Automoblox unveils new model! The A9-S convertible
Click above for high-res gallery of the A9-S plus a bonus teaser pic!
Automoblox, maker of heirloom quality toy cars, is on an upward trajectory that hasn't slowed since we first encountered them a few years ago. In fact, while birthday shopping for my three-year-old nephew recently, I encountered Automoblox on the shelf of a local toy store for the first time, and then again at the little rug-rat's birthday party where a family friend bought him the X9 sport utility to go along with the S9 sedan I got him when he was born.
Times are so good for Automoblox that it's bucking the trend by unveiling a brand new model, the A9-S convertible. Based on the A9 compact, the A9-S is the first open-air Automoblox model ever and the first to feature a new white color palette for its speedster windshield, rear wing and rubber tires. The wheels are jet black with three fat spokes each and the two plastic passengers even have their hair swept back. Like all Automoblox cars, the German beech wood body of the A9-S can be taken apart and its parts and accessories mixed and matched with other cars to create new vehicles.
Christmas is right around the corner, and it's a safe bet we'll be buying the A9-S, which retails for $38 at the Automoblox Store, to add to our own growing collection that includes the X9, X9-X, C9-R and a trio of Automoblox Minis. We've also been told there's another hot version of the C9 in development, and have a teaser pic to prove it.
Gallery: Automoblox A9-S Convertible
[Source: Automoblox]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
John Johnson 3:08PM (10/10/2008)
Just needed something to fill that 3:00 block, eh?
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i.c. weiner 4:19PM (10/10/2008)
more like that 3 o' clock block of wood.
Marko 3:33PM (10/10/2008)
These wooden cars are gay...always has been....always will...its a waste of time.....almost a waste of my time to comment, but I feel that strongly about it
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RyanK 4:39PM (10/10/2008)
You must not remember what it was like playing with legos or other building blocks as a kid. These are nothing more than expensive legos for car nerds and their kids.
If you don't like them, don't buy them. Yes they're expensive but if the quality is as good as AutoBlog makes them out to be they would make great toys or general car nut collectibles. I know if I had young kids and the money to spend I'd probably consider a couple of them.
Egon 2:17PM (10/11/2008)
Yeah! What a waste of time! Why the hell can't kids these days be...what's the word I'm looking for...more productive???
Good grief, Marko, they're friggin toys. Expensive? Yes. But 'gay'? Only if you say so.
Hey, your lunch break is about over. Now back to the rock pile.
Jay 3:41PM (10/10/2008)
Is this a joke or something? O wait, guess not.. hmm.
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Stumpy 4:58PM (10/10/2008)
I think they are cool, just not $38 cool.
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ugg.tryptophan 9:32PM (10/11/2008)
take off $10, I'll consider; take off $20, I'll buy
Jason 5:46PM (10/10/2008)
I've got a few Automoblox cars and I have to say they are pretty cool indeed. I've got a full-size X9-X, a mini T9, and a mini C9. AT $38-$40 each the full size models are a bit pricey, but the minis are only about $10 each, which seems "about right". They've got a mini X9-X now that I'm pretty stoked about, along with the new mini A9-S (I like the orange one better than the white one though).
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Wes 7:58PM (10/10/2008)
What's with the parts page selling wheels in sets of three? hmph.
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ZingKingX 10:05PM (10/10/2008)
Can I put truck nuts on those?
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