Bricklin: the Musical

Malcolm Bricklin’s dream of building a gullwing, fiberglass-bodied sports car came to a sorry end, with less than 3,000 built before his company went bankrupt. Now the Bricklin story has become a musical, which will take to the stage in the Canadian province of New Brunswick where the cars were built.
Fredericton Playhouse and Theatre New […]

Matchbox Madness: Collectors gather in Albuquerque this weekend

The greater Matchbox universe turns its attention toward Albuquerque this weekend, as the 8th annual Matchbox-oriented “MCCH Route 66 International Gathering of Friends” event takes over the Albuquerque Marriott. There will be no on-site registration; the event sold out months ago. For those who got in early, it will be the usual assortment of catching […]

Maico on a mission

If you’re familiar with the Maico, you’re probably most familiar with the Maico 500, the car that evolved out of the Champion and that looks like a microcar offspring of a 4CV and a Beetle. You’re probably not at all familiar with the Maico 500 Sport coupe prototype shown in these photos that Greg Steinmayer […]