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Thursday, May 28, 2026

1972 Lotus Europa Special Matchbox










The Lotus Europa name is used on two distinct mid-engine GT cars built by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. The original Europa and its variants comprise the Lotus Types 46, 47, 54, 65 and 74, and were produced between 1966 and 1975.
The name was later revived in the Type 121 Europa S, a sports car based on the Lotus Elise produced from 2006 to 2010.
By the mid-1960s, the mid-engine vehicle configuration was well-established as the optimal design for Grand Prix cars, however almost no road vehicles yet used this arrangement. Lotus planned the Europa to be a volume-produced, two-seater mid-engine sports coupe built to reasonable cost, quite an ambitious goal for the time. Like all Lotus vehicles of the era, the Europa was designed and built following Colin Chapman's oft-stated philosophy of automotive design: "Simplify, then add lightness". To this end, a number of ingenious design approaches were made by Lotus to allow it to economically overcome the many challenges presented by the novel mid-engine arrangement.
Production of the original Lotus Europa ceased in 1975, with a total of 9,230 cars of all models having been built.

Thursday, May 7, 2026

1999 Oldsmobile Aurora Hot Wheels 1:64











El Oldsmobile Aurora fue un automóvil de tamaño completo sedán deportivo hecho por Oldsmobile (división de General Motors). El Aurora montó la misma plataforma del Buick Riviera.
El Aurora se convirtió en el deportivo de alta gama de Oldsmobile impulsado por un motor V8 de 4.0 L con 32 válvulas. Suplantó al Oldsmobile Toronado y, finalmente, al Oldsmobile 98 en la línea de sucesión. En el Aurora se ofrece tanto con un motor V6 como con un V8 de la versión alimentada desde 2001-03. Estaba equipado con una transmisión automática de 4 velocidades con Performance Algorithm Shifting.

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

1999 Honda Spocket Concept Hybrid Hot Wheels











The Honda Spocket was a concept car developed by Honda that was displayed at auto shows in 1999 and 2000 but did not enter production.
The Spocket was a convertible with the rear half of the car able to be used for a second row of seats or as a flat floor storage area. It was designed by Honda's California studio, and had a hybrid powertrain with the front wheel driven by a gas engine and the rear wheel by electric motors. It had a wheelbase of 2,750 millimetres (108 in) and a length of 4,270 millimetres (168 in).
Honda showed the concept at the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show, the 2000 North American International Auto Show, and the 2000 LA Auto Show, though it did not go into production.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

2013 Holden VF Commodore Matchbox










The Holden Commodore (VF) is a full-size car that was produced by Holden between June 2013 and October 2017. It was the second and last significantly restyled iteration of the fourth (and final) generation of the Holden Commodore to be manufactured in Australia. Its range included the sedan and station wagon variants that sold under the luxury Holden Calais (VF) nameplate. Also available was the commercial utility variant that sold under the Holden Ute (VF) nameplate.
From 2013 to 2017 an improved version of the Commodore SS V sedan was exported to the United States badged as the Chevrolet SS; an evolution of the badging practice used on the previous-generation Commodore that was sold in North America as the Pontiac G8 from 2008 to 2009, prior to the Pontiac brand being discontinued. Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) used the VF series as the basis of its performance Gen-F sedan, wagon and utility models, which were also exported to the United Kingdom rebadged as the Vauxhall VXR8 range.
In December 2013, GM announced that it would discontinue all Australian production in 2017.

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Delorean Alpha5 Hot Wheels Green Speed











El DeLorean Alpha5 es un próximo concepto de automóvil deportivo eléctrico con batería diseñado por Italdesign Giugiaro para la estadounidense DeLorean Motor Company. Pasará de 0 a 97 km/h, en 2,99 segundos, de 0 a 142 km/h, en aproximadamente 4,35 segundos y tiene una velocidad máxima proyectada de 249 km/h.
El Alpha5 se reveló el 29 de mayo de 2022.
El Alpha5 recuerda a su predecesor con su ventana trasera con persianas y puertas en forma de alas de gaviota .​ Está diseñado por Italdesign. Ofrece una franja de luz de ancho completo en la parte trasera y el logotipo de DeLorean también está iluminado. Si bien no se ha anunciado públicamente ninguna fábrica de DeLorean, la compañía afirmó que solo se podrían fabricar 9.531 unidades del Alpha5, solo una más de las que DMC construyó con el DeLorean original; sin embargo, en marzo de 2023, la producción estimada se redujo a la mitad a aproximadamente 4.000 unidades. CNET estima un precio de alrededor de 125.000 dólares,​ sin embargo la empresa no anunció ninguna indicación de precio. El primer concept car se presentó el 29 de agosto de 2022. en Pebble Beach, CA, durante la Semana del Automóvil.