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During the 2000’s a strange sensation started up in the automotive world: boxy car-based vehicles such as the Scion xB and the Honda Element.   These vehicles were designed for younger buyers who prefer a more adventurous lifestyle and need a vehicle to fit their needs.   Problem is half of those buyers were older and looking for a more practical vehicle.   None of them lasted to the next decade, yet still there are diecast replicas of both vehicles and Matchbox offered the Element during the dark 2004 Hero City time. The Model X was a Honda concept that debut in 2001 designed to attract generation X-ers with a practical SUV that has pickup-like capabilities.   The platform was based on the second-generation CR-V and shared the same mechanicals, but the styling was boxier with rugged plastic front and rear fenders that wrap around the front and rear wheels.   The four-door CR-V design was replaced with a two-door that has pick...

One of the best truck castings for Johnny Lightning out there currently (aside from the classic 1965 Chevy C-10) is the 1993 Ford F-150 casting.   Introduced in 2013 the F-150 was designed as the high-performance Lightning truck, yet the color palette is limited on this truck.   Still, Johnny Lightning manages to find a way to make the Lightning into a stock F-150 and that was evident in its 2017 return. The 1992 F-series was introduced with a mild update that included a more rounded front-end for better aerodynamics and a redesigned interior with a driver’s air bag offered.   Other than that it still had the classic F-150 look from the previous-generation with the chrome side strips, optional chrome tailgate cover, rectangular taillights, and boxy look.   In 1993 the Lightning was created to go after the Chevrolet 454SS pickup and offered a lower stance, ground effects, lower chin spoiler with foglights, body-colored rear tubular ...