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 pulled out the camera phone for a quick “photo-op!” As you can see by the second picture, the owner is proudly displaying his love of Hot Wheels! Click either image for a closer view.

If you’ve spotted someone publicly displaying their love of Hot Wheels (or any other diecast for that matter!) we’d love to post about it! Send your pictures and related information to blog [at] diecastaudio.com and we’ll post it up!

Tag: 1:1 Scale

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 with the Hugger Orange hued Camaro Convertible Concept that GM brought out to California. The result is a great article with plenty of juicy “tid-bits” about what will present in the final production run of the car as well as an amazing photo gallery containing 52 shots of the beauty! Click the link below to make the jump over to their site for the full story.

[via autoblog.com]

Tags: 1:1 Scale, autoblog.com, Camaro, concept, convertible, GreenLight, Jada Toys, Other Brands

We know the diecast version rolls - now we get to see the real one in action! Time to save your pennies kids cause there’s 49 of them up for grabs!

[via webridestv.com and the JLFT MySpace Blog]

Tags: 1:1 Scale, Chip Foose, Full Throttle, Hemisfear, Johnny Lightning

Poster WLCollector over on HOBBYTALK.COM shares this magazine scan of the new 2011 Pontiac Trans Am. Rumor has it that this concept will be used for a new Knight Rider movie some time in the future!

Use the links below for additional information and pictures.

[via hobbytalk.com]

Tag: 1:1 Scale

Since the Hot Wheels version of the Bugatti Veryon is the only one that any of us will probably own, I thought this little piece on someone who owns a real one might be of interest - especially since he destroyed it! Here’s the picture and text from AUTOBLOG.COM:

We only know of one other time a Bugatti Veyron has been wrecked, and that was during the car’s development when a prototype was destroyed doing a high-speed test. There there was the time a preproduction Veyron performed a very public spin-out at Mazda’s Laguna Seca Raceway during the Monterey Historics. These incidents actually delayed the debut of the production car, though perhaps it should have stayed in the oven a bit longer if its designers were worried about stability at speed.

Reports this morning are flooding in of the first known wreck of a Bugatti Veyron on public roads, and there are pictures to prove it. Very little is known about the circumstances expect that the crash occurred in the U.K. and was apparently the result of hydroplaning. For a car with an MSRP well over a million bucks, we assumed that when hydroplaning is detected the car would immediately enter hovercraft mode, but we now know that’s not the case.

We should end this post with that greatest of car wreck jokes: “Think that’ll buff out?” No. No it won’t.

[via autoblog.com]

Tag: 1:1 Scale

Introducing the Toyota FT-HS - a hybrid sports car concept revealed at the 2007 North American International Auto Show. To summarize what this cool concept aims to be you’ll have to imagine having a car that is much faster than a Porsche, Mercedes AMG and any M series car from BMW all while costing just 1/4 the price! This sleak 4-seater sports a retractable roof similar to a targa top, but will essentially reduce to a 2-seater when the top is rolled back.

Toyota hasn’t had a real sports car since 1997’s Supra so this will certainly put them back in the game rather quickly if it ever comes to production. diecastAUDIO is thinking that this will probably make it as a Hot Wheels casting first! More pictures after the jump!

[via trendpimp.com]

Tags: 1:1 Scale, concept, Toyota

Slated to debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month, DaimlerChrysler has just started releasing information and photos of the new Dodge Demon Concept. One exciting aspect of the Demon is that it was designed and built from the ground up and does not borrow from any of the existing DCX platforms. Although, it does share the existing 2.4L four-cylinder World Engine that sends 172 horsepower and 165 ft-lbs. of torque to the rear wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox. From the looks alone you can tell that it will be targeted at the Mazda MX5 (Miata) or the Solstice/Sky roadsters. Read more with the link to AUTOBLOG.COM below or check out the pictures in the gallery.

Gallery: Dodge Demon Concept

[via autoblog.com]

Tags: 1:1 Scale, concept, Dodge, roadster