GLEN ELLYN, Ill (NOVEMBER 1, 2001) -- Adding new dimension to its already impressive line-up of 1:64-scale die-cast collectibles, Racing Champions (NASDAQ:RACN) announces a new collection featuring replicas of the best-known vehicles in the entertainment industry.
According to Mary Stevens, Product Manager for Racing Champions, the collection brings together some of the best-known, most-wanted vehicles ever to chase a villain or provide a quick getaway. "We've put together a variety of great vehicles from TV shows and movies," she said "We've identified licenses and vehicles that have broad appeal and touch on both current and nostalgic subject matter, and we've created replicas of everything from the classic-the Bandit's big, bad, black Trans Am in "Smokey and the Bandit," to the contemporary-"The Fast and the Furious." Collectors have been asking for them for years, and now they're here."
Priced at $3.99 each, these vehicles are authentic right down to the chassis. Beautifully replicated in exceptional detail, they look as if they'd just roared off the studio lot.
Based on some of the most popular TV shows and movies from the '70s to the present, the collection includes precision replicas of the Bandit's Trans Am and other vehicles from the "Smokey and the Bandit" movie; Eleanor and other vehicles from the original "Gone in 60 Seconds" movie; the Munsters' Coach, created by George Barris; a number of vehicles that originally appeared on the "Dukes of Hazzard," including the General Lee, Jeep, Boss Hogg Cadillac, and Roscoe's Police Car; and vehicles from "The Fast and the Furious," "Dazed and Confused," and "Two-Lane Blacktop."
Racing Champions (www.rcertl.com) was founded in 1989 and is a leading producer and marketer of innovative collectibles and toys sold in multiple channels of distribution and available at more than 20,000 retail outlets. The company sells American Muscle? collectible die-cast vehicle replicas, NASCAR and NHRA die-cast racing replicas, officially licensed die-cast and preschool products of automobiles, trucks, agricultural, heavy equipment and powered-recreational and sport vehicles, AMT? model kits, Press Pass� trading cards and NASCAR souvenirs and apparel. High-profile licensing partners include NASCAR�, NHRA�, John Deere�, Case IH�, Polaris�, Honda�, Caterpillar�, Ford�, GM�, Chrysler�, Texaco�, and Warner Brothers�.
