Highway 61 is back, and they're going green; GreenLight that is. GreenLight has just announced the acquisition of Highway 61 Collectibles. This is a deal that has been in the works for almost a year, and it's finally official!
Highway 61 started off as a division of DCP in 2002 and continued to produce high quality diecast models until 2012. Here's a statement from GreenLight President Russell Hughes about their plans for Highway 61:
Highway 61 started off as a division of DCP in 2002 and continued to produce high quality diecast models until 2012. Here's a statement from GreenLight President Russell Hughes about their plans for Highway 61:
"We’ll do our best to
relaunch Highway 61 with our vault of highly sought-after licenses and will
utilize our design creativity to introduce some new concepts that have never been seen in high-end 1:18 scale model car offerings”.
The first round of releases has already been announced. Take a look!
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| #18001 - 1/18 Scale June - July Arrival 1969 Chevrolet Yenko Camaro - 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) |
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| #18002 - 1/18 Scale June - July Arrival 1976 Chevrolet G-Series Van in Black |
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| #18003 - 1/18 Scale July - August Arrival Sox and Martin - 1968 Plymouth Barracuda - Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2014 |
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| #18004 - 1/18 Scale July - August Arrival 1970 Chevrolet C-10 Pickup with Camper Shell |
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| #18005 - 1/18 Scale August - September Arrival Custom Plymouth Barracuda - Furious 7 (2015) |
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| #18006 - 1/18 Scale August - September Arrival 2003 Hummer H2 - CSI: Miami (2002-12, TV Series) |
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| #18007 - 1/18 Scale September - October Arrival Steve McQueen's 1969 Chevrolet C-10 Baja 1000 Truck |
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| #18008 - 1/18 Scale September - October Arrival 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T in White |
All eight of these newly announced models from Highway 61 are available for pre-order at 3000toys.com right now. So put in your pre-order today!
