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REVIEW: CMC Mercedes 300 SL Roadster (W198 II) | 1:18

Lost for words are some reviews with this exact version of CMC´s overdue novelty that other manufacturers like Minichamps and NOREV had done long ago. CMC seek to overwhelm collectors with details, materials and functions that allegedly only someone who knows the real car inside out, says Iain Tyrell, can fully appreciate, when scaling down usually inevitably requires simplification to Continue Reading...
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REVIEW: NZG Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed

OMG, AMG, too, sort of jumped on the bandwagon with a similar racing-heritage-nostalgic concept as Ferrari´s Monza SP2, Aston Martin´s V12 Speed and McLaren´s Elva: No windscreen, an air deflection system that only half works, two scoops behind the seats and (except on the Elva) a spine running between both seats, only that on the AMG it arches up to Continue Reading...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Motorhelix Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm Tricolore

Coinciding with the Olympics in Northern Italy´s city of Milan (where Alfa Romeo was founded), Motorhelix have released a third version of their Alfa Romeo Giulia. This time it´s a red GTAm bearing a sportive Italian tricolore stripe, white bumpers and door roundels with a #69 commemorating some of their successful 1970s racing Giulias. As a change from the previous Continue Reading...
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REVIEW: Norev Ferrari Dino 246 GTS (Limited Edition)

“Almost a Ferrari, “ the Dino 246 GT was initially advertised as, and there are different explanations why the car, named after Enzo´s early-deceased beloved son, was denied the Ferrari script and prancing horse. And whatever the real reason was, the Dino is an important milestone in Ferrari´s history and one of their most beautiful road cars. In scale 1:18, Continue Reading...
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REVIEW: IXO Ford Gran Torino (1972)

“Ain´t she sweet?” Clint Eastwood, playing recently widowed war veteran Walt Kowalski, raptly mumbles, sitting on his porch at sunset in Detroit, can of beer in hand, nodding admiration at his shiny 1972 Ford muscle car that he has just finished detailing and that he once helped manufacturing long before finally retiring as a Ford Motor Company assembly line worker. Continue Reading...
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