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Hot Wheels ELITE64 Bugatti Type 59 FEATURETTE
Elite64 Series by Mattel Creations The Mattel Creations website has been offering highlights for collectors for years, focussing on special collector’s items that are usually limited to 30,000 pieces. The so-called Red Line Club with the Red Line models. Many of these have the potential to increase in value. This is partly due to the limited number of models, but also to the exceptional details and functions. Because we’re not talking about $2 Hot Wheels models here, but tangible collector’s items! These more or less include the Elite64 side series, which was launched in 2023. Elite 64 is a Premium-style series featuring true 1/64-scale cars. All castings feature multiple separate…
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Porcelain on four wheels – LJM Bugatti Veyron L’or Blanc FEATURETTE
The debut of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport… More than 12 years ago, in 2011, Bugatti announced its intention to produce a very special edition of the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport in small series. In June 2009, Bugatti started production of the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport open-top roadster, of which a total of just 150 cars would be made. Rare editions are a tradition at the manufacturer, which belongs to the Volkswagen Group. The Veyron itself was produced between 2005 and 2015. The Grand Sport, the roadster version, was offered in 2009 from a base price of 1.4 million euros. The special editions were just under the 2 million mark…
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What on earth are “POSTERCARS”? – Aston Martin, Bugatti, Koenigsegg FEATURETTE
Hypercar Heaven! When we think of highly detailed models in 1:64 scale, typical manufacturer names such as Tarmacworks, MiniGT or Inno64 come to mind after a short time. If you are looking for something more, Error404, YM Model or PGM are usually the best places to go for model car collectors. In 2023, another manufacturer is making a name for itself: “Postercars”. From our side, too, we have to admit that we have never heard of this company before, let alone seen one. Until now! Start-up phase Price and performance is absolutely unbeatable for such a high level of detail as Postercars! The Postercars website is still under construction at…
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MiniGT Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport β A ROCKETSHIP FEATURETTE
A star was born! In early summer 2016, the car company based in Molsheim, France, left fans and supercar enthusiasts speechless with a very special announcement! Bugatti is launching a successor to the Veyron, which will eclipse everything with even more incredible performance data: 1500 hp, 440 km/h top speed and just over 2 seconds from zero to 100! Around 450 units were to be produced within three years. Its modernised 8-litre 16-cylinder W engine produced around 300 hp more than the aforementioned now legendary Chiron, which already broke records in its day. At that time at 2016, the basic price was over 2.65 million euros to place an order…
