I like that car, too. I have a bunch of cars, mostly hot rods, customs and exotics. I have an Alfa B.A.T. 9, a Maserati MC 12 and a 1959 Corvette Stingray I used to answer my first autopuzzle.
I try to collect First Editions; a couple of years ago, things got a little out of hand when Mattel went crazy with a bunch of cartoonish cars...then they upped the ante to 100 First Editions for 2005. I like to get at least a couple of each car, plus any wheel/color variations I'm aware of, so things got way out of the realm of common sense. This year, there were only 38 First Editions, so common sense seems to have prevailed.
The cars aren't as easy to find in the stores these days...Wal-Mart is the only major store that carries a large selection right now. Target and Meijer, the other major discount stores here, don't have nearly as many as they did just a year or so ago.
Finding Treasure Hunt cars is roughly akin to standing in line for a new PS3, you have to plan ahead and talk to the toy manager to know when a new shipment is coming in, and when it'll be dumped into the bin. I have about half-a-dozen, and I've been collecting seriously for several years.
I started when my sons were small, it was a good way to teach them about cars. Now, I say I'm collecting for my grandchildren. And, with all the cars available, including a surprising number of classics, it's almost like going to Barrett-Jackson, and a whole lot cheaper!
Dan
