What Diecast Model Car Do I Buy For My Man?

Working in a model shop we get asked this question all the time by lady’s trying to buy male relatives, partners or their children a special die cast model.

We try to narrow the field firstly by asking their age. Any one over the age of 50 is generally fond of 1950/60s British classics like Jaguar mk2′s, E-Type Jags, Aston Marten Db5′s (Made famous by Sean Connery in James Bond movies) or MGB sports cars. Grandads tend to like E-Type jags again or earlier MGTC’s. Men in their 20′s to 30′s really like Aston Martens so you can’t go too far wrong with a DB9 or even a Bugatti Veyron. Anyone younger loves the expensive super cars. Ferrari springs to mind instantly but Lamborghinis, Mercedes and Porsche Models should not be forgotten.

Model Cars From Popular TV Show

There are many men out there who follow the BBC Top Gear program and these guys love Pagini Zonda’s, Bugatti Veyrons, Porsche GT’s and Jeremy Clarkson’s favourite the Aston Marten V8 Vanquish. This Christmas a series of super cars with a Stig figurine was released by a diecast manufacturer called Minichamp and these were particularly popular with Top Gear enthusiasts.

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