Auto World Vintage Muscle Cars

While this is the Super Fun Hot Wheels blog, it's only human for me to be curious about other makes & models of 1:64 scale diecast cars, or for that matter any toy cars at all. But my interest in more premium cars stems from the seemingly unattainable, highly coveted Super Treasure Hunt cars that Hot Wheels thinly spreads throughout their cases, featuring rubber tires and special paint apps. Since these seem out of reach, I thought I'd venture outside my comfort zone and try new things, like these Vintage Muscle Series cars by Auto World.  Sporting diecast body & chassis, rubber tires, and detailed paint, these premium cars included special collector boxes that boast true 1:64 scale modeling.

It's hard to deny the realistic proportions and deco appointment on this dark red '69 Pontiac Firebird, which really fools the eye with it's attention to detail! Being the last of Firebird's "first generation, the '69 received a facelift on the front end, instruments panel, and steering wheel/column...

While I'm no car expert, the engine details look convincing enough, the 400 V-8 and 350 being a popular and versatile models of the day...

The '71 Dodge Dart Swinger is 4th generation of the first Darts originally produced in 1960, and received new quad tail lamps, the custom 2 door hardtop coupe now taking the Swinger mantle, and the standard Swinger becoming the Swinger Special (Wikipedia). This car has a pink hue to it, more evident when beside the Firebird...

The 340 4-barrel V-8 would have been the top Dart engine of the day,which looks alot like the tiny detailing under the hood of this 1:64 scale car to my untrained eye...

These cars don't roll like a Hot Wheels car due to their rubber tires- the Firebird even has tire irregularities that make for a bumpy ride. But these are for show, so I can forgive that somewhat. I think it's hard to deny the strongpoint of these Auto World cars, being there attention to details...

I know these "young adult" model miniatures  by Scene Setters aren't to scale, but are hilarious nonetheless! "Tracey" looks like she just saw a car accident, and "Moe" looks like he's further back on the evolutionary ladder    :D

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