"Let's Roll, Kato..." AutoArt Black Beauty is finally a reality!

For years it's been the Holy Grail of diecast 1:18 scale film and TV car collectors - The Black Beauty, the rolling arsenal of TV's The Green Hornet, as seen on the 1966/67 TV series. For me, it's always been a personal favorite.

The Black Beauty was created by famed Hollywood customizer Dean Jeffries out of a 1966 Chrysler Imperial. Fans of the show have been wanting a large-scale model of the car ever since. There was hope that we'd see one when the ill-fated Seth Rogen movie came out in 2011, and elite diecast manufacturer AutoArt supposedly had one in development, but it never materialized.

Until now. AutoArt unveiled The Black Beauty at the Shizuoka hobby show in Japan this last week. I emailed AutoArt and received written confirmation that the model will in fact be available in the 3rd quarter!

So start clearing off some display space. The Moby Dick of diecast vehicles is on its way!