[Mike K]

Two that I'm really looking forwards to, and they're both showing up on Kleine Klassiker... the Austin Healey 3000 Mark I:

And the Volvo P1800 S and ES, apparently they are confirmed and have part numbers now: Volvo 1800S 1969 Medium Blue 1:18 Norev

I'd say that 2022 is looking like a great year for them. Between this 3000, and the Alfa GTV, it's very welcome that they're giving those of us who missed the old Autoarts a second chance at these cars in 1:18 opening diecast.

 

[Mike K]

The XJS will be a must have for me, unless I get lucky on an Autoart before then. But I like that Norev is giving it the wire wheels and this light blue, this is way more like most of the 1:1 XJS out there. Too bad it's sealed, but that's obviously less of a problem on convertibles.

 

[Mike K]

I might be picking the Norev Gullwing over the Schuco, they both look good, but the Norev will be cheaper. And I definitely love their 190 SL.
The XJS Cabrio and maybe the coupe too are both must haves for me, even if the windshield trim is wrong... for me, Norev is still edging out the competition by picking better colors, better wheels, and at a better price. I recently saw that Kyosho is making the Austin Healey 3000 as well, but I'll still rather have the Norev for its teal color and chrome rims.

 

[Mike K]

The Austin-Healey 3000 MkI is out: NOREV 182600 Scale 1/18 | AUSTIN HALEY 3000 MKI SPIDER 1959 GREEN

One of my most anticipated releases from them, but now I'm a little bit concerned, those wheels look plasticy, and the front axle might be too wide. We'll see when it gets here... it was only $40 something with the discount, and I love the color combo. I will post pictures and a review after it arrives.

 

[Mike K]

That 964 looks great, especially the blue and green ones, and all opening parts... adding it to my long list. I'm also excited for the 356s and Volvo P1800.

And I edited the title, we'll keep this topic for 2023.

 

[Mike K]

The XJS is out:

They didn't fix the inaccurate chrome around the windshield on the roadster, but who knows, maybe some 1:1 out there is like that. The roadster still looks pretty good to me, but I'll wait for the lighter blue one.

 

[Mike K]

The Volvo P1800s are available on some shops here in the US: 1969 Volvo 1800 S Medium Blue 1/18 Diecast Model Car by Norev

I don't plan on replacing my fully opening Minichamps ES with this one, but the blue S looks very nice, just a shame that it's sealed.