Originally Posted by SFDMALEX
Holly crap. That is one hell of a collection. To bad I cant afford that.
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Well, it started out as a "collection" - but turned into an obsession some where around 1998... I wondered into a Wal-Mart and they had marked down a bunch of Road Champs muscle cars from $15.99 to $1.59... :shock:
Up until that point I had never seen a 1:43 model of my favourite muslce car - the 1969 Z28 Camaro... and here were a bout 7 different colours styles at $1.59 each...
So I dropped $30 on a bunch of cars.
Then I discovered Wal-Mart was "mis-pricing" these things all over, and I was able to get Plymout Road Runners in 8 paint schemes for the price of 1 regular car.
This then allowed me to amass this crazy collection of muscle cars - and it got to the point where I started justifying spending $40.00 on a "missing" version of a car because I bought so many for $2..
This then became the justification for getting every 1:43 Matchbox I could and Hot Wheels Ferrari 355.. and not just one - but one of each body style.. then the vettes started, then the pickup trucks...
Then I came across the stash of receipts one day .. and what a sobbering moment to see just how much fucking cash I plowed into these bastards...
Thats when I stopped - cold turkey... I have sinced passed up the 575M and 612 and a few BBR Enzo's and the Ferrari transporter, and the race cars etc.
I tried 1:18 for a little while, hoping the size would scare me off from getting too many... that kind of worked.
Now I am addicted to slots... :shock:
Is there a "model cars anonymous" we can attend?