The City by Inchiko is more a toy than a model but nevertheless and interesting collectable. Available in a driverless and a doll-driven version these are very rare outside of Japan. The ones with the girl figure in them have heads that rotate with the rear wheels. All of them are inertia motorized.
Before there was Ebbro there was Dinky, Dandy and Diapet – all making larger version of toy cars with roughly similar wheelbases. Here, we find the Honda Beat by Diapet.
In 2003, AUTOart released the most detailed 1:18 S2000 on the market. Despite being one of the earlier detailed models made in China, the build quality was noticeable and consistent.
They were released with variations for the different markets – Euro, US and JDM including a more customized version with accessories for American Honda to sell as an accessory.
The US versions in black, white, silver and a special edition Honda OEM in silver with accessories. A Yellow version supplements the same basic colors for the Euro versions. In addition, the JDM versions come with the base 3 colors in RHD.
The 1st generation Civic Wagon was released by Tomica in 1974 in a couple of 5 door variations. Since then it’s appeared in a number of colors and livery designs.
The 1st generation Civic was released by Tomica in 1974 in a couple of 3 door hatchback variations – GL and rally. Since then it’s appeared in many colors, tampo designs and even wheel designs. The earlier issues were made in Japan and the later ones mostly from China.
The Honda Civic EG (1996-1999) in hatchback form. Maisto’s Civic EG Hatchback in approximately 1:55 scale came in red and in blue in various packaging. Carded versions are rare – especially the Road & Track version.
AUTOart produced the 1/18 rendering of Honda’s Integra Type R (DC5), in 3 different colors – blue, black and Championship White from the Japanese Domestic Market.
The 3rd generation Civic Hatchback released in 1984 spawned numerous Tomica and custom variants. The Hondacurator Collection has over a dozen variants – some of which still need to be photographed.