鏡頭定格在80年代
Comments (0) 今天路過超市的時候，突然被這個震撼的雜誌封面吸引住了。這是本新推出來自新加坡的男士雜誌，老實說裡面關於車的部份著實不多。
沒錯，就是這兩台80年代的經典，一次又一次地震撼了多少同年人的內心。雖然跟波子959並排的多數會是F40，但這次法記的代表換成了更為罕見的288 GTO。
鏡頭停留在激情奔馳的那刻，完全感受到澎湃而又富有動感的畫面，那刻，我想我真的陶醉了。
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Stirling Moss大爺親筆簽名的神車
By admin, August 23, 2013 9:41 pm
今天終于收到了這個從英國寄來的AA特別版D-TYPE，加上Moss大爺的親筆簽名，如果你懂得就知道這個是個大寶貝，廢話少說，上圖!
我覺得比擁有Exoto同是#12的還要高興很多倍，因為老爺子曾經真的把玩過此車，呵呵。
Vancouver Store A Drive Down Memory Lane (轉文)
By admin, August 23, 2013 2:43 pm
這是我去年去過的一間溫哥華車模店，鋪子雖然不大，但設計得很別致，店主也很有人情味，是我最喜歡的其中一間。
Wilkinson’s Automobilia has all things collectible in cars from scale models to various manuals.
Ted Wilkinson holds a miniature car, one of many in his store. Brendan McaLeer/special to the sun
The hobby shop has basically disappeared — it’s hard for the small guy to compete on price with a bulk buyer like Walmart. – Ted Wilkinson, owner of wilkinson auto
At some point, probably while I wasn’t paying attention, adulthood snuck up on me. Suddenly, I’m a taxpayer and a mortgage-holder, and — ulp — somebody’s dad.
Luckily, walking through the doors into Wilkinson’s Automobilia resets the clock; hey presto, I’m 10 years old again!
This year, the tiny little nook of a shop celebrates a quarter-year of operation since the Wilkinson brothers first hung up their shingle. They started out selling automotive books out of a 400-square-foot showroom, barely enough space to swing a catalytic converter.
Seeking to expand their offerings, Doug and Ted got the brain wave of placing scale models on their limited shelf-space, and things just took off from there. The shop grew like a living thing, expanding then expanding again, sending out its tendrils deep into the building.
These days, it’s the sort of Byzantine labyrinth that captures the imagination — a store that wouldn’t be out of place in Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley. The entry room is ablaze with spotlights reflecting off display cases, reams of racing arcana arrayed around glass shelving packed with Ferraris, Maseratis, Porsches.
Wend your way into the back of the place and there’s further treasure to be found: floor-to-ceiling 1/18th-scale die cast Americana, a BMW Z8 big enough that your dog could ride in it, a tiny diorama of a ’70s F1 racer in such detail that each sparkplug wire is individually crafted. Look up, and the upper shelves are crammed right to the rafters with a rainbow of Chilton and Haynes models for every sort of car imaginable (from back when engines weren’t fitted with plastic covers and DIY wasn’t frowned upon by the manufacturers).
Peek around a dark corner, and there are rows of old hot-rodding magazines stretching back for 20 feet or more. Another room holds collections of classic Dinky cars, a series of vintage racing prints, metal drawers full of brochures and owner’s manuals for long-dead brands.
It’s a place unlike any other in B.C., and with few comparables in North America: a hodgepodge mishmash of automotive you-name-it. Of course, that’s just the stuff out front – you ought to see the backroom.
Ted Wilkinson, sole proprietor for some time now, is a pretty interesting guy. What kind of mind takes on a constantly rolling project like this? I ask him about his own personal car history: he’s got a Ducati, and a classic trials motorbike, and a ’60s Lotus Elan undergoing a bolts-up restoration – and a Pontiac Aztec. Kind of explains a lot, actually.
While the store seems busy today, Wilkinson points out that the rise of eBay and Amazon has hurt the small business owner. “The hobby shop has basically disappeared — it’s hard for the small guy to compete on price with a bulk buyer like Walmart.”
He takes me behind the scenes, into a crowded room that’s even more chock-a-block than the front space. There are old Lexus press kits on the wall, a drawer full of DeSoto operator’s manuals, and on the floor a veritable drift of new models and books waits to be catalogued. “We could close the doors for six months (to organize) and still not make a dent in things,” Ted remarks with a laugh.
Here, tucked in around the bulging shelves, is the electronic part of the store, with two staff members photographing and cataloguing the seemingly endless amount of stuff, and getting it out on the Web. Original magazines and brochures find their way to Europe, hard-to-find die-cast models get shipped South; but even as fast as it goes out, the tide keeps coming in.
As we stand chatting, a well-dressed older woman comes to the counter. She’s not looking for something specific; rather, her husband has recently died and left a large collection. Would the store be willing to help?
In the time I am there, two similar phone calls come in. It’s a sad part of the business, but the changing demographics of collectors mean that many of the older items in the store are showing up as part of estate sales, or because an elderly owner needs to downsize as they’re leaving their house for a smaller apartment.
As the demographics change, so, too, does what’s collectible. The classic Dinky and Matchbox cars that might have been part of a ’50s childhood aren’t of the same interest to Generation X or Y, or the so-called Millennials. They might instead collect ’80s supercars, or be interested in the resurgence of the 1/43rd scale style: a shelf here holds such oddities as a 1981 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham and a ’60s Amphicar.
Even as things change, they remain the same. The scale of what’s popular might change, or the decade the cars are from; books might wax and then wane in appeal.
However, the look on the face of somebody walking into this place for the first time on a wet and windy afternoon is always the same: it’s the look of someone discovering that there’s still some magic left in the world.
這些才是正宗的美國肌肉!
By admin, August 22, 2013 10:31 pm
今天偶然在一個叫Diecast Rumblings的美國肌肉討論區發現了這個近期在Canton Area舉行的肌肉車展。別誤會，這個Canton Area不是廣州，而是在美國的Ohio省，哈哈。
經典的魅力!
By admin, August 21, 2013 10:32 pm
今天找到了幾張由英國專業汽車攝影師Jeremy Cliff所拍的作品。
經典的草綠色Miura竟然把拍過無數超跑的Jeremy都迷倒在裙下，可見其非凡的意國魅力是何等的厲害!
同樣是Lamborghini Miura痴迷的我很幸運地早前有幸也入手了一台絕版的京商草綠色Miura，哈哈。
The Lamborghini Miura, often considered “automotive royalty” by some, is one of my favorite vehicles in existence.
When the text message came through with a photo of this car and the question “do you want to shoot this?” I immediately called and said yes.
Fast forward a few hours later and Matt Magnino and I were standing in front of this beautiful machine.
I’ve shot and been around some incredible cars in the last couple of years, but I think this is one of the only ones that has literally stopped me in my tracks when I walked into the room it was in.
It really is one of the most gorgeous vehicles I have ever seen.
I have been on a light-painting kick lately and with this shoot it was no different.
We immediately set to work and knocked out the images you see here in not much time at all.
This car in particular is a 1968 and has had a complete restoration by Bobileff Motorcar Company out of California.
The exterior was completed with a “Pistachio Verde” green while the interior received LeMans Blue. The color combination on this car couldn’t have been better in my opinion.
The “lime green” as most people will call it goes so well with the deep royal blue on the inside.
I’m extremely happy with how this set turned out, especially for being such a spur of the moment occasion.
If everything goes well I may have another set of this car in a nice outdoor location.
Keep your fingers cross for that one!
Since photographing this car I have come across a red & gold Lamborghini Miura S that I hope to photograph in the very near future as well.
GMP最暢銷的10款車模 (轉文)
By admin, August 13, 2013 8:45 am
今天在DZ看到由GMP老闆提供的有趣資料，想不到最受歡迎的竟然是Fast and Furious里出現過的1987年Buick GNX，難看死了，果然美國人的口味跟我們很不一樣。
當然最暢銷未必就等於是最經典和最好看的款式，這個Top 10排行榜就是個很好的例子。
只要看看現在的GMP二手市場就知道那些往往天價成交的通常是限量1500內的車模。根據我的觀察，最搶手的還是那些最經典的68-70美式肌肉如Camaro、GTO、GTX、Road
Runner還有Chevelle。
10. GMP part number 7624 with total production run of 4200 is the #2 STP Vintage Dirt Champ driven by Mario Andretti. This was the fourth release in the GMP Dirt Champ Series, and probably one of the most recognizable with its awesome orange paint job!
9. Another Dirt Champ makes the list. GMP part number 7622 with total production run of 4260 is the #2 Sheraton Thompson Vintage Dirt champ driven by AJ Foyt. This was the second release in the Dirt Champ Series and an instant hit! We did quite a few of AJ’s cars over the years including vintage sprints, midgets, and gt40s. He was one of Tom Long’s all time favorite drivers.
8. The first muscle car on the list. GMP part number 8022 with total production run of 4464 is the 1968 Grumpy’s Toy V Drag Nova. This was the second Nova ever produced by GMP, and met with instant success as it pre-sold out.
7. TIE: with production totals of 4500: GMP part number 8081, 1967 Ford Fairlane 390 GT in Candy Apple Red, and GMP part number G1804101, #6 Ferrari 330P4.
The Fairlane was GMP’s first ever Fairlane to be produced, and was met with great anticipation from the collector. GMP designers put all they had into the development of this model, even implementing working window cranks! This was an excellent model, and would have been perfect if not for some faulty packaging that caused several rear windows to arrive cracked.
The #6 Ferrari 330P4 was a groundbreaking model for GMP. It was the model that would take us to the next level, and it didn’t disappoint. Over 800 parts were used to bring this Masterpiece together, and everyone took notice!
6. TIE: Total production for these iconic racers sits at 5000. GMP parts numbers 14101 and 13021. The 14101 is the Pierson Brothers Salt Flat Coupe. Opening hood, doors (with functional handles of course), and trunk revealed every detail you could imagine.
Tied with The Pierson is one of the most famous road racers in history. The #36 1967 Penske Sunoco Trans Am Camaro driven by Mark Donohue. This would be the first Camaro ever produced by GMP, and the response was incredible.
5. GMP part number 14001 with a total production run of 5004. This is our first vintage rail dragster! The Swamp Rat I driven by “Big Daddy” Don Garlits. This was an awesome kick-off to a great line of vintage dragsters that would come from GMP.
4. GMP part number 8005 with a production of 5196: GMP’s Black 1986 Buick Grand National. Let me start off by saying something about Buick guys…… I have to say it would be very hard for anyone to find such a diehard group of enthusiasts! This was the fifth Buick we released, and we didn’t make enough! We probably could have made 7000.
3. TIE: GMP part numbers 14002 and 14003 with production totals of 5904. Here we are again with “Big Daddy” Don Garlits. His Swamp Rat 1B and Swamp Rat III follow in the footsteps of the Swamp Rat I as the second and third dragsters produced by GMP, and they did not disappoint. They were both sold out before arriving at our doors!
2. GMP part number 14004 with total production of 6000. The Yellow Greer Black and Prudhomme front engine dragster. This was the fourth vintage dragster we released, and we all assumed that after the success of the Swamp Rats that things might drop off a little. Yet the orders kept coming and coming and coming until finally we had to make a decision on where to stop.
1. Drum roll please!!!! The number one GMP seller of all time with a staggering total production run of 8547 is the BLACK 1987 BUICK GNX. This was the third Buick release, and after over 3500 ’87 GNs and 4500 ’86 T-types had already sold, we dumb Georgia boys slowly started to realize there was something to this Buick craze we had been told about. The whole GMP team did a great job bringing this project to fruition!
想不到居然給我贏了!
By admin, August 9, 2013 3:14 pm
剛剛接到通知，我最後贏了這台罕有的Moss大爺親筆簽名限量500台的Jaguar D-Type，哈哈。
唯一不爽就是成交價+拍賣佣金+VAT+信用卡2% = 很不白菜，不過沒關係，因為這是我喜歡的，千金難買心頭好嘛。
然后發現這台當年Autoart特別為英國Diecast Legends製作的樣式跟最近Exoto的那台1954 Lemans #12是一模一樣的，當然細節不能相提並論，因為AA的是10年前的水準，但外型倒是一樣的，還有价格便宜了六倍以上。
