A 7-year old boy as we know will either choose action figures or toy cars. When the passion builds, they can have a stable of them in form of a collection. The toys however will be chucked aside or be given away to their cousins when the boy starts going to high school.
For a grown man, to own a collection of toys is still an uncommon occasion, let alone dedicating a proper room for them. But that is not the case with Bruce Pascal, as he owns more than 3,500 Hot Wheels cars. Some of the cars in Pascal’s collection are very valuable units that are no longer in production.
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According to Pascal, his collection is now worth well beyond USD 1 million, including 175 prototypes that were never released to public as well as a bright pink Volkswagen Beach Bomb Rear-Loader, which is one of the rarest Hot Wheels car in the world. That particular Volkswagen is said to probably be worth about USD 150,000 (RM650,137.50).
Convinced that he has more original-production items that Mattel still does, Pascal says that he would like to open a museum one day. With that scale of collection, we strongly support the idea as it will enable the public to view his precious 1:64 scale models.
As a Hot Wheels (and Matchbox) collector myself since 1999 (even though not a hardcore collector), seeing people like Bruce Pascal owning his own Hot Wheels inventory like this is kind of personal, and always a delight.
It also made me feel bad about myself for not paying much attention to my cars. I can still remember when my small cousin insisted to take home my Lamborghini Diablo SV, blue paint with black spoiler. From then, I learnt to keep my rare and valuable Hot Wheels away, in a much ‘safer’ place...
For a grown man, to own a collection of toys is still an uncommon occasion, let alone dedicating a proper room for them. But that is not the case with Bruce Pascal, as he owns more than 3,500 Hot Wheels cars. Some of the cars in Pascal’s collection are very valuable units that are no longer in production.
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According to Pascal, his collection is now worth well beyond USD 1 million, including 175 prototypes that were never released to public as well as a bright pink Volkswagen Beach Bomb Rear-Loader, which is one of the rarest Hot Wheels car in the world. That particular Volkswagen is said to probably be worth about USD 150,000 (RM650,137.50).
Convinced that he has more original-production items that Mattel still does, Pascal says that he would like to open a museum one day. With that scale of collection, we strongly support the idea as it will enable the public to view his precious 1:64 scale models.
As a Hot Wheels (and Matchbox) collector myself since 1999 (even though not a hardcore collector), seeing people like Bruce Pascal owning his own Hot Wheels inventory like this is kind of personal, and always a delight.
It also made me feel bad about myself for not paying much attention to my cars. I can still remember when my small cousin insisted to take home my Lamborghini Diablo SV, blue paint with black spoiler. From then, I learnt to keep my rare and valuable Hot Wheels away, in a much ‘safer’ place...
......hhahahhahah
Not sure Countach can get or not this time... Could be something that people will scalp.
