Here’s what I’ve managed to pick up the past couple weeks.

Found the Gumball 3000 Corvette the other day and was super excited to take a photo of it with a 1/24 model kit I built a while back. The kit is the Monogram 1/24 Owens-Corning Corvette that dominated SCCA in 1969. This was the first kit I built after graduating college and moving to New York City a couple years ago.…

I took a vacation to Germany/Austria last month and saw a lot of car things. Here are some photos of the Mercedes Museum, Porsche Museum, Auto-Technik Sinsheim, and my father in-law’s childhood diecast collection.

Here’s a project I’ve been wanting to do since the 962/956 casting came out. I stripped a Circuit Legends 962, resprayed with Tamiya lacquers, and added decals from IndyCals. The car is now Hurley Haywood, Vern Schuppan and Derek Bell’s 1983 Le Mans-winning Rothmans 956. I will be on the hunt for more of this casting…

Found a stash of them at a local shop. 2 Monzas, 2 Skylines, 3+ each of the Porsches and Corvettes. Let me know in the next 24 hours so I can get them before they’re gone. I’m always looking for interesting trades, such as Le Mans racers from all eras.

I got real lucky and there are several around me. I can get up to maybe 3 of them. I can also get 1 of the Mercedes 190 and several of the Mercedes AMG GT3, NSX, and Audi R8.

Hi everyone, it’s been a while! I’ve been lazy and have neglected posting.

Last week I asked the manager of my local Duane Reade if I could buy their display box once they were done with it. A couple days later he called me and told me I could have it! It’s been a blast stacking cars into this shelf the past few days.

I recently found this Veyron in my childhood box of toys and can’t figure out what makes these such coveted pieces.

This time it’s the #98 Jim Robbins Special, a 1969 Ford Torino Talladega raced by LeeRoy Yarbrough. I built this from the HW Flames Torino on the shelf these days.

The Ford Torino Talladega was a staple of NASCAR in 1968/1969 and 1971/1972. NASCAR’s aerowars began in 1968, with Dodge running the Charger 500 and Ford with the Torino Talldega and Mercury Cyclone II. The stakes were raised in 1969 when Dodge introduced the iconic Charger Daytona. Upset that Plymouth was not…

Inspired by Hodinkee’s “Bring a Loupe” series of what vintage watches are on the market, I’ve decided to do a new weekly series of posts highlighting diecast deals I find on eBay.

Somehow came across 3 RS6 Avants at CVS.

I adore the Porsche 917.

This little guy started life as an afterthought in an eBay lot of unloved diecasts. The no-name Hong Kong casting is crude, lacks detail, and was in bad shape. However, the shape was perfect.

I’ve been getting a lot of budget diecasts from the 70's and 80's. These are some of my favorite finds. I bought these all with the intention of restoring them, but a couple are too cool to tear down and rebuild.

It’s been a great week.