sjordan2 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 (edited) On CBS news this morning: A Minnesota collector left his model cars to his church -- over 32,000 diecasts, kits, pedal cars, etc. His display cases and loose cars covered every wall and horizontal surface in every room of his house, with overflow under the beds, in the attic and garage, and even laid out on top of beds. In the garage, he had a real Model A and Edsel station wagon. As they were recording the story, they said that more models were still being delivered after his death. Edited May 7, 2016 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Here's the vid where you can see the astounding amount of cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 That's crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbben Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Think I remember hearing about that a couple of weeks ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Think I remember hearing about that a couple of weeks ago Yes, it's been out for a couple of weeks. The guy must have been a little eccentric. But then again, aren't we all? Â Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfan Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I hope the church hires a reputable appraiser and auctioneer and doesn't just throw them out like my mom used to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Never married, no kids.  I don't think they said what he did for a living but apparently every extra dime he had went to cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 The guy must have been a little eccentric. But then again, aren't we all? Not to that extent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Not to that extent! Â Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Never married, no kids.  I don't think they said what he did for a living but apparently every extra dime he had went to cars They mentioned engineer. Many engineering jobs pay exceptionally well, and even if they're just "okay," many places have low enough living costs that such a collection is possible. My parents would swear I was working on it in all aspects. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Wow that's a lot of cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 If I never drank, never went out to eat, only had one hobby or went to support single moms dancing for college money (yeah right) I might have been able to buy a few more plastic kits. 30,000 cars even if they are hot wheels and diecast is a bit much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) Thats one heck of a toy collection Edited May 8, 2016 by martinfan5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 He committed to his passion and now it is going to help a lot of other people. Once they figure out how to sell it. After the cars (toys and real) are gone, the church has the house that they could possibly setup as a shelter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Excellent point, Michael. The house was indeed included in his will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 What a collection but that's all he really had other then friendships.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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