IXO - BMW M3 (E30) ART CAR

Sunglasses are recommend for this phychadelic Beamer, originally decorated by indigenous Australian painter Michael Jagamara Nelson. It's certainly not for the conservative collector. Shop here

CAR OF THE STARS; DUESENBERG SSJ

The SSJ's diecast body is clean, smooth, and very well detailed. The two-tone black and cream paint is equally fine, with razor-sharp separation lines, but neither car was ever painted in these colours. Overall body lines and proporations are exactly right, but Altaya has managed to combine the un-reflexed fenders of 2549 with the vertical taillights of 2595. There are no chromed parts; all the trim, including the bumpers and grille, is painted silver, obviously to hold the cost down. Dimensions check out to 1:43 scale very well. Shop here

IXO 1/43 ASTON MARTIN DB7 ZAGATO - BRITISH RACING GREEN

The style of this car from 2002 alludes to the past, with a hint of the future. It look 14 months to develop. The power plant is a 6 litre V12 engine capable of 440 bhp. It will hit 60mph in five seconds. The model captures well the look of the original. Shop here

IXO 1/43 RENAULT 5 TURBO - No.18

 A Renault 5 Turbo - this one being a full-blown rally car which competed in the rally car which completed in the 1980 Tour De Course of Corsica by Saby and 'Tilber' and it's a real darling with good attention to detail, auch as the Marchal driving lamp covers, the correct differing seats for driver and co-driver, excellent reproduction of the heated rear window, special red-spoked rear wheels and the splendid light clusters. It's a shame that the dashboard is just a block of plastic but overall the Renault is simply delightful in its French racing blue. Shop here

IXO 1/43 MASERATI COUPE CAMBIOCORSA 2002 - 50th ANNIVERSARY - FALL OF BERLIN WALL 1989

Maserati Coupe Cambiocorsa 100th Anniversary Car, 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall. One of fifty Maserati 50th Anniversary cars, each of which wincorporated peciall artworkhighlight ingevents during each of Maserati's 50 years. Shop here

IXO 1/43 JAGUAR D - ECURIE FRANCORCHAMPS

Wheel hubs, light lense and the detailed cockpit make this perennial favourite casting. In this finish the car came 3rd at Le Mans in 1955. Shop here

IXO 1/43 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOII-2003 NEW ZEALAND RALLY

A well-detailed and nicely-finished model of the Misubishi Lancer WRC car in a livery not often seen previously. The model is mounted on a removable plinth with a hard plastic cover. Shop here

IXO 1/43 PEUGEOT 307 - MONTE CARLO RALLY - NO.5

A Simple but effective rendition of Gronholm and Rautiainen's car as entered in the 2004 Monte Carlo Rally. The large windows reveal a very detailed business like interior which includes all safety equipment. We liked the Rally logo on rear window. Shop here

IXO 1/43 MASERATI COUPE CAMBIOCORSA

This is a fine model, carefully detailed, particularly the wheels. Finished in red, this is a Maserati Official Licensed Product. Shop here

IXO 1/43 MASERATI SPYDER - CAMBRIOCORSA 2002

These rather nice Maserati casting are produced in special branded Maserati packaging. This Giallo Grantorismo showns nice touches, including grille. Shop here

IXO 1/43 FERRARI 250P - LE MANS 1963

The real car was crewed by John Surtees and Willy Mairesse. Unfortunately they did not finish the race, due to an acident and fire. This is another super modle to add to the ever increasing range of historic Ferrari racers being produced of late by IXO. Buy it now

DIECAST MODEL FERRARI 500 F2 (ASCARI WINNER GERAMAN GP 1952)

We are delighted to announce that renowned model manufacturer IXO will soon be bringing us the La Storia collection of all the Ferrari Formula One cars since 1948 in 1/43 scale. The eleventh in the series is the 500 F2 driven by Alberto Ascari to 1st place in the 1952 German GP at the Nurburgring. The replica is produced from brand new tooling with extensive hand finishing, and comes presented in delightful book style luxury packaging. Buy it now

DATSUN 240Z - EAST AFRICAN SAFARI RALLY

The Datsun 240Z was a popular sports coupe in the 1970s, and successful in rallies, like the gruelling East African Safari.

IXO 1/43 NISSAN R390 GTI 'JOMO' 1998 LE MANS

The model in the IXO ‘Le Mans Legend’ is the Nissan R390 GTI raced at the 1998 Le Mans 24-Hours race.

The car sponsored by ‘Jomo’ and ‘Sports Graphic Number’ was driven to a third overall finishing position in the hands of its three Japanese drivers Motoyama/Kageyama/Kurosawa. Carrying racing number 33, the car carries the goodwill wishes of the sponsoring magazine’s readers on the top of each of its rear wheel arches.

The model shows the complete racing interior through the windows, which includes racing fire extinguisher. See more

EXOTO 1/43 SCALE FERRARI 312T

One of the absolutely superb Grand Prix cars being offered by Exoto. This is the Ferrari 312T as driven in 1975 by Niki Lauda. The level of detail has to be seen to be believed: just look at the engine for example, or the finer detail of the instrument panel.

IXO 1/43 FERRARI 158 - ITALIAN GRAND PRIX 1964

An interesting model, consisting of the Ferrari 158 which won the Italian Grand Prix in 1964 driven by John Surtees. Renowned model manufacturer IXO has released the fifteenth model in their 1/43 La Storia collection. The replica is presented in delightful book style luxury packaging.

IXO 1/43rd SCALE MODEL OF THE ASTON MARTIN DBR9

Le Mans 24 Hours is a subject that brings out the passion in collectors. Serious collectors will need to stick to 1/43rd scale, but there are more and more 1/18th scale models availables as well.

A favorite theme for collectors is the winners; every winner since the first race in 1923 has been modelled. No need searching for the winners from 1940 to 1948 though, because there were no races during the war years. Starter made every winner to 2003 in resin and, although they were no longer producing models, collectors can still find them. IXO have set out to produce every winner in diecast and they are now about 40% of the way through the list. The 1933 winning Alfa was red and yellow do the same or make it the authentic red and cream? Latest issue is the stunning Aston Martin DBR9, and IXO's prototype is this month's cover star!

The phototype of IXO's imminent 1/43rd scale model of the Aston Martin DBR9, is shown here. IXO will be producing a limited edition of 3,000 of these models under the ProDrive/Aston Martin brand, in official Aston Martin packaging. This model will also be issued under general release in IXO's Le Mans brand packaging.

Once people have collected all the winners they can expand their interest by collecting all the second and third place finishers, or a marque such as Jaguar, Porsche of Ferrari, or British car that race at Le Mans, or simply the cars that the collector especially likes. --Model Collector

IXO 1/43 MASERATI KHAMSIN

The khamsin was the successor to the Ghibli. Citroen being majority stakeholders, this car carries a few of their components. The car is fitted with a ZF five speed gearbox. IXO's well crafted model should please collectors of this popular marque. See more.

IXO - FERRARI BB512 - LE MANS 1980

There were 929 of these cars produced in a run lasting twelve years, 1973 to 1985. From the Berlinetta Boxer it took the Flat 12 engine and the car could reach 175mph, with 0 to 60 reached in 7.2 seconds. The model captures well the business like look of the real car. See more.

FERRARI D50 1956 - J.M.FANGIO - LA STORIA COLLECTION

The La Storia collection tells the history of Ferrari's Formula I cars since 1948. 56 models (all new tools manufactured under licence from Ferrari SPA and Hotwheels) will be featured in the series. The slick metal book case and literature inside make this perfect gift material. Shop here.