@sizedoesmatter - I'm betting when it's in the sunlight that color pops even more dramatically!

@whodeytink - Your tree is beautiful. I'm gonna show it to the Big Boss! She'll love it.

Thanks much! Yes, the Lionel's are classic 4-6-2 steam locomotives, as I had as a kid. I actually have two telescopes, and both are in the video. ...

We're all set and ready to go! This video is from last year, but this year looks almost exactly the same.

Yes, easily hit that velocity! Here are the official top speeds for the C8 Series cars. Stingray: 194 MPH Eray: 183 MPH Z06: 195 MPH ZR1...

LOL! 26? Hardly! That had to be about 15 years ago! If I'm right, that would have made me around 59 or 60. And you're right that the Hirohata Mer...

@sizedoesmatter - Oh yeah! That's freakin' gorgeous! Due to the acceleration advantage of the electric motors driving the front wheels, until the i...

- Yes, as unfortunately, in my opinion, much of Barris' work was tacky. However, his 1966 TV show Batmobile was, in my opinion, an exception. ...

@perrone1 - Very cool! Interestingly, I had an eerily similar experience with Paul Newman AND Mario Andretti at the Long Beach Grand Prix in the late...

What a cool model! Kyosho rarely disappoints! I remember reading an article about an interview with Paul Newman about his racing. He said that h...

Your photo reminds of his video I saw a few years ago. Too funny!

Your post fascinated me. That's because I was somewhat surprised by how different we are. 1. Driverless cars do NOT frighten me at all. If anyt...

I remember as an 11-year-old kid when I saw the 1963 Stingray at the Detroit Auto Show in Cobo Hall in 1963. I couldn't believe that a car could be s...

@michaeldetorrice - I saw this on the road a few years ago...

@perrone1 - As we know, diecast cars are heavy, so the counterbalance weight would have to be significant. Further, since most diecast have functiona...