Posts Tagged ‘toys’
click above for more high-res picsA few years ago, Bruce Pascal paid more than $70,000 for a single Hot Wheels car. The car was an extremely rare rear-loading Beach Bomb with an even more rare pink coat of paint. But it didn't have even a single diamond or ruby, which makes us wonder what Mr. Pascal......
Suzuki Equator mid-size pickup slated for Chicago debut
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
Suzuki Grand Vitara Pickup Concept from 2000 Tokyo Motor ShowSuzuki is the little automaker with pluck, having galantly reached its ambitious goal of selling 100,000 vehicles in the U.S. last year. Soon another model with join Suzuki's lineup, and it's probably not what you think. Pickuptruck.com i......
VIDEO: Acura NSX gets whacked with a shovel
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
Despite it being a blatant advertisement, we couldn't help but show you this video of a guy hitting an Acura NSX with a shovel at full swing. Three times. The amazing part? It doesn't leave a mark because of a product called "DoorPal", which somehow protects the aluminum-bodied NSX from any harm. Th......
Become a car designer, just $19.99!
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
From time to time we've all been tempted to purchase that fake diploma from the endlessly circulating email, right? The last time I checked, though, they weren't offering fake certificates from the Art Center College of Design, or the Academy of Art University. If you still held onto the dream of so......
All we want for Christmas is a Ford GT
Monday, August 20th, 2007
The Ford GT has always been badass. When it went into production in 2003, all of those kit cars from back in the day suddenly paled in comparison to a genuine GT40-inspired supercar. It was a relative bargain, too. Of course, when we say relative bargain, we mean expensive. Always willing to settle,......
Takara’s palm-sized R/C… Crossovers?
Friday, June 1st, 2007
Click image for photo galleryOk, they're not all crossovers -- one of them's a Prius, the Corolla Fielder's a wagon, and the Honda Stream's an MPV -- but Takara Tomy's new CAUL R/C lineup is still CUV-heavy. The nicely-detailed palm-sized R/C cars cost just ¥600 in Japan (a little over $5 at curren......
Bring the Toys II: Tomica Skyline 50th Anniversary die-casts
Friday, May 11th, 2007
Click image to enlargeAs Japan celebrates 50 years of the Nissan Skyline, Tomica, known for its Matchbox-style die-cast cars has released six new commemorative toy cars. Arriving in their signature cardboard boxes (just like matchboxes used to), these cars' packaging will feature the Skyline 50th lo......
Bring the Toys! Kickass AWD R/C car race/drift video
Friday, May 11th, 2007
Kyosho's Mini-Z series of RC cars is pretty neat. Measuring in at around 5 inches in length, the cars are exquisitely detailed, and as you'll see in the video after they jump, they go like stink. The embed is a long form commercial/promo that centers mainly on the Mini-Z AWD series. The pair of R34 ......
Forbes names “Most Affordable Luxury Cars”
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
One of our favorite non-auto-publications-laughably-doing-car-stories, Forbes has just issued its list of the most affordable luxury cars available today. Sound like an oxymoron? Well, it is, sort of, but their point is a logical one. Even the entry-level models from most luxury players are getting ......
Ferrari and Acer team up on PDA
Monday, April 9th, 2007
A Ferrari PDA. Joy of joys. People still use these things? If you must have one more thing strapped to your belt or stuffed in your pocket, might as well get the one with the Prancing Horse. That way, when everyone else pulls out their toys and starts twiddling as a way to avoid human interaction, y......