for March 2009
Diecast Car Kits
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 13 March 2009
The love of diecast cars has been parlayed into a burgeoning model car kit industry. Among the relatively few model car kit manufacturers, Tom Daniel was a pioneer in the trade. Tom Daniel conceived the plans for 75 model car kits in collaboration with Monogram from 1967 to 1975. His 1970 Mean [...]
Diecast Movie Cars
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 13 March 2009
Cars featured in movies have also translated into diecast cars as well and in many movies, cars are often one of the main attractions.
Corgi Toys has long been an innovator in diecast movie cars. In 1965, Corgi produced the best selling toy car of all time, James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 based on the [...]
Diecast Funny Cars
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 11 March 2009
The early 1960’s and 1970’s marked the beginning of funny cars. The popularity of drag racing quickly influenced the diecast industry and many manufacturers determined that it would be profitable to sell diecast Funny Cars. One of the first to start building diecast funny cars was Corgi Toys and some of their early models [...]
