A model car display system adapted to display a model car, such as a die-cast model car, in association with dioramic and scenic elements to recreate a realistic and scaled down automobile-related scene. In one illustrated embodiment, the system is adapted to associate one or more model cars with scenery corresponding to a race track-like drag race scene by which the model cars are positioned to appear as if preparing to race. The system may include various elements to increase the realism thereof. For example, the system may include various rotational means adapted for rotating the wheels of a model car associated with the system and various associating means for securely associating the model car with the system while its wheels are being rotated. By way of additional example, the system may interchangeably associate with a plurality of scenic elements so that the system may be configured to appear as any of a plurality of scenes, such as a race track, street race, historical scene, street, garage, and the like.