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Detroit, 2:37 PM
Tue Feb 9
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#carmovies

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Alex Cox Goes HO Scale: Repo Chick!

I say Alex Cox's Repo Man stands as The Greatest Car Movie Of All Time. His latest film- which should be released this year, Hollywood politics permitting- might turn out to be the Greatest Toy Car Movie Of All Time. More »

01/30/10

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By Murilee Martin

#celebrities

REPORT: Tom Cruise Drops $30K On Suri's Custom Indy Car

Suri Cruise has been so "mesmerized by auto racing" on TV, her father Tom dropped $30,000 on a custom car for the three-year-old. An Escalade? Nope. A miniature replica of a freaking open-wheel racer according to gossip sites. More »

01/13/10

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By Matt Hardigree

#carart

30 Years Of Tamiya R/C Cars

In 1976, Tamiya took apart a brand new 911, using what they learned to create their first remote-controlled car. This poster? What they accomplished over the next 30 years. [Overshadowed via Save The Enzos]

01/05/10

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By Matt Hardigree

#toycars

Period Slot Cars with Creepy Kids for Post-Holiday Fun

In the mood for some post-holiday shopping? These vintage Czech slot racers may come in handy to suck up your saved dollars. More »

12/30/09

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By Peter Orosz

#musclecarwars

Camustenger Creates Holy Muscle Car Mess

Perhaps attempting Kissingeresque détente in Muscle Car Wars, this modeler has combined the latest generation of Mustang, Camaro and Challenger to create the Camustenger... Muchallaro... Challustangero. More »

12/23/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#toycars

Japanese Wall-Climbing Laser-Controlled Cars All We Want For Christmas

Takara Tomy already had our interest with Aero Spider cars, capable of racing up walls with the use of reverse suction fans. Now they blast into awesome with "laser" control. Thank Gamera there's video of these wall-climbing machines in action. More »

12/11/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#toycars

Toy Cars On Toy Tokyo Streets In Epic Stop-Motion Action Movie

This stop-motion movie's plot is harder to figure out than a Michael Bay flick, but luckily the toy-car-on-toy-car action is even more epic. Who knew toy soldiers were such good drivers? More »

12/11/09

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By Wes Siler

#toycars

Papa John's Camaro Z28 Goes Replica

Jalopnik played a small role in bringing Papa John's Camaro back home to Kentucky and now the Z28 itself is going small with a limited edition toy car. More »

11/24/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#hoonoftheday

Blowin' Up Toy Cars In Slow Motion!

If only I'd had a Casio EX-F1 slo-mo camera as a kid. The awesome destruction of all those 1:24 scale model cars I stuffed with M-80s would have been captured! Sadly, Malaise Era kids had to settle for Super 8. More »

11/14/09

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By Murilee Martin

#frankfurtmotorshow

The Most Affordable Cars Of The Frankfurt Motor Show

Expect wall-to-wall coverage of the Frankfurt Motor Show over the next two days. In the meantime, enjoy this image of high quality toy cars at the show. Can you name them all? Photo Credit Torsten Silz/AFP/Getty

09/14/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#toycars

Old Porsches, No Engines

Get your fix of 1:32 wind-up Porsches at A Time To Get, where Nick Maggio has even dug up an old 917. In Gulf livery, of course. [A Time To Get]

08/27/09

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By Peter Orosz

#topgear

Top Gear Approves Of The Lego Caterham R500

The chaps at Caterham will do anything to save weight. This time, they've taken the Caterham R500 and cast it in Legos. We can't wait to see The Minifig Stig toss it around the Top Gear track. More »

08/26/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#carart

Toy Car Wall Art

When you get to a certain age, people start judging your collection of toy cars. We're guessing this may be part of the motivation for this attractive piece of car-based art. [Apartment Therapy via Tchochkes]

07/02/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#racingnews

Ladies And Gentlemen, Start Your Wind-Up Engines

Here's an amazing CT scan of a wind-up toy race car — perfect for a weekend that's the putative start of racing season. Isn't it adorable and child-like — sort of like a couple professional racing leagues we know? More »

05/22/09

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By Ray Wert

#novelties

More Spectacular Toy Car Racing Action With Explosions

Following the adventures of the Fairlady Z, here’s something similar, an ad for Turkish die-cast retailer Dekalo. And the cars? All German. They blow up real nice. More »

05/18/09

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By Peter Orosz

#howto