Originally Posted by
Daveroo
when i was about 15,i had a colection of over 1000 matchbox and hotwheels cars,,i had some extremly rare cars,up to that point i had traded and bought ,,saved money mowed lawns (im allergic to grasses,highly) and did other odd jobs to get my cars,,,i just loved them.
the people across the street were an elderly couple who took in a foster child,he wasnt a relitive of theres at all,,but this kid had nothing,no toys, he was about 7,and the couple were in theyre 70s,he would just sit on his porch and watch us "older boys" ride our skate boards and bikes.....so one day i asked the nieghbor kids to help me put him a bike together,,we took spare parts we had,,imagine if you will a oakeyesk like nieghborhood with bicycle parts all over,later it became racecar parts...we had 6 race car drivers from one block and an annoncer...LOL...anyway we built the bike but he was afraid to ride it and we didnt understand trainging wheels then...
then i thought of my 1000 cars,,,,and i walked the box (which was an old tool box) over to him and gave them all to him...om god he played for hours with them...ofcourse i kick myself now...i wish i had that collection today....im 49years old and these were cars that were OLD when i was 15?...wow....
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