| As a young boy I always had little figurines like GI | | | | many models and sizes and there was nothing to |
| Joe, the green Army men and plastic tanks and | | | | do except to put them on display and enjoy |
| don't forget the little soldier with the parachute | | | | them. I've been collecting NASCAR diecast cars |
| that didn't always open. Those were fun to play | | | | for awhile now and it's kind of addictive, you can't |
| with but when I got my first Hot Wheels that | | | | buy just one or two because you buy your |
| changed everything. It started an interest in cars | | | | favorite drivers diecast but his car has different |
| that never stopped. Those little suckers were | | | | paint schemes. So you buy the different paint |
| fast and there were so many models and bright | | | | schemes and then they come out with a Special |
| colors to choose from. | | | | Edition and you have to it as well. |
| From there I got into watching auto racing, not | | | | Now I've got them all lined up on shelves and in |
| much on the TV those days (I'm going back a | | | | display cases, I may have too many but I enjoy |
| bit), I believe Wide World of Sports carried some | | | | them and I think it's a great hobby to get into |
| of the big races of stock car racing. I'm not sure | | | | and I will continue for along time. |
| if it was called NASCAR at time, it's to far back | | | | So where do you look for that next special |
| to remember. As time went on TV coverage got | | | | edition, hard to find or the newest NASCAR |
| much better, I started watching Indy Cars races | | | | diecast. Well you can go to your local book store |
| some Formula One and drag racing of all forms. | | | | and check out the magazines, there are several |
| By this time I was buying car models spending a | | | | good ones out there; you can try hobby shows, |
| lot of time gluing them together, painting and | | | | flea markets, you never now what you can find a |
| adding decals. Most of the time I made a mess of | | | | garage or lawn sale or you could always search |
| them, I had no patience, not letting the glue dry | | | | the internet for websites and blogs. So get out |
| fully before moving on to the next step. | | | | there and start collecting today. |
| Then I discovered diecast cars, they came in so | | | | |