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IN THE ISSUE

2017
3 Russ’ Ramblings
4-5 What’s New
Volume 31 - Issue 1 6 Variations
January - March 2017 6 Hot Wheels Cop Rods (Large Scale)
#124 7-8 The 30th Annual Hot

Wheels Convention
Newsletter Staff 8-9 30th Annual Collectors Convention
Charty Review
PUBLISHER AND EDITOR
9 30th Annual Collectors Convention
Jim Garbaczewski
Button Bingo
PROOFREADER
Colin James 10 Custom Car Show Winners
STAFF WRITERS 12 Charity Custom Challenge
Russ Looker 12 Downhill Racing
Jim Garbaczewski 13 2016 L.A. RAOK Party
Convention Staff
13 2016 LA Custom Car Seminar-
PHOTOGRAPHY
The Basics (30th Convention)
Jim Garbaczewski
13 Sizzlers Race Los Angeles
Johnathan Robles and Connie Basham
14 Coloring Contest
CHAPTER COORDINATOR
Carl Pomponio 14 Make-A-Wish Charity Poker
15 Vending Machine Report
Russ’ Ramblings 15 Convention Mania

Well the new year is upon us and I hope everyone had a good 15 Kids Scavenger Hunt
holiday season and received a lot of Hot Wheels toys from
Santa or relatives. Personally, I’m very tired of the snow and 16 Chapter Meeting Summary
cold weather here in the Midwest, especially since I’m spend-
ing more time snow blowing than hunting Hot Wheels cars. 16-17 Long Time Buyer, First Time Seller
18 Local Clubs
It’s hard to believe that we are only a year away from Hot
Wheel’s 50th anniversary. There are not a lot of toy car lines,
or full size car lines for that matter, that reach 50 years of pro-
duction. Mattel should be congratulated for this achievement.
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