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  • MODEL CITIZEN'S TOP 5 NEW MODELS OF 2016

    As the far side of the calendar approaches, it's time to take stock of the great new diecast and resincast model cars released in 2016 (and there were many) to select the five we feel represent the best of the best. Some were brand new castings, while others were refreshed variations on prior rel... View Post
  • CARS YOU SHOULD KNOW: THE PORSCHE 916

    The idea was so simple, so perfect: take Porsche's most powerful street engine and drop it into their lightweight mid-engine platform. Dominate Ferrari. Make grown men swoon. That was the concept behind the Porsche 916, an extremely potent variation on the company's low-cost joint venture with... View Post
  • THIS JUST IN: MINICHAMPS' 1:43 PORSCHE 356C COUPE (AND THE SHORT VERSION OF MINICHAMPS HISTORY)

    Minichamps is one of the oldest, most respected names in the model car business, with a history reaching back to Germany's Danhausen trading company in the 1920s. Initially a sort of general store, Danhausen's focus narrowed over the decades to toys, eventually becoming an exclusive vendor of hi... View Post