| For all of those who retire to the television for | | | | well known restaurant Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits |
| hours at a time to gaze at colorful machines | | | | in announcing a new line of diecast collectible cars |
| whizzing around an asphalt track, the idea of | | | | which will feature the signature #91 style |
| taking a front seat to the action is quite enticing. | | | | renowned to Bickle fans. The new series is |
| However, for most this is just a childhood or | | | | targeted at NASCAR fans of all ages who can |
| even grown up fantasy which is unlikely to result | | | | appreciate the value of striking miniature |
| in the shifting of gears and pit stops to frantically | | | | reproductions.Youngsters may value the cars for |
| change smoky tires. For some, there may be a | | | | the cool look or simply to crash into their other |
| way to quench, or at least wet, the thirst for | | | | matchbox cars or slide down their car racing |
| first hand NASCAR excitement: diecast cars.In | | | | tracks. The vibrant animated appearance will |
| today's modern market of video games and | | | | surely please the eyes of kids while the fine detail |
| computer overuse, there is a concept being | | | | will tickle the fancy of serious car lovers. The |
| revived in popular culture: the collectible car. While | | | | reproduction is uncanny and the vivid colors and |
| many may remember the days of the matchbox | | | | movable parts will entice even the most |
| car, few children today can appreciate the true | | | | discriminating collectors. Bickle has partnered with |
| popularity that was once there. With the dawn of | | | | Ed Smith of Ironworks and Jon Luther of |
| a new miniature car series, this notion may | | | | Popeyes to create the line, and the shared |
| change. Kids may just hang up their joysticks and | | | | expectation is that cars will fly off of store |
| stop to take in the most recent release from | | | | shelves and into collections nationwide.This type of |
| Racing Champions.Who can turn down a good | | | | pop culture memorabilia gives character to a |
| duplicate? Americans everywhere enjoy the | | | | society. While some families pass down fine |
| hobby of collecting valuables, and sometimes not | | | | jewelry, other pass down collectible cars. To |
| so valuables. Mini cars are no exception. In the | | | | some it may seem frivolous, but to the man who |
| Ebay age, collections have ranged anywhere from | | | | watched NASCAR with his father and |
| Beanie Babies all the way to cigars. In an almost | | | | grandfather, these items are priceless.For anxious |
| revival effort, Racing Champions has introduced a | | | | collectors these cars can be purchased online at a |
| new mini car line geared at both a collector's | | | | variety of sites.Gregg Hall is an author living in |
| audience as well as an audience of kids who like | | | | Navarre Beach, Florida. |
| cars.NASCAR driver Rich Bickle partnered with | | | | |