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*** Cuda Jeff Entire 1:18 Collection ***
Hello everyone and welcome to my world ....
As a few of you knows, I'm very passionated of the diecast world. So I'm presenting you today my entire collection and here's how it all begins, 20 YEARS AGO :
I started in 1990, I was 16 years old. My first diecast was the Bburago 1984 Ferrari GTO . My goal back then was to have this one only because, the year before, I was living in Germany and my girlfriend's dad had a real one in the garage. In fact, he teached me to drive on this car!!! I've been a Ferrari worshipper since I was 3 years old .... so can you believe how nervous, scared & stressed out I was to get behind the wheel of that furious beast!!!!!
So I bought that 1:18 car because of my unforgetable experience. Like I said, my goal back then was not to have a lot ... just one!!!! But my uncle bought a Bburago F40 .... and bought one for me .... WOW!!! So it got me thinking ..... since I love Ferraris so much, Hey! I'll get them all!
At the time, there weren't as many model available as it is today. And not many diecast company either. Maisto & Bburago were almost alone in that universe.
So my 3rd one was the Maisto 348 TS.
But on Christmas, my mother gave me a Diablo and a 911 Carrera (both Maisto). Thanks!!! But you screwed up my plan!!!
So I thought ... nah! I'll get all the Ferraris and put the Lambo and the Porsche in the middle ........ and now, we're 20 years later and I got a collection of 470 models (all 1:18) ....So much for the plan! 
Since 1990, my collection costed me $46,314.44 ... so in 20 years, that's an average of $2315.72 / year ...
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... also an average of $98.54 / model ... hmmm, sounds much better when you look at it that way!
... but I'm stopping all this now !!!
... Yeah! Right! ...
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Fun Facts about my collection :
My top five manufacturer brand are:
1) AutoArt ... 115
2) Maisto ... 46
3) Hot Wheels ... 45
4) Kyosho ... 44
5) Ertl ... 32
My top five car brand are:
1) Ferrari ... 58
2) Chevrolet ... 37
3) Ford & Mercedes ... 31
4) BMW ... 30
5) Porsche ... 27
The five colors that are dominating my collection are:
1) Red ..... 87 models
2) Black ..... 82 models
3) White ..... 56 models
4) Silver ..... 40 models
5) Yellow ..... 36 models
My collection (only road car version) consist in:
- Exotic supercars
- Luxurious cars & SUVs
- Concept cars
- Famous movie cars
- Plain body race cars (...with a very few special livery exceptions)
- Legendary muscle cars (usally that a 1:1 version would worth more than 100 000$)
- Police Cruisers & Motorcycle from cities I've been/lived in, that makes great souvenirs
They are all present here in alphabetical order (car brand wise) then, each brand by year model.
It's was an awful lot of work but if you enjoy it ....... then I'm very happy!!!!
I've been wanting to do it for a long time and know, here it is .....
Have fun!
This post has been edited by Cuda Jeff: 04 August 2010 - 12:55 AM
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