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04/02/2023 10:35 am
I was privileged to be part of every D4C Club Car we ever made, and honored to have picked several of them. As an owner of multiple Corvettes, our first one was my choice, the FM 1998 Corvette Roadster in the rare Aztec Gold.
Pictured here with our 'D4C Club Calendar' and our bumper sticker - 'Got Mint?' No doubt the more 'seasoned' members will recall these.
04/02/2023 10:44 am
very neat stuff!!!!!!!......did all you old guys early adopters ever do a cheesecake calendar to raise money for the gazebo in Miller`s park? 
seriously tho, this is very impressive 🙂
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04/02/2023 11:12 am
very neat stuff!!!!!!!......did all you old guys ever do a cheesecake calendar to raise money for the gazebo in Miller`s park?
seriously tho, this is very impressive 🙂
We did. The internet fined us, confined our internet posting privileges and made us write, "I'm a bad boy" 2,000 times on the chalkboard. It was NOT a pretty sight! But we all went to Miller's Park anyway and did a protest for 'Good & Evil Diecast'.
04/02/2023 11:37 am
For some reason, I can't remember, I didn't buy this model when it came out even though I had bought every other D4C editions. I was fortunate to pick it up about a year later at a good price from Vinny. I'm thinking the reason I didn't buy it initially was because I had the silver one.
100Ford2003 and Tony Perrone reacted
04/02/2023 11:59 am
I missed out on this one because I didn’t discover the D4C until the following year. I did however purchase the controversial number 2 Club car. Was the Packard Jay’s pick?
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Topic starter
04/02/2023 1:43 pm
I missed out on this one because I didn’t discover the D4C until the following year. I did however purchase the controversial number 2 Club car. Was the Packard Jay’s pick?
The Packard, Pete, was the pick of Jay, George Dill and moi! And Raffi was part of the selection committee a little later on.
Pete Rovero reacted
04/02/2023 1:51 pm
You guy's did a great job of developing these diecast thru production. I own all fourteen of your collection and thrilled to have them. Unfortunately the calendar and bumper sticker were before my time.
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05/02/2023 1:09 pm
When did D4C exist?
Founder, Jay Olins, started the club in the mid 90's. As a collector of 1/24th scale "Precision Models", he found it difficult to keep up with the, at first, meager offerings that were released. He contacted and developed a personal connection with the folks in Media, PA at The Franklin Mint. He chronicled each release and a short description of the model car in a newsletter. Soon thereafter, he added information on the releases coming from the Danbury Mint and other manufacturers. He developed what he called the D4C - DieCast Car Collectors Club. Meeting Michael Knab who was an advertising president of Gennera-Knab, who did ad work for Revell and Revell Creative Masters, they formulated the website, Diecast Zone. Through volunteer assistants to help collect, collate and list these releases, the club gained online memberships along with newsletter subscribers. In the early days it was Jay, Dr. George Dill and me who worked with him. After his death the club saw a change online to the current iteration of the Diecast Zone.
05/02/2023 2:29 pm
When did D4C exist?
Founder, Jay Olins, started the club in the mid 90's...........................s it was Jay, Dr. George Dill and me who worked with him. After his death the club saw a change online to the current iteration of the Diecast Zone.
easy to join......easy to use but the actual formation and development takes a special breed of person to bring to fruition
Jack Dodds and Tony Perrone reacted
05/02/2023 10:29 pm
When did D4C exist?
Founder, Jay Olins, started the club in the mid 90's. As a collector of 1/24th scale "Precision Models", he found it difficult to keep up with the, at first, meager offerings that were released. He contacted and developed a personal connection with the folks in Media, PA at The Franklin Mint. He chronicled each release and a short description of the model car in a newsletter. Soon thereafter, he added information on the releases coming from the Danbury Mint and other manufacturers. He developed what he called the D4C - DieCast Car Collectors Club. Meeting Michael Knab who was an advertising president of Gennera-Knab, who did ad work for Revell and Revell Creative Masters, they formulated the website, Diecast Zone. Through volunteer assistants to help collect, collate and list these releases, the club gained online memberships along with newsletter subscribers. In the early days it was Jay, Dr. George Dill and me who worked with him. After his death the club saw a change online to the current iteration of the Diecast Zone.
And, the biggest question is what we can do to save the legacy of Jay and restore the database that has been destroyed by MintModels. Forget about the auctions, the forum archives are long gone, and the database is unusable with the reviews gone for many many months. Thanks Goodness the forums are still working.
06/02/2023 8:12 am
I joined the D4C in very late 1996 and it has been a part of my life ever since. The invaluable information that was available has guided my collection over the years. It was great then and with purpose and direction the site can still be a valuable asset in the future. Much has changed, a lot has not. It has been the people behind the site that have made it what it was and is today. It would be great if some of what was lost could be restored, but if not, we can always just rebuild it.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA