Hot Wheels

[kilo charlie]

I know.. way off topic, but like many of you, I have other hobbies. One of them is collecting Hot Wheels. My primary focus is on fire trucks and ambulances and other emergency / rescue vehicles. Having just retired from my fire department with 20 years of service, I find myself with more free time for this hobby. Curious if any of you collect/trade as well?

 

[yankee2bbq]

Great memories playing with hot wheel cars! We had a bunch growing up. My brothers and I would get the m for Christmas and Birthdays! My favorite was the Monarch police car!

I still have them stored away. Every once in awhile I will look for a Scout Hot Wheels at Walmarts.
I know Johnny Lightning makes a Scout. Got one of those. But, yea, you can say I still collect and look for Hot Wheel cars!

 

[kilo charlie]

Great memories playing with hot wheel cars! We had a bunch growing up. My brothers and I would get the m for Christmas and Birthdays! My favorite was the Monarch police car!

I still have them stored away. Every once in awhile I will look for a Scout Hot Wheels at Walmarts.
I know Johnny Lightning makes a Scout. Got one of those. But, yea, you can say I still collect and look for Hot Wheel cars!

There's a couple different JL Scouts out there! My favorite of those right now is the 79 International Scout II Midas addition that's dark green with a yellow lightning bolt pattern on the side. I also have a Maroon Metallic one.

Greenlight, which are sold at Hobby Lobby have a few Scouts too. Matchbox has a few as well.

 

[gmc2003]

We used to play with them also. My favorites were the sizzlers. Unfortunately I gave them as well as my GI Joe collection to the neighborhood kids when I got older. I had the jeep trailer combo spotlight, and the space capsule.

Chris

 

[kilo charlie]

We used to play with them also. My favorites were the sizzlers. Unfortunately I gave them as well as my GI Joe collection to the neighborhood kids when I got older. I had the jeep trailer combo spotlight, and the space capsule.

Chris

I wasn't familiar with the Sizzlers, but a quick Google search enlightened me.. thank you for that!

 

[gmc2003]

I wasn't familiar with the Sizzlers, but a quick Google search enlightened me.. thank you for that!

No problem, thanks for the memory. The charging station looked like a gas pump.

Chris

 

[kilo charlie]

No problem, thanks for the memory. The charging station looked like a gas pump.

Chris

It does! Took me a minute to sort out what was going on there!

 

[cutplug]

Still have some 67' redlines. A few matchbox and a few lindsey's.
I need to get a wind up Schuco again!

 

[kilo charlie]

Still have some 67' redlines. A few matchbox and a few lindsey's.
I need to get a wind up Schuco again!View attachment 651077

Those are awesome!

 

[kilo charlie]

Here's my current collection of Fire and Rescue stuff... only a portion of my total collection.

 

[kilo charlie]

@yankee2bbq

Here's that Midas Editon Scout I mentioned earlier..

 

[yankee2bbq]

@yankee2bbq

Here's that Midas Editon Scout I mentioned earlier..

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That’s awesome!

 

[yankee2bbq]

@yankee2bbq

Here's that Midas Editon Scout I mentioned earlier..

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That’s awesome!

 

[chopsaw]

I have a couple dozen from when I was a kid . HotWheels , Johnny Lightning and Matchbox .
Later in life I got into the Racing Champions and any of the Nascar brands / Drivers .
Here's the emergency vehicles I have .
1966 " Binz " Ambulance .

Land Rover Fire Brigade .

1968 Paddy Wagon .

I have a whole plastic tub full of the Nascar stuff in the blister packs and the better Racing Champion came in a small box .
I might get into it today to see what's in there .

 

[tbern]

very cool to see the older ones!

 

[chopsaw]

very cool to see the older ones!

When you're old , you tend to have old stuff . Lol . I have more of the redline ? I think that's what they call them . Red stripe on the tires . I have a 1970 Red Baron with the metal helmet that I can't find , and one of the first VW bugs without the sunroof . I'll have to look in my son's collection in the basement . I can post up the Red lines I have .

 

[kilo charlie]

I have a couple dozen from when I was a kid . HotWheels , Johnny Lightning and Matchbox .
Later in life I got into the Racing Champions and any of the Nascar brands / Drivers .
Here's the emergency vehicles I have .
1966 " Binz " Ambulance .
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Land Rover Fire Brigade .
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1968 Paddy Wagon .
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I have a whole plastic tub full of the Nascar stuff in the blister packs and the better Racing Champion came in a small box .
I might get into it today to see what's in there .

Those are awesome! Thank you for sharing!

 

[kilo charlie]

When you're old , you tend to have old stuff . Lol . I have more of the redline ? I think that's what they call them . Red stripe on the tires . I have a 1970 Red Baron with the metal helmet that I can't find , and one of the first VW bugs without the sunroof . I'll have to look in my son's collection in the basement . I can post up the Red lines I have .

Can't wait to see what you have!

 

[chopsaw]

Can't wait to see what you have!

Me too . Been a long time since I've been in the box .
Here's a couple pics I have on here .
Some of the Hot Wheels that survived the fire crackers .

I have the motorcycle here somewhere . Must be with the Red Baron .
This is matchbox .

 

[kilo charlie]

Those are awesome!