Old Matchbox, and Hot Wheels cars

[daddyusmaximus]

I’ve been collecting hot wheels for quite a few years, but have none of the ones I had when I was a kid. Ebay is your friend, though, and I’ve scored some mint condition cars from the early 70s, that I used to own. I just recently bought the pair of cars that came with the thunder shift 500 set, I still have the box and some of the track, but my original cars were long gone, so I jumped on ebay and found both the Monte Carlo and Torino! They are both in better condition than the ones I had, and I picked em both up for under $20 shipped. I recent years, I just buy as many current ones as I can, and don’t open the pack, they all go straight into large plastic totes, I’m not even sure how many I have, but it’s well into 5 figures.

Confession: Only about one third of the cars in my collection are leftovers from my childhood. I played hard, lost, traded with friends... I only have a few of the old original Matchbox car cardboard boxes.

Ebay can be great, and expensive. I bought a bunch off ebay in the 2009-2011 time frame. I wanted to get the cars I had as a kid.

I also remember we never had an allowance as kids, but every once in a while it would be "toy day" and we'd get to pick out a new toy. The Machbox cars were 4 for a dollar in the basement of this store in downtown Columbus, or upstairs in a big bin at the old Sears. I'd walk out with 4 cars or 6 cars at a time all smiles.

 

[KJQ6945]

One of my favorites from my childhood was the red and yellow bulldozer you have on the second shelf. It came with a green low boy trailer. I found this one at a swap meet about 15 years ago.

 

[pute62]

Great collection of Matchboxes. I remember when Hot Wheels came out and the toy car market exploded. The only downside was, getting a new Hot Wheels Track on Christmas Morning and then getting your add whipped with it later on. (That s**t wasn’t no joke)

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Great collection of Matchboxes. I remember when Hot Wheels came out and the toy car market exploded. The only downside was, getting a new Hot Wheels Track on Christmas Morning and then getting your add whipped with it later on. (That s**t wasn’t no joke)

No kidding there. I've went to school the next day with Hot Wheels track marks across my face... Wonder what the teachers would say these days about that?

Dear mom, I forgive you for the track marks, but not for voting for obama, and hillary.

 

[rhino]

daddyusmaximus - beautiful collection and display! Thanks your for sharing the photos.

 

[Expat]

I collected Hot Wheels and Marvel Comics when I was a kid. as soon as I left for college , mom gave them all away. The only thing that survived were my baseball cards.