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| accobra64 | Jan 1 2012, 09:42 PM Post #1 |
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I have learned a lot about automobiles since starting to collect diecast. I like to do research on real automobiles. Sometimes, I will do a lot of research on a specific automobile. The internet is a great tool for this task. I also have a lot of books on automobiles for reference purposes. At the present time, I probably subcribe to eight or ten different monthly automotive magazines. The learning process never ceases. Collecting Johnny Lightning diecast has been a wonderful and educational experience. Cheers. cobra |
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| Firehawk73 | Jan 1 2012, 09:52 PM Post #2 |
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Gerry, I have to say you definitely know your stuff and I for one love your commentarys on the cars we show. I think my education came from Hot Rod Magazines at the early age of 13. I didn't become active collector in diecast until my mid 20's and at that time I was working at a Auto Salvage Yard which further my education in automobiles. I still need to learn the options and engines that were available for some of these cars at the time of their release but thats why I love the car of the day thread. |
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| Swifty | Jan 1 2012, 09:57 PM Post #3 |
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Gerry, you're a wealth of knowledge on a wide variety of automotive subjects! I've loved cars for as long as I can remember, and it was 100% diecast that hooked me into being a lifelong car guy. I wish I was able to fix real ones (my dream job as a kid was to be a mechanic...or a paleontologist...or both) but I just don't have a knack for repairing things. |
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| accobra64 | Jan 1 2012, 10:13 PM Post #4 |
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Paul, the Car Of The Day is a fantastic learning tool. I also seem to learn something from reading any one of them. Learning should never cease as we progress through life. At one time I was a prolific reading. Sometimes I would read 100 to 200 books (non-fictional and educational) a year. I used to frustrate my wife by sometimes staying up to 1 or 2 o'clock in the morning reading a book, go to bed and get up again in 3, 4, or 5 hours. Out of total respect to her, I broke that habit. I have owned personal home computers since about 1982 or 1983. I was around before MS Windows. I still read. I have fun and enjoy learning. Cheers. Cobra |
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| juantoo3 | Jan 1 2012, 10:14 PM Post #5 |
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I appreciate your insight and comments too, Gerry. Thanks! |
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| accobra64 | Jan 1 2012, 10:16 PM Post #6 |
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Paul, FYI; I still subscribe to Hot Rod Magazine. I also like to watch it on Speed Channel on Saturday mornings. Cheers. Cobra |
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| bray | Jan 1 2012, 10:32 PM Post #7 |
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My passion for cars started in the late 70s when I got my first taste of Mopar muscle, a 70 340 Cuda. For the next several years, between mine and my buddies cars, seems we were constantly wrenching on one of them. That was the case when you purchased 8 - 12 year old used muscle back in those days. My buddy had a saying, if you drive junk, you better know how to fix junk. Well those days are long gone now, and I REALLY don't care for working on cars, even a little bit anymore, so I get my fill with the miniture representations of what I'd love to drive. They're a LOT less aggravating to work on! With that being said, there's a lot of automobile history and info to be gleaned from the diecast sites, and I appreciate everyone that contributes in that manner.
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| Firehawk73 | Jan 1 2012, 10:39 PM Post #8 |
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It was like that for me in my late teens and early 20's. We had a friend that was a big Camaro nut and always buying old Camaros and working on them. I have no real desire to work on cars all that much anymore. I guess when you are younger its a thrill working on rebuilding engines and swapping out rear ends and spending your entire weekend from daylight to dark working and fixing an old car. I don't mind regular maintenance on one but I would need more time, tools and more energy to do more than that to a car. |
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| jedimario | Jan 1 2012, 10:41 PM Post #9 |
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Die-cast is fun, but it doesn't help me with the most stubborn seized up screw I've ever come across in my RX-7
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| rlyoung | Jan 1 2012, 11:54 PM Post #10 |
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Going to 25+ car shows a year I'm always picking up new tidbits about real and diecast cars. |
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| Ricky2400 | Jan 2 2012, 09:16 AM Post #11 |
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I've always had a love affair with cars...as early as age 5 I could identify virtually any car on the street (i.e. Buick Wildcat, Dodge Coronet, etc.) I think the diecast is a reflection of the 1:1-scale cars and over the years I've done a lot of reading and researching, from the likes of Lee Iacocca, the late John DeLorean, and others as to how particular models are produced, etc. If you were to look at my YouTube videos, you could see that I put together a tribute to Pontiac as well as other muscle cars. I've told my wife: I may be married to you but...cars are my Mistress! (LOL). |
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