28 Mar, 2008
Posted by: admin In: General Diecast
INDIANAPOLIS (March 28, 2008) The 2008 IndyCar Series season gets underway this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Saturday at 8:00pm, ESPN2) with fan excitement and anticipation at an all-time high. 2008 has already been a historic year for the IndyCar Series with the merger between the IndyCar Series and Champ Car World Series, not to mention [...]
27 Mar, 2008
Posted by: admin In: 1:64 Scale| Hot Wheels| Press Releases
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hot Wheels® today announced its year-long plans to celebrate the brand’s 40-year heritage at the 105th American International Toy Fair®. Anniversary activities were kicked off with the unveiling of a custom jeweled 1:64-scale Hot Wheels® car, designed by celebrity jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills. This one-of-a-kind car, the most expensive in Hot [...]
Indianapolis, IN (March 24, 2008)
It will not be easy for collectors to get their hands on the latest new series from GreenLight Collectibles! GreenLight’s Black Bandit Series 1 sold out to Greenlight Distributors before it arrived in the United States. The immediate sellout makes the initial release of the Black Bandit series the [...]
14 Mar, 2008
Posted by: admin In: 1:18 Scale| Ertl American Muscle| Hobby Opinions
If you threw a bucket of cold water on a sleeping diecast collector at 2:30 in the morning and asked them which car is the most widely owned of all, he would without hesitation answer “The General Lee, of course!” Since the television show about two good-hearted cousins from the hills of Kentucky who always [...]
The 19th annual Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous® is set for September 18–21, 2008 in downtown San Bernardino, California. Mark your calendar to attend the largest cruisin’ classic car show and the largest automotive celebration of the historic Route 66 Highway.
Registration is limited to 1,900 pre-1974 classics, customs, hot [...]