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The Complete Book of Hot Wheels: With Price Guide (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)

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I have been collecting Hot Wheels cars since they first came out back in the fall of 1967. I was just a 9 year old youngster at the time, but I can still remember the excitement of seeing a new car, or a different color on the pegs at the WoolWorths store in downtown New Britain. I would save as much of my allowance, and also any money I had earned by helping my neighbor's take in the groceries, so that I could get a new Hot Wheel, the next time my friends and I took our weekly trek downtown.

Now that I am in my late 30's, I have every single book ever printed about collecting Hot Wheels. I have read all of them from cover to cover at least twice. I can say with certainty that Bob Parkers books are a much better resource for the serious Hot Wheels collector, than all of the others combined. I am not saying that I do not use the other books, such as Tomarts, and some of the other literature written by Strauss, but when I want accurate information, I always reach for Parkers books. I have found too many errors and inaccuracies in Mike Strauss' books, that I can just not rely on them for any serious information. I use the Tomarts mainly to aid in identifying some Hot Wheels via the photographs. I use the Parkers books to answer some of the more detailed questions that I get from collectors that visit my web site, The Virtual Hot Wheels Collection. (http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/5820)

I am currently waiting for Mr. Parkers latest book, which I just ordered from Amazon.com today. Look for my review of his latest work about 2 months after I receive it. If his newest book is even half as good as his previous books, we are all in for a real wealth of important information and data on the hobby of collecting Hot Wheels.

written by
Kurt Kemmling
9/29/97