While I don’t necessarily call myself a true collector, when I see a miniature replica of one of my favorite cars, I buy it – as simple as that. Usually, that meant stopping in the foundry every time Target ran, but when I was young and had no bills to pay, it meant spending the little money I made. got as a teenager into 1/43 scale models from Autoart, Ixo, HPI and the like. for today Question of the dayI’m asking you guys to post your favorite little car.
Personally, it’s hard to choose one. I have two of them Sega Rally trio in my collection — the Lancia Stratos you see above and the Delta Integrale, both by HPI. I want one ST205 Celica GT-Four WRC, but I haven’t seen it yet. I’ve had both models for a long time, though, and I’m a little more conservative with my finances these days, so my expenses tend to go toward any of Van’s latest creations. The car chemistry that Hot Wheels rolled out – when the big box stores ran out of latches, weren’t picked out cleanly by the speculators anyway.
I recently had a pair of Mercedes cars that I really liked — a 1995 C-Class DTM and a 300 SEL 6.8 AMG, two cars that I can hardly believe actually received the Hot Wheels treatment. I say it all the time, but kids these days have it it’s awful and they don’t even know it.
Maybe you only have one, and that’s your everyday driver’s Matchbox; Or maybe you are a hobbyist with hundreds of rare items. Whatever it is, snap a picture and throw it in the comments, and we’ll round up a bunch in Answers of the Day this weekend.
