What Do You Collect?

aka WayTooFurious

I’m looking forward to next week. I am expecting to take delivery of two new trucks that are going to be joining the Charger in the garage. One’s a 1948 F-1 and the other is a 1956 F-100. The beauty of these old Ford trucks is that they’re in show room condition, but they won�t cost me a penny in gas or maintenance. Okay, they’re not exactly "real"�they are actually die cast models. What I have noticed over the years is that car nuts like myself typically have other aspects to their automotive hobby. For myself and a few other friends, it’s cars and die cast models. There are some people that I know who collect car badges, while others I have heard of collect carburetors. Of course we all have other interests outside of cars, but I think it�s great to be able to do something car related on the days when you can�t go to a car show or work on your vehicles. Do you have something that you collect as an extension of your car hobby?

Permalink:

Posted at 7:39 pm in Die Cast, Dispatch From Down Under, Ford, Pickup, Truck

Comments

Stewart
Mar 31, 2008 at 12:10 am

I have a collection of Buick stuff…
.
Things like all the advertising videos, tapes, and the promotional materials that dealers used when my RoadMonster was being sold in showrooms.
.
Also, I collect Buick banners, flags, signs, etc.
.
In addition, I collect anything car related to make my garage look cool:
.
Pepsi Vending Machine, Corona Lamp, Refrigerated Drinking Fountain, Stainless knee activated sink, metal signs, neon signs, etc…
.
Anything and everything I can get to make the RoadMonster’s home
more comfy
.
Those things, along with a few car forums and Cardomain make the winter survivable…

Harrison
Mar 30, 2008 at 4:46 am

I collect car brochures, last time I checked I had over 75 of them, So I think I should have over 100, and more coming.

Bobby Serlet
Mar 29, 2008 at 7:45 pm

I collects tons of stuff…

Cars…
aside from my cutlass and f100 on here there are…
1963 Impala Wagon
1929 Model A Tudor Sedan (with a 1949 Olds 303 Rocket)
1994 Chevy 2wd 1500 Long Box (425 Olds TH400 Tranny, air ride in works)
1938 Oldsmobile Straight 8 Four Door Hump Back Sedan
1930 Model A Sports Coupe

and close to 30 others in the field…

Tractors, Mostly John Deere, around 40 Deere, 8 International
Cool old Farm equip.
Antique Lawnmowers, 13 so far
Antique hit and miss engines 1
Hub Caps, hood ornaments, car emblems, license plates
Hot Wheels somewhere around 800 or 900..maybe more
Other diecast cars and tractors
Car Engines for future projects about 20, my favorites are Olds, Pontiac, Buick, Cadillac, AMC, and Mopar.
Old Pop Bottles
Antique Signs
Old car magazines
Car Manuals, dealer pamphlets, sales brochures.

plus anything else I think is cool. I have enough projects to last me about 300 years.

cknarf
Mar 29, 2008 at 3:57 pm

I collect hubcaps, Emblems, VIN plates, old licence plates, shifter knobs, and old gas caps. Hell, i even got a flywheel from my uncles sportsman on my floor!

Tony
Mar 29, 2008 at 12:55 pm

I collect 1/18 scale model cars, in particular movie cars. I have around 30 now.

jeremy
Mar 29, 2008 at 12:46 pm

wheel covers

GTwildfire
Mar 29, 2008 at 1:25 am

I collect bills and put them on the kitchen counter. We’re running out of counter space.

SuzyBruisy
Mar 28, 2008 at 10:21 pm

I collect certain parts at the junkyard that I know will sell well on eBay. I kinda see ‘em as paying for my junkyard habit. But a lot of the time I don’t get around to listing them, so they just pile up.

Chris Allen
Mar 28, 2008 at 7:45 pm

Hot Wheels cars. I have 400 out of the package that I played with as a kid, and about 200 still in the packages (complete 1998, 1999, and 2000) first editions..plus others.

I haven’t collected them in a while, because they just don’t seem to be as nice as they used to be.