Sox and Martin by Supercar Collectibles

Number one in the Supercar Collectibles Pro Stock Series is this 1970 'Cuda Pro Stock. It was a limited edition of 3500 cars, made by Ertl using a reworked mold of their '70 'Cuda mold. It has fairly decent detailing, crisp looking sponsor decals, and nice detail on the inside. Under the hood lurks the omnipotent 426 Hemi, with a tunnel ram and two 4 bbl carbs.

In the new millenium, Supercar Collectibles gave us the Heritage Racing Series. Sox and Martins' 1969 Plymouth GTX Super Stock was the second car in the series, powered by the famous 426 Hemi. This car was diecast by Ertl, and is one of the 5000 produced.

In 2002, this Super Stock 1967 Plymouth GTX 440 was the eighth release in the series. As is the standard with the Heritage Racing cars, the detail of the decals and lettering is exceptional. The fine detail of this Highway 61 casting makes these cars highly prized. Only 2502 were issued world-wide.

Nineth in the Series is another Highway 61 casting, this one of the Super Stock '67 Plymouth Belvedere. Its got the honkin' big Hemi scoop on the hood, to go with the honkin' big Hemi under the hood. Again, 2502 were made of this limited edition.

In September 2004, Supercar Collectibles introduced their Sox and Martin Series. The first of the series was the 1970 Superbird, powered by the legendary 426 Hemi. The normal Ertl Superbird casting was reworked for this issue to accurately reproduce the real car. The vinyl roof lines, windshield wipers, and side marker lights are gone. The car is jacked up just right, and the massive Firestones finish it off nicely! Only 3204 of these 'Birds were made.

Early in 2005, Supercars issued the second in its Sox and Martin series. Ertl reworked the standard 1970 Plymouth Duster mold to properly reproduce this legendary A-Body drag car. It's got an opening trunk, and a nicely detailed Hemi under the lift off hood. This was another limited release, one of 2754 produced.

This 1968 "Lil Boss" Barracuda was released in early 2006. It is the third installment in the Supercar Collectibles series, only 3102 being produced. The car has the correct stance (you can almost hear it rumble at idle) and the Goodyear racing rubber lend a realistic accent. Unclip the hood pins and the lightweight hood lifts off to show off the fine Dual Quad Hemi! Not much more left to say, but "WOW"!

Only 1650 pieces of the 1971 Roadrunner were released in mid-2006, the fourth in Supercar's Sox and Martin Series. The unique Hood Scoop covers a dual quad Hemi, and the Chrome trim around the grill frames the famous image of the Warner Brothers' Roadrunner Cartoon Character. Beep Beep!

Mr. Ronnie Sox lost his courageous battle with Prostate Cancer on April 22, 2006. In tribute to the man, Supercar Collectibles, with the help of Ronnie's widow, Diane, commissioned this Commemorative Edition of the 1967 Hemi Belvedere. It is one of only 1350 produced, and features special commemorative packaging, a copy of Ronnie's signature on roof, and a brief listing of his racing accomplishments on the trunk lid. The proceeds from the sale of this diecast totalled $65,900. A cheque for this amount was given by the staff of Supercar Collectibles to St. Jude's Children's Cancer Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

1968 was a busy year for the Sox and Martin Racing Team. One of the steeds in their stables for the quarter mile gallop was the '68 Barracuda S with the 340 4 Barrel. The car was faithfully reproduced by Highway 61 using the existing 1968 Barracuda mold. Only 1800 units were produced. It looks like the guys even drove the car to the track instead of bringing it on the trailer; it sports 1967 Michigan plates BR 0221. Trick.

This has turned out to be the rarest of all of Supercar Collectibles' Sox and Martin cars. Due to a factory error, instead of 1800 units built, only 1008 of these diecast were produced. They are based on the Ertl mold of the 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner, and are finished in typical Ertl detail. A list of the Sox and Martin Team's accomplishments during the 1968 Drag Racing Season are listed on the back of the box. All in all, a nice little piece of Mopar Drag Racing History.

Way back in 1965, due to a negotiations wrinkle, the team of Ronnie Sox and Buddy Martin said goodbye to Mercury, their sponsor at the time, and signed an agreement with Plymouth to race only their cars. The rest is history. This diecast 1965 Plymouth Belvedere represents the first Plymouth the team raced. It is number 8 of the series and is one of only 1500 crafted by Highway 61.

Whenever Supercar Collectibles has commissioned a limited edition of a Sox and Martin car, they also get the manufacturer to add a handful of 22kt Gold Plated cars to the production run. Nine of these Gold cars were made for the Hemi powered 1968 Barracuda. The staff from Supercar kept three, the drivers got three, and the other three were auctioned off on eBay. This is one of the three that was won at the auction.

This piece is one of only 1002 released, a reworked variation of the original Ertl Roadrunner mold. Ertl decided to get out of the 1:18 scale diecast car business, and Auto World bought their molds and the rights to market all the cars produced with them. This is the first Auto World release for Supercar Collectibles' Sox and Martin Series, and it looks great! It has all the nostalgic details of the original Ertl releases, and has stayed true to the red, white and blue box art. A really nice diecast all around!

Only 702 of this 1969 Barracuda were made in early 2009. Once again, the Hemi Powered A-Body has been reproduced beautifully by Highway 61. This 1969 model uses alot of the casting from the previously released 1968, being so similiar in body style. This car now is the rarest Sox and Martin regular issue in 1:18 scale, however, being so close to the '68, it hasn't been as popular in the retail or secondary markets. I bought this one, though, and I'll be keeping it for a long time!

This little number was years in the making! A lot of people waited a long time for Supercar Collectibles to bring this high detail version of the Sox and Martin 1970 'Cuda to market. Naturally, it is based on the tried and true Highway 61 mold, but with numerous changes and upgrades to guarantee that the anxious buying public would be satisfied that this was an “as close as you can get in this scale” replica of the car as it was raced in the 1970 season. The quality control of this piece is exceptional, with nice tight lines between the paint colors and crisp sponsor lettering. Only 1854 were made, and this release is very unique to all previous Barracudas and 'Cudas, in that it has full side glass.