MARION — Drivers, start your engines. For the first time in Iowa, the IndyCar and NASCAR model collection of local racing enthusiast, historian and former museum owner David Wendell will be available ...
John Hotchkiss took up this hobby in 2005. That was the year when he had to stop working as a result of a battle with cancer. He says his wife bought his first model car, and he was hooked right away.
I'm giving you a closer look at my entire diecast car collection and sharing just how much I've spent building it over the ...
Collectors of priceless automotive antiquities often go to great lengths in obtaining new treasures for their home-based exhibits. And while their real-life adventures may not equal those of Indiana ...
When the pandemic began last spring, Steve Maddox was feeling confined to his home, and was looking to stay busy. He turned to eBay to pass some time and, suddenly, he had built up a nice collection ...
If you plan to start a model car collection, you must first make some important decisions. To get to that point, a list of questions needs answering. And it may not be as easy as you think. What scale ...
I have amassed almost 300 1/64th-scale cars in my collection, but I realize most of them are basic items you can get for $10 or less. I'm happy to own a few special castings from various manufacturers ...
“A fine car model is like a song. It can take you back to a specific point in your life, like a race,” says Kurt Carlson, of Gig Harbor, Wash. “To me, models are more than an object. They are an ...
Stripped of its hybrid power-train components while decked out in downforce-intensive aerodynamics and purpose-built hardware, the Ferrari 296 GT3 is a motorsport-focused variant of the Prancing Horse ...