Less than two years after it was completed, the Dodge Deora became a legendary custom, an official Crysler concept, an AMT plastic scale-model kit, and one of the very first Hot Wheels die-cast toy ...

Scale models and automotive enthusiasm have gone hand-in-hand since the earliest Hot Rod days. In modern times, you'll find countless ways to indulge in these tiny replicas that often end up next to ...

The Civic and S2000 kits are sold separately, but each kit includes everything you need to snap together your very own ...

Model cars accompanied real cars early on in the history of automobiles. Released as children’s toys, they soon became the focus of collectors of all ages. Car enthusiasts love seeing the real thing ...

We are about half a decade away from Hot Wheels celebrating its 60th anniversary. As part of the Mattel group, it's one of the most popular car-related brands in the world. If you're reading this, ...

Collecting Hot-Wheels-sized cars is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to tangibly appreciate automobiles. Like most hobbies, you can go totally nuts with these things, getting creative with their ...

Some of the greatest heroes of the show car world gained fame at the Detroit Autorama. In the late '50s through the mid-'60s, builders like George Barris, Gene Winfield, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Darryl ...

“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 ...

Let's start with the name. Let's not call them Kemps, or Sleds, or Kustoms with a "K." Let's just call them custom cars. A custom is a car that has been changed, primarily by external modification or ...