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Put up a #youtube video of disassembling a cheap diecast car so I can use the internal parts on another project.… t.co/ZqCNJmAr8E
Diecast Toy Cars of the 1950s & 1960sPublished by Veloce Publishing Ltd 2009
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DieCastX Magazine2016
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@GLCollectibles Expands their #Diecast into Ron Jon's Surf Shop - Action Figure Insider
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Phil's 1stPix
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, he opened a tiny oceanside shop in Long Beach Island, N. J. The lifestyle-apparel and board-sports-equipment retailer has since opened stores in Cocoa Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Ft. Myers, Key West, Panama City Beach, Clearwater Beach, Fla. , as well as Myrtle Beach, S. C. , Ocean City, Md. , and Orange Beach, Ala. The flagship store in Cocoa Beach is the world’s largest surf shop. GreenLight replicas are produced under various themes in and 1:64 scales and are officially licensed by the world’s premier automotive and entertainment companies, including General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Group LLC, Volkswagen AG,... , Carroll Shelby Licensing, Paramount Studios, AMC, Universal Studios, Eleanor Licensing LLC, The US Army, Elvis Presley Enterprises, The Steve McQueen Foundation, Sony Pictures, and the Verizon IndyCar.
[via www.actionfigureinsider.com]
Why You Should Start Your Presidents' Day Car Shopping Now - Jalopnik
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Is Presidents’ Day Weekend Really The Best Time To Buy. That’s an adage you hear quite a bit, the best time to buy really depends on the individual customer. You’d be surprised how many people who were not in the market for a car are now browsing for one because they think there is a deal to be had. The big caveat to all this is it depends on the car. The car you want may be very popular which results in a limited inventory for that model. Last year at this time, everyone wanted.
[via jalopnik.com]
[02/29/16,
via Autoblog]
Model Car Collecting: Collector scale 1:18
Other model car manufacturers such as Ertl and Minichamps soon started ... but now make great 1:18 scale diecast cars in the $40 to $80 range. French-based brand Ottomobile and GT Spirit make resin cars that are amazing, but somewhat pricey with prices ... [...]
[01/31/16,
via kinja.com]
What Other Cars Should Be Revived Via The New Low Volume Car Law?
The DeLorean has been “revived” thanks to the Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act. That got me thinking, what other cars could come back from the past via the new law? So here is the just of the new law. Cars 25 years or older can be reproduced ... [...]
[01/18/16,
via pinterest.com]
1938 Auto Union Type D 1/18 Diecast Car Model by CMC
pinterest.com/fra411 #classic #cars - 1938 - Auto Union Type Dwww.xn--mxaifdl8e.gr ... comprising struggling auto manufacturers Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer [...]
[12/07/15,
via Shelby News]
Car-crazy Clow's collection races into Grover Museum
The unique collection contains between 700 and 1,000 pieces, and includes diecast cars from manufacturers like Tonka, Matchbox and Hot Wheels, as well as a number of Indianapolis Speedway race flags, a race car wheel, pit crew team shirts, racing banners ... [...]
[11/26/15,
via Morning Star]
Research and Markets: Germany Automotive Parts Die Casting Market to Reach USD 2.8 Billion by 2020- Growth, Trends & Forecast Report (2015-2020)
Increasing number of car parts, such as engine blocks and structural parts ... by raw material type and by application type. In a nutshell, automobile makers are now focusing on collaborating with the part die casting manufacturers in order to produce ... [...]
Mattel relaunches its classic die-cast Matchbox range with Best of Europe Car Assortment
Mattel is launching an all-new range of Matchbox vehicles that will pay homage to the most iconic car manufacturers in Europe including Land Rover, Audi, Mercedes, and Porsche. The new range from Matchbox will celebrate names from across the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Russia, featuring 100 per cent licensed vehicles with authentic details found within the famous cars. Created nearly 70 years ago by British inventor Jack Odell and continuing to sell more than 40 million die-cast vehicles...
Transmission oil pan made from polyamide 6 instead of 66 offers benefits to carmakers
In the manufacture of transmission oil pans, polyamides offer numerous advantages over sheet steel or die-cast aluminum in terms of lightweight construction, cost-cutting functional integration and design flexibility. Polyamide 66 in particular has therefore found widespread use in series production of these large injection-moulded parts in recent years. However, polyamide 6 is also very well suited to the purpose, as is evident from an increasing number of applications. One...
Mattel taps Audi, Porsche, Land Rover, and Mercedes for Matchbox toy cars relaunch
Mattel is launching an all-new range of Matchbox vehicles that will pay homage to the most iconic car manufacturers in Europe including Land Rover, Audi, Mercedes, and Porsche. The new range from Matchbox will celebrate names from across the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Russia, featuring 100 per cent licensed vehicles with authentic details found within the famous cars. Created nearly 70 years ago by British inventor Jack Odell and continuing to sell more than 40 million die-cast vehicles...