KEEPING TRACK IN REAL TIME
Having had success with its motorbike tracker, BikeTrac, AutoTrac has launched a 0%-finance purchase option as it enters the collector-car market. The tracking unit is powered by a 12V feed and designed to be discreetly located within your vehicle. With GPS, GPRS and RF capability, the unit can be tracked to within one metre – allowing a search warrant to be more easily obtained by the authorities, where a GPS-only unit might struggle. Beyond the hardware, the AutoTrac subscription includes access to an app that provides real-time updates on a car’s location, remote battery voltage checks and logging of past drives. Should the worst happen, it also includes the use of AutoTrac’s Theft Response Team, which will help find your car and liaise with police to get it back – the firm claims a 90% recovery rate. The tracking unit is £299 and the subscription is £9.99 a month.
autotrac.co.uk
Out of control
The Little Car Co is known for its scale replicas of exotic classics, but now it has built a full-sized version of a toy. The Wild One Max is a road-legal buggy based on Tamiyaʼs 1985 radio-controlled Wild One. Like the original, itʼs battery-powered, but at 14.4kWh there is enough capacity for 200km on Tarmac, or 110km off-road, at up to 62mph. The top-spec Launch Edition comes ready assembled, for £35,000.
wildonemax.com
Driving up the wall
Model cars are great, but they can be a bit of a pain to put on display. Shelves get dusty, and glass cabinets can be bulky. The Automologist has a fresh take on things, mounting high-quality 1:18 models on framed posters. We were particularly impressed by the Ferrari F40, part of its ʻSupercarbon Seriesʼ, predictably in red and with a quote from Enzo on the printed background. Various other cars are available, too: AC Cobra, Shelby Mustang, Jaguar E-type and Aston Martin DB5 are just some of the other models featured. Supplied in an aluminium frame in a choice of silver, gold or black, the 40x60cm artworks are priced at €690.
theautomologist.com
Playing with fire (engines)
Engine 53 has joined Candylabʼs wide range of stylish – yet still very much child-friendly – wooden automotive toys. Made in the style of a classic mid-century American fire truck, the chunky miniature has an extending ladder and is one of Candylabʼs largest toys yet, at 25x9x9cm. Itʼs priced at $60.
candylabtoys.com
Keeping fuel cool
Running classics on modern fuel can often lead to vaporisation issues that werenʼt anticipated when the cars were built, which can result in a lumpy idle or difficult
