AUTOart
78201 – PANOZ GRT-1 Street Car, Ocean Extreme
(Special Paint Effect – color change appearans)
Performance (street) Collection
DISCONTINUED, Sold Out by the Manufacturer, RARE.
Die-cast
1/18 scale; Actual size L:10.5”/25.5cm W: 4.14”/ 10.3cm H: 2.44”/6.27cm
Retails for $80.00
CONDITION: Stock, Mint
Only a few left in my inventory
ABOUT THE MODEL MAKER
Gateway Global is licensed by most of the car manufacturers in the world to manufacture perfect miniature replicas of their vehicles in die-cast zinc alloy; the highest quality models manufactured by the company distributed under AUTOart brand name.
AUTOart models available in 1/12; 1/18; 1/43 and 1/64 scales. 1/18 scale currently presented in 8 collections: Millennium; Performance; Classics; Movie; Of Road; Contemporary; Motor Sport and Racing. Models retail at between $60 and $90. It Appears that all new AUTOart releases are from Millennium Series that averages MSRP of $85 for street cars models, while models from other series had been discontinued.
The brand has often been praised by hobby magazines as being responsible for producing some of the best quality models cars to 1:18 scale at their respective price points. The company has sufficient tooling capacity for running production from 600 sets of moulds and able to launch significant numbers on new models each year.
Products developed for the mass market and sold through chain stores and hypermarkets at more competitive prices are marketed under the GATE brand name.
On a personal note as a collector I can say models from this line are great models indeed and the best for the money.
