Which Toy Car Inspired You To Be A Petrolhead As A Kid?
In our latest community question, we asked you which model car started your car obsession when you were younger. Here were your nostalgic answers...
1. Me - Jaguar XK120 Dinky Toy
It's been through three generations of my family and still sits on my…
2. Justin Johnson - Hot Wheels Deora II
A fond favourite of many Hot Wheels fans out there
3. Daniel Hall - Jaguar XJ220 with homemade modifications...
It's never too early to start modding!
4. Sebastien Laborn - Shelby Cobra Daytona Concept
5. Ian Wright - Scalextric BMW M1
Dat straight-six doe
6. Alex Tomic - Lamborghini Diablo
A BBurago favourite
7. Chris Mormile - Tamiya Blackfoot RC
8. Kevin Burgess - The classic in-car imitation steering wheel
Interior is still nicer than a GTR
9. Willem Christo Christoffel Abrie - Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Turbo was life from an early age with this one
10. Tuna - The box of dreams
The organised chaos of the 'car box'
Have you got a special toy car or miniature that started you on the road to becoming a petrolhead? Comment with a picture of your inspiration below!
For reference, here is the original community post!
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Idk but I still have four boxes of them
The thing that made me a car guy is a set of cards with cars that my father used to train my memory . He made me learn the name of every car and that way i started to love cars and be curious about them . Also , i have a couple of matchbox cars (the first one being a Chevy Pro Stocker) . Those little cars developed into a big collection that is growing every day .
Mine was Lightning Mcqueen
Remote control F40
A ford mustang hot wheels
The Deora II and that hot wheels cartoon where the main character drove it. Those were my life back in the day.
I still collect Hot Wheels cars to this day..
for me it was a remote control drift rx8
it was probably watching my father work on rhe family cars, really my life had and still does revolve around cars. I literally dont talk about anything besides cars.
I have a yellow Acura NSX HotWheels model, and that was the one that really helped me to get hooked on. Picture coming soon