The basement display area a floor below the OEM circus at the L.A. Auto Show is always home to some weird and wild tuner creations. But we doubt even the lifted trucks and modified Rolls Royces hiding down in the dungeon come close to this life-size Barbie car when it comes to imagination. What appears to […]
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The Toyota Mirai, which is currently in its second generation, is a pioneer in terms of bringing fuel-cell technology into production. In order to showcase the scalability of hydrogen use, Toyota collaborated with Tamiya and Bramble Energy to create a hydrogen-fueled radio-controlled model as a miniature version of the Mirai. Toyota claims that this is […]
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Movie theater tills are ringing around the world as cinema-goers flock to watch No Time To Die. But EON, the production company behind the film, is also in line to make a fortune from Bond merchandise. One of the many companies that have hitched itself to the Bond bandwagon is German toymaker Playmobil, which has […]
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This year marked the 30th anniversary of Mazda winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the rotary-powered 787B. To celebrate the occasion, MZ Racing is offering a detailed 1:6 scale model of the four-rotor R26B engine in race specification that’s selling for ¥179,300 yen ($1,579). The company produced a similar scale model back in 2018 […]
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Hot Wheels has announced that it is working with Gucci to make a limited edition 1:64 scale version of the 1982 Cadillac Seville Gucci. The model is being produced to celebrate the fashion brand’s 100th birthday and is the first haute couture collaboration that Hot Wheels has ever undertaken. It’s also the first time Gucci […]
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There is something weirdly satisfying about watching a dirty and damaged vehicle transforming into a pristine example of automotive craftsmanship. What started as a trend from barn finds and classic car restoration projects, has evolved into a YouTube craze involving scale models. People seem to love watching allegedly abandoned scale models in a bad shape […]
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Previous iterations of the Kia Sorento haven’t been exactly what we would call ‘desirable.’ However, with the latest generation, the South Korean car manufacturer has managed to create an SUV that isn’t just appealing but also an excellent all-rounder to live with. The design of the new model is so striking, in fact, that it […]
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If you’re a frequent reader of CarScoops, you’ve probably seen a host of stories featuring craftsmen carving awesome scale models of cars out of wood with the most basic of hand and power tools. This latest video comes from YouTuber ND – Woodworking Art and is one of the most impressive we’ve come across. For […]
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The Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa was one of the most distinctive and successful cars in the automaker’s history. Not to be confused with the similar-sounding Testarossa from the 1980s/1990s, the pontoon-fendered race car won 18 races and three World Sports Car Championship titles, and now, Ferrari has made an official 3/4 scale replica of it. Called […]
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Amalgam has a long and proud history of creating some incredible scale model cars and has just unveiled its latest creation in the form of a particularly stunning Ford GT40. The GT40 in question is based on chassis #1075 which claimed victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1969 with Jacky Ickx and […]
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