It’s not often I journey into a toy shop. But about once a year it’s time to get some things for the little ones in
the extended family and I find myself amid racks of brightly colored boxes. Consider me surprised when I discovered a
whole bunch of high quality scale model cars for the gearhead that I never knew existed. These aren’t for the young but
the young at heart. I was dismayed that there were lines for popular magazines like DUB and Import Racer. My favorite
was a line called Road Rats (all of them were made by the same company called
Jada Toys). While most of the import and tuner stuff looked cheap,
these little 1:64 scale versions of custom classics appealed to me and had a lot more quality then the other lines. So
I picked up this 1940
Ford in my favorite color, flat black, with red graphics and wheels. Very cool. These would definitely make great
stocking stuffers for that guy or gal in your life that reads Autoblog as much as you do (or pass on the link to your
loved ones as a subtle hint).
To show how out of the loop I really am there were also toys for popular shows like
American Chopper and
Monster Garage, although
they didn’t really appeal to me too much.