The Celica name comes from the Latin word for heavenly – coelica. Since the release of the first model in 1970 an enormous number of drivers have experienced the heavenly experience of driving the four cylindered Toyota Celica.

The cars has been released in seven different models, but as is often the case with Japanese cars, there are differences between the models released for the Japanese, European ad American market. Thus the American model was powered by a number of different R Series engines. There has been a number of different design forks – the Toyota Supra being one of them.

Toyota Celica model cars
For some unknown reason, there seems to be a lack of Japanese model vars on the market. When you look a the number of Japanese cars in the streets since the 1970′s it is surprising that not many of them find their way to the shelves of model car collectors.

At the time of this post we at Scalecar Garage have three different Minichamps models of the 1975 Toyota Celica in stock in red, black and silver, scale 1:43. As always we will try to expand our selection of Japanese model cars, as they become available form the different manufacturers. Until then why dont you take a look at the current selection of Toyota Celica model cars

This very fine model from IXO is a die cast replica of the classic Renault 5 Turbo from 1982. The model is in scale 1:43 in a very nice light blue color.

The Renault 5 turbo was mainly produced with rally racing in mind, but was also sold for the street consumer market. The car has a mid-mounted 1397 cc engine placed in a modified Renault 5 chassis.

Looking at the race wins, the victory in the Monte Carlo Rally by driver Jean Ragnotti comes to mind, and the car has a reputation of being one of the best rally cars of the eighties. If you would like a beautiful piece of rally history on your shelf, the Renault 5 turbo from Ixo is a must-have!

This model is so much more than a reproduction of a car. The model represents the history behind a great man, and a great president.

Minichamps does not make it a habit to include figurines with the model cars, but in this case, the Ford Lincoln from 1961 comes with detailed figurines of the Kennedy family. The figurines apart this is as always a very detailed model of the real car, and one which would sit well in any collection of model cars.

Visit this link, and take a look at the model of the Ford Lincoln from Minichamps yourself.

For the last couple of years the world of model cars have seen a new entrant into the market for collectors models. Neo scale models released the first model in 2008 and since then a large selection of model cars have been introduced to the collectors.

It is no secret that the hand full of the productions had problems with respect to the quality. In the beginning you were lucky to receive a Neo model with all four wheels and the windows still in the place they were intended. Since then Neo scale models have done a lot to solve the problems, and today the models are at the same level as such big competitors as Minichamps and Autoart.

The first couple of years, the company based in the Netherlands focused on model cars in the 1:43 scale. Especially the Swedish models of Saab and Volvo were very fine examples of what was to be expected – high quality cars of well known and loved cars. Since then Neo scale models have taken up the 1:18 scale. The prices of these model are at the same level as or even higher than those of Minichamps, Kyosho and Autoart, but a model from Neo will do very well in any collection of model cars.

At Scalecar Garage we try to have as many neo model cars in our selection as possible. Follow this link to see our current selection of NEO model cars.

Manufactured in just 500 pieces for the world market, the 1973 Opel Commodore B is a fine example of the beautiful model cars made by NEO. This particular edition of the Commodore B is in the bronze color and even though NEO have recently taken up the 1:18 scale, the scale of this model is 1:43.

Having overcome the initial production difficulties, there is no doubt that NEO has become one of the top manufacturers of model cars for collectors. Look at the Neo 43685 Opel Commodor B, and judge for yourself.

As is always the case, when the model is from minichamps, this is a very nice replica of the VW Käfer. The car from 1985 is made in the Zinngrau color in scale 1:43, and would do very well in any collection.

The model is produced in just 2016 pieces, so don´t wait too long to get your hands – it might soon be too late.

Take a look at the very nice model of the 1200 Käfer here.

Nissan Fairlady is a car with a long history. The car was manufactured from 1969, where two different editions were manufactured; one for the American market and one for the Japanese market. On the American version the distributor made sure, that all decals presented the vehicle as a Datsun. The combination of the remarkably beautiful car and the well tuned engine made sure that the car sold in no less than 45.000 pieces within the first year on market in USA.

Since the car was first released in 1969, Nissan Fairlady has been made in a staggering seven versions, the Nissan 240Z being a concept car:

• S30
• S130
• Z31
• Z32
• 240Z
• Z33
• Z34

Since the first edition of the Nissan Fairlady, the model has achieved a lot of triumphs on the race tracks. The most famous driver is surely the actor Paul Newmann, who helped market the car in a lot of commercials.

Nissan Fairlady model cars
At the moment of this blog post we have two very nice models of the Nissan Fairlady 240Z in stock. The models (red and white) are both made by Kyosho in the scale 1:18. The model cars are fine replicas and show every detail of this exceptional Nissan.
Take a look at our fine selection of Nissan Fairlady model cars.