About Car of the Year
Car of the Year (COTY) is an annual event held at the end of each calendar year on the Diecast Pub forums in which a large group of 1/18-scale diecast enthusiasts come together to vote for what they collectively feel is the best model of the year.
The rules for COTY are simple. Those voting are asked to nominate what they feel are the top 5 models released in that given year, regardless of price, subject matter, level of detail, and whether or not they actually purchased the models they’re nominating. At the end of the nominations round, the votes are tallied and a final poll is posted in which collectors are asked to vote for one of the top 5 nominees, ultimately deciding the winner of Car of the Year.
See below for details on this years COTY and past winners.
2007 Car of the Year
Top 5 Nominees
1. RC2 Authentics 1971 Charger / Super Bee
2. GMP 1970 Plymouth Road Runner / GTX
3. RC2 Authentics 1966 Chevelle SS396
4. Precision Miniatures Mazmanian Corvette
5. Supercars/Highway 61 1969 Grumpy Jenkins Pro Stock Camaro
WINNER - RC2 Authentics 1971 Dodge Charger / Super Bee
2006 Car of the Year
Top 5 Nominees
1.GMP 1970 Plymouth Road Runner/GTX
2. GMP 1969 Street Fighter Camaro
3. Highway 61/Supercars Sox & Martin 1968 Hemi Barracuda
4. RC2 Authentics 1965 Ford Mustang GT Fastback
5. Highway 61 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
WINNER - GMP 1970 Plymouth Road Runner/GTX
2005 Car of the Year
Top 5 Nominees
1.RC2 Authentics 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS427
2. GMP Pork Chop 1934 Altered Coupe
3. Precision Miniatures 1933 Willys Gasser
4. CMC 1961 Ferrari 250 GT
5. GMP/Tom's Garage 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge
WINNER - RC2 Authentics 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS427
2004 Car of the Year
Top 5 Nominees
1. GMP 1966 Ford Fairlane 427 Wimbledon White
2. Highway 61/Supercars 1967 Super Street Dodge Coronet
3. Highway 61/Supercars 1968 Super Street Plymouth Barracuda
4. Lane/Exact Detail 1968 Shelby GT500 Highland Green (Diecast Zone LE)
5. Highway 61/Performance Years Dick Landy 1968 Dodge Dart
WINNER - GMP 1966 Ford Fairlane 427 Wimbledon White
About Tim Kubicek
Tim Kubicek was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on April 27th, 1950 and passed away on September 13th, 2007. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and later touched many lives through coaching soccer, softball, track, and basketball throughout the years. Tim enjoyed traveling with his family and being involved with RAGBRAI, the longest, largest, and oldest touring bicycle ride in the world, and he was an avid Atlanta Braves and Hawkeye fan. He was also a member of the Dyersville Lions Club and was Citizen of the Year in 2000. Above all, Tim was a loving husband and devoted father and a dear friend to many.
For the past 30 years, Tim immensely enjoyed the work and camaraderie he experienced at RC2. In his time with RC2, Tim occupied several positions and worked on countless projects, but it was in his role of managing the 1/18-scale American Muscle and Authentics diecast lines that he made some of his greatest contributions to the diecast hobby, helping RC2 produce what many collectors consider to be their finest 1/18-scale replicas to date. Tim always took the time to authenticate the details of whatever he worked on, no matter how small, and he was never too proud to ask for help when he needed it. Fueling Tim's admirable work ethic was an impressively strong desire to give collectors what they wanted. His dedication to the hobby will be missed by many, but never forgotten.
TSK-4EVR
