Racing legend Parnelli Jones died this week at the age of 90. Of course, someone with such a diverse career in motorsports would also inspire some great diecast collectibles.
Longtime Matchbox and Hot Wheels designer Ryu Asada has died of cancer at 42 years old. Asada started with Mattel in 2004 designing mostly licensed, not-too-outrageous vehicles based on real cars. Even his original Matchbox concepts were vehicles that looked like they could be miniatures of actual production cars. In 2009 he started “guest designing” […]
Jessi Combs’ career as a pioneering woman in the automotive world, with a string of records, victories, and builds in her wake, made a huge impression on car enthusiasts.
Automotive executive legend Lee Iaccoca passed away recently. His pioneering turn at Ford was overshadowed by his impossible comback at Chrysler years later.
NASCAR artist and 2012 Model Car Hall of Fame Inductee Sam Bass passed away on February 16. If his name doesn’t immediately ring a bell, his artwork certainly should. As NASCAR’s “First Officially Licensed Artist,” he created dozens, if not hundreds of works of stock car related art for posters, t-shirts, and other merchandising. That […]
