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Attendees of the first-ever Canadian Diecast Convention will now have one more exciting event to attend as the 1:1 scale Hot Wheels Ford Mustang Color Shifter will be making at stop in Niagara Ontario on Saturday, September 11th.
The Mustang is covered in the very same thermochromatic paint that is used on 1:64 scale Hot [...]

Its been a long time since I’ve featured a picture of someone “out in the wild” showing their love of Hot Wheels, so I was stoked (yeah, I said stoked!) to come across this picture of this awesome 1:1 scale Hot Wheels pickup! Special thanks to Loretta Parker for snapping the picture and sharing [...]

I’m sure those who attended the GMP Experience during the Hotlanta convention would agree that it was quite possibly the highlight of the weekend. The event was spectacular from start to finish. Everything was top notch – from Tom Long’s (GMP’s President) gracious hosting, to delicious the BBQ and the amazing parting gift. Oh, did [...]

Tire manufacturer Dunlop recently teamed up with UK car enthusiast TV show Fifth Gear to accomplish a real life “loop-the-loop” world record – without the use of a safety net! As collectors, we can only reenact this amazing stunt with the help of plastic track and our trusty die-cast cars. It appears that the stunt [...]

Its been a while since I’ve featured a 1:1 scale car here on diecastAUDIO. I introduced the category last year to showcase concept cars that may or may not become production vehicles, but often become miniatures after being picked up by one of the mainstream die cast brands. In fact, the post I did last [...]

Its been quite a while since I’ve done a 1:1 Scale post, and this one certainly makes a fine addition to the category. While out doing errands this past weekend, I spotted this excellent custom Jeep when it cruised by me here in Massachusetts. As it turns out we had the same destination, so I [...]

As car enthusiasts, we’ve been able to enjoy drawings and photographs of it. As diecast collectors, we’ve been able get our hands on it from manufacturers like Jada Toys and GreenLight Collectibles. Now, AUTOBLOG.COM lets us know what its really like to experience one first hand!
Last week the folks at Autoblog got to spend time [...]