For almost 50 years, he’s been collecting Hot Wheels cars, amassing a collection that has grown to more than 30,000.
Kevin Feeley got his first Hot Wheels cars at the age of 8.
In nearly every single room of the Firestone home he shares with his wife, the walls are adorned with clear display cases — the cars largely are shown at an angle so that someone peering in can see the detail from front to rear fender. He said he started getting serious about his collection after he graduated from college. His goal: collect every variety that toy-maker Mattel creates.
Peter Kistler, a fellow collector and former president of the Rocky Mountain Hot Wheelers Club, said Feeley has “an amazing collection.”Kistler would know. The Thornton resident has more than 25,000 Hot Wheels cars himself. “Along the way, you go from ‘Oh, it’s a toy’ to really appreciating that are a cross section of time,” Kistler said. “You get to see a car from 100 years ago and even how things were designed 50 years ago. When you start looking at the details, it’s really quite fascinating.”
About 10 years ago, Feeley was at a charity auction when he came across the same track, a Thundershift 500, that his grandpa had gifted him as a child. The set was also autographed by the designer, Larry Wood. Feeley won the track and now keeps it in a display case near his cars.
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