not a deal breaker at all. M2 HAS DONE THEIR HOMEWORK, AND THE 1:64 HAS THE LOOK, STANCE, AND STYLE OF THE REAL RIDE SUMMER 2013 29

OUT OF THE BOX 1967 Chevrolet “Cherry Nova” e Overhaulin’ crew chose a sales clerk named Kathy — and her 1967 Nova — as their marks for this build. Mildly slammed and given a small-block Chevy crate motor — replete with a hand-formed polished “cherry” for the air cleaner nut — the car was one of the highlights of the series’ second season. Box Novas have always been a favorite of ours, and the M2 casting has all the right looks, and a coat of white over silver, with a cherry red slash separating the two. Big Foose wheels fill the holes at the corners, and the white interior, two-toned dash, spot-on grille and headlights, and small block motor — done in the same paint scheme as the TV car — complete the scene. Cherry, indeed. MORE FOOSE RELEASES ARE PLANNED, AND THESE ALL NEW CASTINGS ARE ONLY THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WE CAN ONLY HOPE WILL BE A LONG PARTNERSHIP. 1969 Chevrolet “Foose ‘69 Camaro” At one time, Foose Design had licensed Texas company, Unique Performance, to be the builder of note for Chip’s smoothed and refined “’69 Camaro,” at an eye-watering $125,000 per. at partnership was cut off, but M2’s model replicates the design with a beautiful metal-flake yellow body accented by anthracite panels on the trunk and on the special scooped hood, custom grillework, huge Foose wheels, a two-toned interior with a roll cage, and a crate Chevy wearing yellow valve covers. Out back, the lensed taillights have delicate chrome detailing set above a faired-in bumper and twin tailpipes. is is Foose — and M2 — at their best. It goes without saying that more Foose releases are planned, and these all-new castings are only the beginning of what we can only hope will be a long partnership. Will the pairing of Foose and M2 result in some straight-to-diecast designs? We can only hope. SOURCES M2 Machines m2machines.com For more images, go to “From the Magazine” on DCXmag. com! 30 DCXmag.com

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CWatcayhninegCarini Meet the man who knows where the cars are by joe kelly, jr. photos joseph arthur From what we’ve gathered, Wayne Carini — master auto restorer, television star, and all-around car guy — can do pretty much anything. Fiddle the carbs on a Ferrari 250 GTO into sync? Sure. Lay down a killer paint job? Absolutely. Locate, restore, and broker some of the choicest machinery the motoring world has ever seen? Yes, pretty much all the time ... and with cameras in the room. Here’s another thing we’ve learned about Wayne: Ferrari, a 1960 SWB. He asked if I wanted to go for a despite his fame as the lead man in Velocity ride. I did, and it hooked me. The feel, the sound of the Channel’s hit show, Chasing Classic Cars, he’s one of 12-cylinder engine ... and the fact that the car scared the most decent fellows we’ve ever met. Like most me half to death. That sticks with you when you’re good men, Wayne’s story started with dirty hands, a kid.” working alongside his dad, Bob Carini, wrenching and restoring old Model As, Duesenbergs, and other Back at home, Wayne and his dad often found classics. Then, when Wayne was nine or 10, a close themselves working on their own automobiles — in encounter with an exotic car changed his life. “We scale. “At the shop, I was like an employee,” Wayne were on vacation in the Adirondacks, and a guy said, “but when my dad and I built model cars shows up in the next cabin with a short wheelbase together, it was more like a father/son experience. It was really cool — we built metal models, painted 32 DCXmag.com

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WAYNE’S TALENTS WITH ALL THINGS AUTOMOTIVE HAVE BEEN PUT TO USE IN HIS OWN SHOPS ... TOP SHELF RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES, AND THE MACHINERY THAT PASSES THROUGH THE DOORS ON ANY GIVEN DAY IS NIGH ON PRICELESS. Above left to right: Wayne Carini's showroom floor is carpeted with much-loved classics, with a focus on drivers' machines. e Moto Guzzi motorcycle is an Italian rocket; so is the impeccable Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale that shares space with an E-Type Jaguar roadster, an Austin Healey, a Mercedes 190SL, and a handful of ready-to-own Ferraris and classic Corvettes. Below: A Carini favorite is this fully restored Chevrolet stake truck, which has appeared more than once on Wayne's TV show, parked alongside a brace of Dino 246GTs. 34 DCXmag.com

them up, and he made me a big cabinet so that we could (Wayne has a grown daughter who is autistic). What Wayne takes the wheel of a Dino hold all them all. It had a turntable, so we could display came through in those moments was the heart and in the showroom at F40 Motor- the newest one we’d built when my buddies came over humor of a man who knows he’s been given something sports, where much of Chasing the house.” special in life — and enjoys the opportunities he’s been Classic Cars is shot. You'd be smiling, too. Some of those modeling skills helped Wayne given, and his fans, with humble gratitude. become a great car painter, and his love of Ferraris led Yes, Wayne Carini really can do just about anything to his tutelage under Ferrari restorer Francois Sicard, and a friendship with Luigi Chinetti, Jr. Like Wayne’s — but the thing he does best is just being the same dad, Luigi’s father — who drove a Ferrari to the maker’s devoted son, husband, father, and decent human being first victory at the 1949 Le Mans, and who owned the he’s always been. Nobody could ask for more. It was very first Ferrari dealership in America — had passed great to meet you, Wayne — and, thanks. his love of cars to his son. Wayne Carini is the star of Velocity Channel’s Over the years, Wayne’s talents with all things Chasing Classic Cars. For show times, go to automotive have been put to use in his own shops, velocitychannel.com. clustered in Portland, CT. F40 Motorsports, Carini Carozzeria, and Continental Auto Ltd. are top-shelf Be sure to also head to DCXmag.com and watch our restoration and maintenance facilities, and the DCX-exclusive interview with Wayne! n machinery that passes through the doors on any given day is nigh-on priceless. On the day we visited, the showroom housed three Ferrari Dino 246GTSs, four Corvettes (a 1957, '58, '59, and 1960), a Mercedes 190SL, a '63 Jaguar E-Type roadster, an Austin Healey 3000, an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale, and a 1959 MGA twin-cam, among others, all in a perfect state of restoration. That’s ironic, given Carini’s penchant and passion for finding and enjoying the unrestored automobiles that make up the bulk of his private collection. A scant handful of years ago, that dogged ability to locate forgotten cars led to an article about Wayne in a national newspaper. A few days after the piece ran, Wayne got a call from a producer interested in meeting to discuss a new reality show — starring Wayne. A series of happy accidents and almost- too-good-to-be-true coincidences played out in Wayne’s favor over the coming weeks, and the rest is television history. After the cameras were put away, the conversation turned to Wayne’s newfound fame, and what it’s meant to his life, his family, and his work with Autism research summer 2013 35

OUT OF THE BOX BY JOE KELLY, JR. Meet the Beetle AUTOART 1955 VOLKSWAGEN 1200 1:18 | $165 I n the early 1930s, a doctor and his three assistants gathered in Stuttgart, Germany, to stitch together pieces of ideas. eir minds had worked in harmony for years, contributing visionary thoughts to car makers like Zundapp, Mercedes-Benz, Wanderer, Austro-Daimler, and NSU. Yet, in every place their shared dream — a small, lightweight automobile that would feature an air-cooled engine mounted at the rear, with its body bolted to a revolutionary flat chassis — had been turned down for production. Close, but no Zigarre “Projects 12-32” sounds like an Ed Wood film festival, but it’s the numbers that Ferdinand Porsche used to denote the series of designs that lead to the Volkswagen. “Project 12” was developed with Zundapp, and it had much of the right layout, but used a bizarre 5-cylinder radial engine. When Zundapp pulled out, Porsche took his ideas to NSU, and their prototype had a flat-four engine, and a now-familiar rounded front end. e NSU looked more the part, but of the two, it was the Zundapp that almost stole the show: it was called the “Volksauto.” 36 DCXmag.com

A sharp, accurate body casting is only the begin- ning here. AUTOart has hinged everything with scale-accurate pivots and detailed the important areas nicely for the money. But now, the skies above were by the one that Porsche growing dark; grumblings of had always envisioned: war were everywhere and the Volkswagen. trio — a body engineer named Irwin Komenda, an engine Only a few VWs were made designer named Joseph before those clouds opened Kales, a car designer up, and when the war ended, named Ferry Porsche, Volkswagen production began and his father, the good in earnest, first under British Herr Doktor himself, Ferdinand Porsche —had control, then in the hands of the found a customer for same volks who had been their project: e ird on hand at the beginning. Reich. Designs were German native Heinz finalized, prototypes were Nordhoff stepped in and test driven, and in 1938, a plant developed a worldwide at Wolfsburg was made ready market for the to begin producing the “KdF- unusual little car, Wagen.” at name — from and by the “Kraft durch Freude” (“Strength early 1950s, through Joy”) was soon replaced “Beetles” were appearing BETTER BUG fenders, it’s painted over, but in Smack out of those halcyon early should be black. driveways, days, AUTOart’s 1:18 models of highways, the 1955 VW1200 Deluxe had us AUTOart seems hell-bent to and suburban grinning in much of the same make up for that miss on every parking lots across way we’d imagine those drivers other bit of gasketing all over America. ey of yore did. Two samples arrived the cars. e trims around the were edgy, cute, and here in dead-on factory colors - windows are very well done, fostered kinship of the “Bright Beige,” and, uh, “Black.” with a chrome outer edge and sort enjoyed by owners correct black “rubber” where the e cars are proportioned glass is set into the rear, front, of British or Italian sports cars. perfectly, painted up flawlessly, and quarter window openings. Beetle drivers would “meep” and typical of this maker, pieced More of that black trim correctly at each other and give a little neatly together, without a sign surrounds the fully lensed and wave (a true “VW” sign would of anyone fumbling anywhere chrome-bezeled taillights, and have taken two hands), and as along the way. e base body the license plate lamp housing their reputation for ruggedness casting encompasses all four where it’s attached to the and quirky appeal spread, fenders, the rear quarters, and rear deck. Still more weather the Volkswagen transitioned the roof; what’s remarkable here stripping is in place around the from being a mere curiosity to is that the drip rail — which had to mounting holes for the cars’ constituting a regular part of the double as a mold parting line — is bumpers; taken alongside the landscape. Ferdinand Porsche’s dead even and crisp where it arcs scale-correct chrome trim, the “peoples’ car” was on its way across the car’s dome-like top. photo-etched wiper arms, and to being one of the best-selling Equally sharp are the vents that the tiny handles at the rear automobiles of all time. lie below the oval rear window deck, front trunk lid, and doors, — a shape that would grow the small bits give the overall larger and rectangular in 1958. presentation a lot of credibility. Unfortunately, the distinctive So do the headlights — beautifully beading that runs between the etched and set into deep buckets, body and the “wings” at each they give the model much of the corner is lost in the sauce here. real car’s wide-eyed soul on the shelf. ough the casting shows the bead where it travels down the BUG IN HAND lower front and rear sections Off the shelf, the cars are full- of the body, and a close (really opening deals, with hinged doors, close) look reveals it’s in the trunk, and rear deck; remarkably, casting where it follows the SUMMER 2013 37

OUT OF THE BOX (L to R): e spare tire comes out, and the trunk is done very well; ditto the oil/air-cooled flat four that chattered its way into so many hearts, done here with smart plastic castings and a smattering of flex vinyl “wiring.” e interior is surprisingly natty — especially on the black car, with its formal greys and ivory-colored steering wheel. THE FINESSE, FEATURES, AND OVERALL QUALITY OF THE PIECE ARE TOP SHELF, AND AT THIS PRICE, WE CAN SEE SEVERAL ULTIMATELY MAKING THEIR WAY INTO MANY COLLECTORS’ HEARTS AND HOMES. AUTOart has replicated the unassuming interior looks great Solex down-draft carburetor. e a fair idea as to what these cars hinges all around in scale, from when it’s done well in scale, and real engine was a drab-looking were made of — and why they the thin-section arms that hold the Bug’s gut is truly entertaining bit of business, and that’s the were so popular as the basis for the front boot and rear deck in — if a little more luxurious than case here, with authentic silvers, kit cars and dune buggies. place to the tiny pin hinges that we remember, thanks to the blacks, and grays on all of the the doors swing on. All that’s mildly flocked seats. e door castings. e only splash of GOOD COMPANY missing are the springs that held panels are crisp, with darts of color is the neat little red-brown AUTOart has done a great the real units aloft; the model’s chrome trim, and the handles for “Bosch” distributor cap, and it’s job here, and their catalog of units rely on friction to do the job the window and door latches are been wired up with the spark available colors is growing — which should work, at least for separate pieces, as are the neat leads. In fact, all of the required seemingly by the day — including a few openings. We’ll see. tube frames under the seats, plumbing and cabling is on tap. one that Volkswagen never right down to the lever to release So is the “doghouse” behind considered (see sidebar). e e trunk — on the real them for back seat access. e it all; this is the housing that finesse, features, and overall car, the butt of way too many floor’s carpeted and wears mats, funneled air from the cooling quality of the piece are top “where’s the engine?” jokes — there’s a tiny Wolfsburg crest fan that shared the far end of shelf, and at this price, we can will be familiar turf to anyone at the steering wheel hub, and the generator’s armature shaft see several ultimately making who’s ever wheeled a VW; the the freestanding, floor-mounted (a joyful part to repair, in life, their way into many collectors’ removable spare is set alongside pedals, long-stalk shift lever, and we might add) over the cylinder hearts and homes. It’s a sure bet a mounted crank jack, just ahead single sun visor bring back a lot barrels hidden below the deck. that sooner or later we’ll get an of the fuel tank. In the years of memories. So do the heater Hints of those barrels are visible equally well-turned Cabriolet; before VW moved the fuel fill to controls between the seats, just on the chassis side, as is a decent maybe even a Hebmuller. We’re the outside (1968), folks had to ahead of the parking brake — we display of the Beetle’s spring- in for any and all. ey may have be careful not to blow gasoline wonder if they say “Auf” and loaded valve covers (all the easier gotten their start in dark times, all over any parcels or luggage “Zu”? to adjust valve lash), its air-over- but these little critters just keep they had stored up there - and exhaust heating system, and a bringing smiles to our faces the thought of all that fuel riding AIR APPARENT decent, though static, replication today. Highly recommended. in the car’s frontal crush zone At the rear, AUTOart has put the of the cars’ swing-axle rear caused many a would-be buyer wee, air-and-oil-cooled flat four suspension. e twin tailpipes - SOURCES to give pause. Flexible vinyl — all 1192cc and 36 horsepower with scale-correct openings - are replicates the headlight wiring of it — between the car’s skinny a hoot, and at the other end of the AUTOart autoartmodels.com harness and the horn leads, and back tires. It’s a decent set model, the front end steers via there’s even a little reservoir of castings that replicate the what appears to be a convincing For more images of this model, for the brake fluid. Sweet, and boxer’s tall central generator rack connected to the tiller. In go to DCXmag.com and search complete. mount, crab-like intake, and between, the plastic belly gives “Volkswagen.” It’s funny how even the most ink Pink Nobody really knows who decided to paint a show sample of the AUTOart VW Beetle in a riotous pink, but someone did — and by the time the Japan Toy Fair opened its doors, it was too late for anyone to make a change. Nail-biting soon changed to something like celebration; so many people approached the booth and asked where they could get their own, that the company decided to do a limited run of 1,000 pieces — which sold out almost immediately, despite a premium price. (Photo courtesy of AUTOart) 38 DCXmag.com

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Barn Find Tom Norpell’s amazing rustic diorama by joe kelly JR. Fishermen tell of landing “the big one” and golfers wax poetic about the photos by perfect drive right into the cup. But car folk, especially those who restore old treasures, live for the “barn find” — that moment when a door creaks tom norpell open to reveal a long forgotten automotive rarity in restorable — or better — condition. Last issue, we showed you the art of miniaturist Tom Norpell, who shared his techniques on how to create a hyper-realistic scale car cover. This time around, Tom is sharing some of the building tricks he used to create the ultimate setting for those covered cars — a complete old barn, in 1:18 scale. 40 DXCMag.com

It took three months, 180 running feet of balsa wood, says Norpell, “and you have to have an eye for the Above: It’s the ultimate automo- and some carefully crafted Plaster of Paris to replicate textures of nature and for the way manmade things tive dream: a Ferrari, a Mer- the piece, which Tom calls, fittingly enough, “Barn change as they take on the patina of time.” To give cedes, and a Bugatti all parked Find.” Measuring 16 inches high by 24 inches wide by 18 the larger balsa beams and posts a realistic look, Tom and ready to discover behind the inches deep, the entire masterpiece is contained within worked the soft wood with a razor knife to give it a doors of this incredible scratch- a beautifully illuminated “room box” with a removable hewn look, then added splits, worm holes, and knots built barn by Tom Norpell. acrylic front. The box can be placed on a table top or by working with a knife blade, a stiff wire brush, and mounted into a wall — all the better to protect the an awl. A final stain brought out the grain — and added summer 2013 41 delicacy of the diorama, and keep it dust free. a convincing aged effect. In order to simulate the weather-beaten outer walls, Tom first stressed balsa What’s it like to tackle an entirely scratch-built strips with a wire brush, then painted them a light gray project like this? “You have to throw all urgency out before weathering the pieces with a decidedly low- the window and take your time planning and building,”

Norpell took the balsa wood tech material that Tom calls “good old beams from pristine to past gardening dirt in a watery mixture.” their prime in a four-step Inner walls were wire brushed, then process. The effect is realistic in stained with a golden-colored mix. the extreme. For the foundation and stone work, Plaster of Paris was cast in slabs and shapes, which Tom textured with a variety of tools before he stained it with a buff color to simulate limestone. He then added a touch of green to bring a hint of algae growth to the rock. How about those windows? “The barn’s old window glass is made from thin microscope slides that I applied tape to from behind,” says Tom. “To get the effect of BB holes, I used a hammer and nail to poke the glass. The tape keeps the broken pieces in position.” As seen in Tom’s car cover how-to, attention to scale is paramount when it comes to decorating dioramas (Left to right) Outside details, with small details and tools. “The key to successful favorite was the signs on the barn’s outer wall. The rust like this decayed fence post, accessorizing is not to mix scales. A 1:12 tool sitting on the signs looks real. Tom clues us in: “These rusted the building’s “limestone” next to a 1:18 car instantly breaks the illusion that all relics were inkjet printed on archival paper, then age foundation, and rusted signs, successful dioramas require.” To that end, aside from stained with water colors. The spot rust was created show Tom’s mastery of multiple the artfully crafted car covers on the three CMC models with ordinary powdered cinnamon.” mediums — including cinnamon. currently parked within its walls, a scale shovel, some Below: The entire diorama fits convincing (of course) broken chain, and a bit of old It all sounds so simple, and to a master builder like into this carefully lit wooden barbed wire on a twisted stump, there’s very little in Tom Norpell, creating art this convincing is as easy box — also hand-crafted — to the way of distraction - but still plenty to see. Of all as falling off a log — an exquisitely crafted scale log, of protect it from dust and aging, the details - applied patina, and masterful aging - our course. We hope that what you see here inspires you to the very elements that Tom try your own hand at creating something — or at least Norpell has so wonderfully gives you an appreciation for the kind of talent that recreated within. goes into these masterful miniatures. In the meantime, if you want to see more of Tom’s incredible work, check 42 DXCMag.com out his website. Be warned: you may not believe your eyes. Thomas Norpell’s architectural miniatures have been commissioned by private and corporate collectors. His miniature of President Lincoln’s Illinois home is in the permanent collection of The White House in Washington, D.C. You can contact him at [email protected]. Sources Tom Norpell tomnorpell.com

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out of the box by joe kelly, jr. Royal Ride Sun Star 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Convertible W1:18 | $95 hen it comes to royalty, you can’t have too many names. Dodge thought so in 1959, and the aristocratic-sounding sobriquets they attached to their cars could cause some confusion. They still can, all these years later. Imagine that it’s late 1958, and a-lance fender emblems good as long as there’s a steel roof there you are, with a hankering for flashing at the peasantry. If involved. But if you go ragtop on for chrome, fins, and V8 grunt. the salesman’s on his game and that same car, despite a price The new 1959 Dodges have just you have a few more bucks, you premium, instead of yet another arrived at the showroom. If you’re might buy more car — and an noble handle to add to the chain, able to float, say, three grand, additional name to add to the mix the “Lancer” disappears — even you can get yourself comfy in a — and find yourself rolling large in though the knight with the stick Royal Lancer, a step up from the a Custom Royal Lancer, Dodge’s stays on the fender. Specifying entry-level Coronet, with a V8, top-shelf ride. model designation MD3H 27, the enhanced chrome trim, and a So far, so good. Two door or most expensive car in the 1959 couple of stylized knight-with- four door, it all makes sense Dodge lineup — $3,372 before 44 DCXmag.com

options — gets you a Custom than a thousand of the full-zoot Pearl White paint, the applied Royal convertible. Custom Royal convertibles made, chrome — every single bit of it (no That might explain why so finding a restorable car is nearly silver paint, anywhere) — is done many folks still refer to the impossible these days, and any in freestanding castings that, cars as “Custom Royal Lancer attempt to bring one back to for the most part, line up very convertibles.” Call them what investment condition is likely to well and show not a stitch of how you will, these were special cars, fall squarely into the “Labor of they’re fastened to the body. It’s for sure. Heavy, hooded chrome Love” category. not perfect, but the trim fitment brows arched angrily over a all ’round includes what appears wide grille and quad headlights; Good Knight to be a new generation of in the top-line models, these Sun Star has put the hairiest of applied scripts for the “DODGE” led to a chrome strip that went the hairy V8s — the twin-Holley lettering on the trunk and nose over the front wheels and then carbed “Super D-500” — under and the “D-500” emblems on straight back to the rear bumper. the pristine hood of this latest the fins. Instead of the nerve- A set of applied fins rode atop “Platinum Collection” model, and testing peel-them-and-die the rear fenders with their there’s a good chance that this foils of releases past, these are trailing edges ending in a giant is their best car yet. Yes, we’ve downright sturdy, hot-printed pot metal trim casting; below it said that before. But a maker that chrome that should live through sat stacked cone taillights set improves with every release is all but the most ham-handed into jet-exhaust-style bezels. what we all hope for — and that’s wipe downs. When compared to Virgil Exner’s definitely the deal here. And you’ll want to wipe clean, elegant 1957 designs, This is an outrageously the car down, trust me. After these added gimmicks — and the good-looking model, and it’s peeling the cling-on windshield series of faux “gills” at the rear engineered, cast, painted, and protector (a nice idea that can flanks — might have seemed a bit built better than any of this be challenging to remove), we much. But when equipped with manufacturer’s prior offerings, discovered lots of fingerprints Chrysler Corp’s stoutest “D500” period. The casting is straight and smudges on the chrome engines, these Mopars didn’t with no sign of a mold parting and the broad expanses of hood just look busy — they got busy, line, and the opening doors, hood, and trunk. These will come off in a hurry. Only one thing could and trunk are fitted tightly and easily with a microfiber cloth catch them — rust. With fewer evenly. Atop the Poppy Red over and a dusting of detail spray. summer 2013 45

OUT OF THE BOX Above: Sun Star’s latest Eisenhower-era Just be careful around the twin of its own to speak of. Above a top dangling behind the seat bomb pulls no punches in the interior steel antennas (both for your deeply flocked black floor replete back and a fuzzy floor onto which department. If the tri-toned colors don’t sake and the model’s), the side- with rubber mats, the seat backs a full spare has been placed. grab you, the handful of working features view mirrors, and the tip of Sir tilt, as does the armrest (a bit), Follow the trick aftermarket will. Out back , the trunk totes a “steelie” Fenderguard’s lances on either and the front seats swivel to exhaust tips down to a chassis spare and jack, and some neat textile side, and you’ll be fine. Once the side. You can also position built off a huge, complex rails- detailing. buffed, we were impressed by the sun visors, but the real fun and-floor matrix with added Below: e Super D-500 engine was a the great paint, the deep flashing here is just looking at the thing. suspension bits front and rear. costly — but most assuredly thrilling — on the bumpers fore and aft, and Both ends are spring-loaded, and option. Sun Star’s done some competent, the intricate photo-etched grille e red, black, grey and chrome though they aren’t as complex and clever, work here. set into the old Dodge’s face. e colors and patterns are nearly as some scale suspensions, who headlights and general lensing - hypnotic, and the dash, wearing cares? e separate exhaust, a real strong suit with these cars waffled chrome, a push-button full-on driveline, and a more than - is deep, clear, and believable, trans cluster, and readable respectable set of tires at the and the whole show, riding on gauges, looks like something corners makes the undercarriage wide whites with great Lancer from a fighter plane. worth a look. wheel covers, is pure ’50s joy. Sun Star gets a lot out of their We’ve spent a lot of time e tri-tone interior is equally plastics, and the show of force talking about this lineup, and the well done, and it’s got a few tricks under the Dodge’s real-hinged conversation always seems to hood is no exception to that rule. come back to bang for the buck. Soft vinyl, sharp plastic, and a Were these Dodges (a hardtop slew of tight, neatly painted and and top-up convertible are sure assembled castings are placed to come) selling for half again in between the fender wells. On what they’re fetching, we’d the passenger side, there’s a still consider them a very good washer fluid bag; added graphics deal. At their sub-$100 price on the front air cleaner and on point, Sun Star’s fine, finned 1:18 the mighty mill’s valve covers Mopars are downright princely. join in to top the 345-horsepower Highly recommended. D-500 off beautifully. Even if the twin carbs look a little blocky, SOURCES there’s a heck of a lot going on under here, especially for the Sun Star Models price — and it’s a rare sight too. On the real ride, this motor was a sunstarmodelcars.com $414.95 option. For more images of this model, e trunk has a couple of good go to the “From the Magazine” things going for it: a fabric folded section on DCXmag.com. THE RED, BLACK, GREY AND CHROME COLORS AND PATTERNS ARE NEARLY HYPNOTIC, AND THE DASH, WEARING WAFFLED CHROME, A PUSH BUTTON TRANS CLUSTER, AND READABLE GAUGES, LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING FROM A FIGHTER PLANE 46 DCXmag.com

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THE DEFINITIVE 1:18 INDYCAR COLLECTION As the excitement builds at Indy, and preparations get under way, we thought it might be a good time for Indy 500 fans and diecast collectors alike to have a look at the essence of the Memorial Day Classic through new — and not-so-new — 1:18 offerings. BY BILL BENNETT If you collect Indy cars, 2012 and 2013 will prove to define Indianapolis 500 racing. Some are available be amazing years. Mark and Brian Fothergill, owners on the secondary market, some are new, and of Replicarz, have acquired several molds from the more are still just around the corner. Not all of late, great Carousel 1 to bring us cars we haven’t the modeled cars are winners, but they’ve been seen before, and some that simply demanded a selected because the car, the team, or the driver second production run. ey’re also building some brought something special to Indy. Whatever the new, long-awaited Indy racers in resin. reason, each model — in no particular order — is a winner in its own right. We’ve tried to assemble a collection of cars that 48 DXCMag.com

1. Ray 6. Parnelli Jones’ 1963 Watson “Ol’ Calhoun” Roadster Harroun’s 1911 Marmon CAROUSEL 1 Wasp 1967 STP Turbine-powered racer REPLICARZ REPLICARZ On its way soon from Replicarz, Parnelli Jones has led 492 laps at the 500, but was only able to bring this resin replica of home one victory. Carousel 1 brought us that winning car, the 500 the first Indy 500 winner (reviewed in pre-production form, as pictured, Champion “Ol’ Calhoun” Watson roadster. Tentatively set for a February in the Spring 2013 DCX) has been sought by collectors for years. Now we or March 2013 release, Replicarz’s resin version of Andy Granatelli’s STP will finally have the most iconic of all the Indy 500 racers. “Silent Sam” will replicate the turbine-powered wonder that Jones drove in 1967. 2. A.J. Foyt’s Trevis, Watson, and Coyote race winners for 1961, ’64, ’67 & ’77 CAROUSEL 1 As the first winner of four Indy 500s, Foyt’s wins bridged the transition from roadsters to rear-engined race cars at Indianapolis. PHOTOS COURTESY OF INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY 3. Al Unser Sr.’s 1970 and 1971 Vel’s Parnelli Jones 7. Mario Andretti’s 1969 Brawner Hawk “Johnny Lightning” Ford Colt ERTL & REPLICARZ REPLICARZ Mario drove the Hawk in 1969 to his only win out of 29 starts in the 500. Coming sometime this year, Indy 500 all-time lap leader and four-time Andretti was co-named “Driver of the Century” (20th) by the Associated winner Al Unser’s winning “Johnny Lightning” Colts are naturals. Press, and is the only driver to be F1 World Champion, an Indy 500 Winner, and a Daytona 500 Winner. Ertl originally released the Hawk in 4. Bill Vukovich’s 1953 & 1954 Kurtis race winners diecast in 1993; because of the large demand for the car, Replicarz issued a resin version in 2011. CAROUSEL 1 “Vuky,” in his short five-race Indy career, led more laps at the 500 than 8. Bobby Unser 1975 Jorgensen Gurney Eagle all but seven drivers in the race’s history, besting Bobby Unser and Rick Mears, who both raced at Indy many more times. He was killed while CAROUSEL 1 leading in ’55. With wins at Indy in 1968, ’75, and ’81, Bobby Unser drove for Dan Gurney’s “All-American Racers” in Gurney’s “Jorgensen Steel” Eagle, in 1975. e second member (by wins) of the “First Family of IndyCar Racing”, a car driven by Bobby Unser is a necessity in any IndyCar collection. ISTOCKPHOTO 5. Rick Mears’ 1984 Pennzoil Penske March-Cosworth CAROUSEL 1 Rick Mears set himself apart by being the third driver to score four wins at the Indy 500. He brought all four of his wins to the Penske organization. His cars were striking, particularly with their Pennzoil or Marlboro liveries. 9. Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 2007 & 2012 Dallaras GREENLIGHT Franchitti has won the Indy 500 three times, in 2007, 2010, and 2012, and seems poised to jump into the fraternity of four-time winners. He and his wife, actress Ashley Judd, are big fan favorites and draw lots of attention on race day. SUMMER 2013 49

10. Jim Clark 1965 Ford/Lotus 38 CAROUSEL 1 Considered by many to be history’s best driver, two-time F1 World Champion Jim Clark won the Indy 500 in 1965, on his third attempt, becoming the first man to win the race in a rear-engined race car. at signaled the beginning of the end for the classic Indy roadster. He was killed in a racing accident in Germany in 1968. 14. Danica Patrick 2008 Andretti-Green Racing Honda- Dallara GREENLIGHT e first woman in IndyCar racing to win a race, Danica showed her mettle, winning at the Twin Ring Motegi in the 2008 Indy Japan 300. Extremely cool and competent on the track, with a model’s looks and poise, she was a sponsor’s dream. Her highest finish at the Indy 500 was third in 2009. 15. Mark Donohue 1972 Sunoco/Penske McLaren M16B CAROUSEL 1 Mark Donohue was an amazing driver in Can Am, Trans Am, sports car, endurance, and open wheel IndyCar racing. His engineer’s thoroughness assured that the cars he raced had an “unfair advantage.” His win at the 1972 Indy 500 was the first of 15 500s won by the Penske Racing team. 11. Johnny Rutherford 1974 McLaren M 16 C/D CAROUSEL 1 “Lone Star JR” won three times at the Brickyard. is car was his first winner in 1974, driving for McLaren with Offy power. He also won in 1976 and 1980. 12. Sam Hanks/Jimmy Bryan 1957- 1958 Salih Laydown 16. Nigel Mansell 1992 Newman-Haas Cosworth-Lola Roadsters MINICHAMPS CAROUSEL 1 AND REPLICARZ Nigel Mansell was the only Indianapolis 500 racer to simultaneously hold Winning the 500 for two consecutive years, 1957 and 1958, the radical the Formula 1 World Championship and the CART IndyCar World Series George Salih-built Roadster had its engine laid over to 72 degrees in the Championship. He was the CART Series Champion in his rookie year. chassis, giving it a wind-cheating 21-inch profile. Hanks retired in the Winner’s Circle in 1957, and the car was turned over to Jimmy Bryan, who won with it in 1958. (See DCX, Spring 2013). 13. Juan Pablo Montoya 2000 Ganassi G-Force As we said, not every one of these was an Indy 500 winner, but each Oldsmobile of these 1:18 cars represents a choice that’s outstanding for one or more reasons. is list is an expansion of our original, and we’ve made ACTION some changes from when we first introduced it over three years ago (viewable at DCXmag.com if you search “Essentials”). In any form, Juan Pablo has had an amazingly successful racing career, racing at the we hope that creating our “Diecast Essentials” will bring just a little highest level of motorsports in Formula 1, CART, and NASCAR, and winning more fun to your collecting by the next time you hear, “Gentlemen and in all three series. He won the Indy 500 in his rookie year, driving this car ladies ... start your engines !” for Chip Ganassi Racing. It was the team’s first victory there. SOURCES Action actiondiecast.com Greelight greenlighttoys.com Minichamps minichampsna.com Replicarz replicarz.com For Carousel 1, and older releases, check secondary market and auction sites. 50 DXCMag.com