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Nobody's a bigger fan of Hot Wheels® than our local Indy Hot Wheels collectors! We've been working with the Indy Hot Wheel's Club for special events surrounding the Hot Wheels For Real™, and now some of these collectors have written guest blogs about their collections. Today we're hearing from Dave Koch, who has a collection of over 20,000 Hot Wheels cars!
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I started collecting all types of die-casts that I picked up at garage sales before deciding to collect Hot Wheels in 1995. In January of 2004 I started the Indy Hot Wheels Club to bring together others that share my love for the hobby. I estimate that I now have more than 20,000 1/64 scale Hot Wheels in my collection!
The club has different levels of collectors, from what I call the "serious collector" that collects anything Hot Wheels to the person that collects a favorite car. Some collectors get started in the hobby by finding Hot Wheels they played with when they were a kid. Others may start collecting their dream car. Whatever the reason, collecting Hot Wheels is a hobby for kids age 5 to 105.
The Indy Hot Wheels Club meets every third Saturday of each month and there are no dues. There are regular vendors that attend the meetings for sale and trade. If you're interested in being a vendor at our meetings or are interested in joining, contact me at 317-509-0327.
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