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日本のスピードハンターズファンの皆様、いつもご覧頂きありがとうございます！

ご存知の方もいらっしゃると思いますが、スピードハンターズはネットショップをはじめました。Tシャツやステッカーなど、全世界で大変好評頂いております。

THE SPEEDHUNTERS PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK IS HERE

Ladies, Gentlemen & Larry – I’m so very proud to announce that the first Speedhunters art book, entitled ‘A Year in Global Automotive Culture – Volume One’ is finally available to purchase from the Speedhunters online store. This 400 page behemoth accurately captures a year of Speedhunting from January 1st to December 31st 2011 and is like nothing you have ever seen before. Let me explain to you why …

MY HOT WHEELS, LET ME SHOW YOU THEM

Scale automobiles mimic their full size counterparts in more ways than one. Some people spend thousands on racing RCs for example, tweaking their vehicles to go as fast possible. Others invest countless hours into scale model building, making sure they have every last detail down and building their own parts from scratch. Others are collectors, hoping to track down rare and expensive diecast models that they display in brilliant cases.

The great thing about automotive collectables is that much like real cars – it’s a hobby that can fit with nearly anyone’s budget. In fact, the total amount invested on everything you’ll see in this post is probably less than what you’d spend on a dinner for two at any decent restaurant these days.

TOKYO STREET DRIFTING RC STYLE

Now as much as I enjoy playing around with RC drift cars myself, I’ve all but given up on trying to further learn how to do it properly. I actually haven’t touched my RC car since last fall, ever since that feature I did on the custom RWB Porsche body that Russ over at RE-Xtreme [...]

A HISTORY OF DRAG RACING IN MINIATURE

A visit to the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona is an absolute must for fans of both drag racing and automotive history in general. Packed into the museum is a fantastic collection of historic drag cars that represent every era of the sport, but it’s not just the full size cars that need to be seen.

The museum also includes an amazing display drag racing history through a collection of lovingly built scale models.

COLLECTABLES>>
LONG BEACH GP

There’s something about sporting events that put people in a better mood, one in which they’re far more likely to make impulse buys. Suddenly it becomes okay to pay six-pack prices for only a pint of beer to go along with your nachos that cost upwards of a cheap steak dinner. Racing is certainly no [...]

BUILDS>> ONE MENTAL & MINI 86

I have to admit it’s a little strange doing a “build” post about a scale replica, but once you see the amount work invested into this creation I think you’ll agree that it deserves to be here. Constructed by a Speedhunters reader by the name of Bogdan, this 1:10 scale AE86 is the result of [...]

COLLECTABLES>> HOBBYHUNTING JAPAN : TAM TAM

For the fourth and final part of my little “Hobbyhunting Japan” mini-series, we’ll be paying a visit to TamTam Hobbies in Akihabara. I’d never been to TamTam prior to my most recent trip, but after a recommendation from a friend I made a point to check it out. Needless to say, I’ve found a new [...]

COLLECTABLES>>HOBBYHUNTING JAPAN : YODOBASHI WONDERLAND

  Yodobashi Camera. If you’d never been, you might hear the name and imagine a quaint little Japanese camera shop tucked away on a side street somewhere. In reality, Yodobashi stores are much more than just camera shops. In fact some are more like small cities than they are stores. The towering Akihabara branch for [...]

COLLECTABLES>>HOBBYHUNTING JAPAN CONTINUED

I'm hoping you guys are enjoying my little journey into Japan's hobby and toy scene. Even if you don't consider yourself at JDM maniac, the passion that the Japanese have for this stuff is very universally respectable. This doesn't apply just to scale cars, but to robots, trains, monster figures, and just about everything else. [...]

COLLECTABLES>>HOBBYHUNTING JAPAN : THE MALL

Visiting Japan is strange for me. On one hand I'm somewhat familiar with the place having lived there for a bit, but at the same time being in Japan is still very much a wondrous experience. You guys have already seen this through my carspotting exploits on the street, but my otaku nature also spreads [...]

GALLERY>>MOBY RECREATED IN LEGO

The "Moby D i c k" Porsche 935/78 is one of the most famous race cars ever, and it's one that's been recreated in scale form by countless diecast and plastic model brands. Taking things even further, we recently came across this incredible Moby replica built entirely out of Lego. This particular build was done [...]

COLLECTABLES>> STEVE MCQUEEN: A PASSION FOR SPEED

To this day, Steve McQueen remains a cultural icon, even to many that were born after his death 31 years ago. Known as the 'King of Cool', the McQueen legend continues to fascinate people all over the world. Recently a book on Steve Mcqueen called A Passion for Speed came across our Speedhunters desks.  The 192 page [...]

SPEEDHUNTERS AWARDS 2011>> MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Whilst you and I may all be car fanatics to the nth degree, it's also quite unlikely that we share the same automotive interests or express this facination in the same way. Some of us build cars, while others race them; some shoot photos of cars and still others work in the industry. It's all [...]

MUSEUMS>> MINICHAMPS

I’ll admit that I’m not a big collector of die cast models. But I do appreciate them and like to check them out in great detail. So when I found out that Minichamps had a museum in Aachen, Germany I hopped in the car and made the two and a half hour drive to visit [...]