How Many TRUCKS do you have in your collection?

Just wondering how many trucks you may have in your collection.

I have approx. 450 Plastic & Die-Cast Trucks in almost all scales,including Hot Wheels and Matchbox.

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Permalink Reply by mike on November 21, 2007 at 2:09am

hi every one i have about 250 rigs iv been collecting for a few years some franklin mints , match box , hot wheels n others . im working on a early model cabover ford pumper i found in the toy store. its just like one r station had back in the 70's i even found the green matelic paint to match the original color , i all so made a a raido controlled model of the hummer r station has now , with pony pump , hose reels n poly tank , it has working bar light , wig wag headlights working siren n back up alarm. my next one is going to be of the 4000 gal. peterbuilt tanker i drive for the company.

Permalink Reply by Tony Leonard,Jr. on November 21, 2007 at 6:17pm

Well,I'd love to have some Franklin Mint rigs,but the Wife says"If your gonna pay that much for One truck you might as well save up an buy a REAL ONE."Mostly because I've had my eye on the yellow Pierce Snorkel.They have it at a Local Hobby Shop for about $800.00. www.niagarahobby.com i think thats the site.

Permalink Reply by Merritt Long on November 22, 2007 at 10:36am

Lets see at last count I am around 1000 various scales and manufactures

Permalink Reply by Jim Brunelle Jr. on November 25, 2007 at 12:43am

about 300 or so mostly matchbox and code 3, some corgi and a few oddball antiques.

Permalink Reply by Brad Carlson on November 27, 2007 at 3:00pm

Wow thats more than i got. i was close to 50 or so.I want to go bigger if the wife will let me.lol.alot of hotwheels,matchbox.1 code 3 fdny 1/16 scale.I havent bought any new ones in a while.

Permalink Reply by Gary Walker on February 10, 2008 at 4:40am

Hi Guys, I have been collecting and building model fire apparatus for almost 40 years. I collect any vehicles including boats and aircraft so long as they are operated by a fire dept. I particularly like American aerials especially tillers, and also very specialised vehicles. I have no real preference in scale although I now avoid too many large scale detailed diecast because of cost and lack of space. In answer to the question in the thread ... I stopped counting years ago, but I estimate my collection to be around 3,500. Will post a few pics later.
Cheers
Gary

Permalink Reply by Art on March 6, 2008 at 8:47pm

I just got my Yonkers Eng 306 by Code 3 today. Yonkers is my home town so I had to have it. I have between 100 and 150 models all hidden in a closet. I bought the Yonkers from my wife as she owns a diecast fire truck store. I use to be part owner but I got canned. I don't even get a break in the price, I paid $45 plus shipping and she brought it home to me, go figure. We did our first exclusive Code 3 release last year of the San Fransisco Eng 3 ALF and it was an overwhelming success. Our second exclusive release was a 1/50 scale Ford C by Athearn of a Riverside County CA engine. It has sold OK. We will be finalizing another exclusive this week. If ya'all know of a striking fire engine that can be replicated let me know. We are looking for something that really stands out or from a big fire department. The only caveat is the mold as to have been made already; it costs $75,000 to $100,000 to make new tooling. Thanks, Art

Permalink Reply by SPIPER on March 11, 2008 at 3:18pm