Our friend, Carl, is holding the Holy Grail of promo cars—a 1969 Ford Mustang fastback that, in perfect condition with its original box, would fetch in the neighborhood of $1,800. Funny, this promo ...

Model car kits were the gateway into the hot rod hobby for many, maybe most, hot rodders. And while a lot of enthusiasts moved away from models when they got old enough to start building cars, many ...