General Motors proved to be successful in a number of their products, but there is nothing like the Pontiac which brings wonderful memories in the past for many vehicle enthusiasts. This all American car was first distributed in the early 1900s as a companion make for Oakland. This was considered one of the popular mainstream [...]

One of the industries in the United States which have been painfully suffering is the automobile industry. With various countries offering value for money vehicles or sleek designs, the typical individual have long considered various options from different countries. Aside from Japan’s Toyota and Honda and Germany’s, more and more people opt to purchase those [...]

The Aurora Corporation is one of the finest manufacturers of slot cars in the United States. Of their many models, one of the best was the Thunderjet 500 model. The Thunderjet, more popularly known as the T-Jet, was first produced in 1963 and ran until 1972. It was particularly known as being easy to service [...]

I have always loved racing cars. I remember when I was still a child, my father gifted me one Christmas with a slot car set. At that time, there were very few models that you can choose from. Now that I have a child of my own, I bought him a slot car set by [...]

From the movie Forrest Gump, life is like a box of chocolates. You will never what you are going to get. Life, it is up to you if you would agree, is like a box. It is always something that you would need to open to know what is inside. Life can be as simple [...]

I love collecting diecast trucks! It has been my hobby for many years now. I can even still remember my very first diecast truck, the 1996 Revell 1/24 #22 red Dog F-150. Since then, my collection has never stopped from growing. These days, I’ve started collecting diecast NASCAR trucks Camping World. So far my collection [...]

AMT refers to Aluminium Model Toys, a manufacturer of various plastic promotional and kit models. Most of the company’s vehicle products were American cars and trucks in 1:25 scale. In the 1970s, hot rods, customs, and movie and TV vehicles were also produced. The company started off producing promotional models that were being given away [...]

Get your kids started on the journey of discovery. Let them have fun with activities that you enjoyed as a boy. Divert them from spending hours in front of the television or in playing game consoles. Buy a slot car racing set and introduce them to a different kind of excitement.
A complete boxed set is [...]

A few summers ago I visited my extended family in Asia. It was a grand experience. I was surprise how modern the country is. I dare say it’s more modern than the city I lived in. Skyscrapers and malls are everywhere. They even have ice skating rinks in the mall despite not having a winter [...]

Slot cars are miniature scale model cars that run along a fixed track. The term slot comes from shallow grooves in the track that guide the cars through the twists and turns as well as on the straight sections. The grooves are lined with two metal rails that are narrowly separated and set into the [...]