This model car kit captures every curve of the vintage muscle car and includes more than 100 parts, with chrome rims, rally wheels, a detailed interior and chassis, plus a 427-cubic-inch V8 engine.

Model car kit box art from the '60s is one of the most overlooked styles of American illustration—except by hot rodders. The level of model building has never been higher than it is today. The ...

This model car kit captures every curve of the vintage muscle car and includes more than 100 parts, with chrome rims, rally wheels, a detailed interior and chassis, plus a 427-cubic-inch V8 engine.

Model kits first appeared in the 1930s and became increasingly popular in the 1950s. Today almost any prototype car, lorry, train. plane or shop can be found as a plastic kit.

Building models is almost as much fun as working on your favorite car—only less stressful and not as greasy. You can make it even more fun by tackling a really big model. Meet this 1/8th scale ...

Mattel's Brick Shop will debut on August 1 with seven Hot Wheels building sets, and you can preorder all of them at major retailers. Each set also comes with a matching 1:64 diecast metal car.

Kids weren't the only hot rodders building models. These kits appealed to adults, too—and still do. That's proven by the quality of models you'll find at shows, and by the fact that some of the ...