Brands Nominated in 2017

There were 20 nominated brands for the four brand categories of the 2017 Class  –

  • Diecast Dealer of the Year – Recognizes a dealer who provides excellent customer service and product offerings to the diecast community through various sales channels.
  • Supplier Brand of the Year – Recognizes an automotive supply brand which goes above and beyond in its support of the diecast community and its collectors through scaled vehicle replication and licensing its company branding to various collectible manufacturers.
  • Novice Diecast Maker of the Year – Recognizes an up-and-coming brand in the industry which has brought an exciting, fresh perspective to diecast modeling.
  • Automotive Brand of the Year – Recognizes a brand or company which has had an exceptional and influential high-profile year within the diecast market, thrilling collectors worldwide with new related models.

You can find the Brands of the Year 2017 here.

Brands

Since 1996, Brian & Anna have been dealing in limited edition, vintage and older-issue diecast models across a whole spectrum of brands, including Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Tomica Ertl, Brooklin and many others.

 

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Based in Germany, CK Model Cars deals in Schuco, Minichamps, Maisto and many other leading European brands. They also offer their customers exclusive limited edition models.

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Family owned and based in Los Angeles, California, Diecast Models Wholesale offers over 10,000 items in its catalog, including all leading brands and everything from modern sports cars to vintage vehicles to tractors.

 

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From its base in Orangeburg, NY, Global Diecast Direct offers a smorgasbord of vintage and modern diecast sourced from all over the world and including many unusual rarities and more obscure brands. 

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Operating since 1979 from its base in France, Tacot deals in a huge variety of modern diecast, covering all the leading European brands including names like Norev and Solido, as well as exotic items like vintage tinplate reissues.

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Supplier Brand of the Year

Founded in 1938 and based in Torrance, California, Edelbrock LLC manufactures specialty performance automotive and motorcycle aftermarket parts. Their current current catalog includes over 8,000 items. 

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Part of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Falken Tires launched in their native Japan in 1983, appearing in America two years later. The brand focuses on Ultra High Performance (UHP) tires, using motorsport to develop new products.

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A sub-brand of Japanese automotive aftermarket company Trust Company Ltd, GReddy is famed for its tuning parts, in particular the turbochargers and exhaust systems it produces for American and Japanese vehicles.

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Founded in 1901, Gulf Oil has grown to become one of the best-known brands in motor racing. Its iconic light-blue-and-orange colors have graced some of the most famous racing cars ever, notably Porsche’s classic 917 endurance racers.

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Beginning in 1925, the National Automotive Parts Association, better known as NAPA, has become one of the most recognized automotive parts brands in America, with over 6,000 parts supply stores across the country.

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Founded in 2015 by a team of car enthusiasts and collectors, AutoCult was created with the goal of making high-detail models of obscure-but-noteworthy vehicles which had displayed innovation in some form.

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Since it’s relaunch in 2015, the Johnny Lightning brand has been synonymous with small-scale speed and high detail. Originally produced by the famous Topper Toys, the brand is now in the safe hands of Round 2 LLC.

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Based in France, Laudoracing specialize in high-detail 1/18 resin models of European vehicles – mostly Italian – from the mid 20th century onwards, all in limited editions and in a variety of authentic colors.

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Founded in 2013 by Jaap van Dijk and Mark Asbreuk, formerly of Replicars and Neo Scale Models, Dutch Matrix specializes in high-detail 1/43 scale models of unusual vehicles which have not been previously depicted in model form.

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Based in France, Milena Rose is owned by Frederic Cros, well known for his 1/43 Silas models depicting British cars. Milena Rose, however, uniquely specialises in 1/43 dioramas featuring French cars and made in resin.

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Automotive Brand of the Year

With an unparalleled 95-year heritage, Bentley Motors builds powerful, handcrafted luxury cars at its factory in Crewe, England, with an emphasis on sporting vehicles. Formerly part of Rolls-Royce, the brand is now owned by Volkswagen AG.

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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, better known as BMW, is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916, which makes high-end performance and luxury cars including electric vehicles.

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Founded by the Dodge brothers in 1900, Dodge has been part of the American motoring landscape ever since, making a huge variety of vehicles including muscle cars and trucks. It is now part of the Fiat Chrysler group.

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Released to theaters in 2001, The Fast and The Furious has spun off seven sequels and one of the most recognizable franchises in cinema and media history, famous for stunt-packed stories of street racing, heists and high intrigue.

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Probably the best-known luxury sports car manufacturer in the world, Ferrari NV was launched in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari in Modena, Italy. Since building its first car in 1940, it has produced an unbroken line of iconic performance vehicles.

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