To the average person, they appear to be nothing more than toys. They know their drivers and all the facts about their drivers. And the growth in sales hasn't been casual, either. We're excited about 2001 and beyond. This will mean all types of growth for the sport and the collectible business.
Some fans concentrate on collecting just the cars driven by their favorite driver.
Others, such as Marv Corey, have more inclusive collections. The walls are covered with displays of his 2,000 cars, making it look like a well-stocked collectibles superstore. He has shelves dedicated to his favorite drivers such as Dick Trickle and Dale Earnhardt. We watch tapes of races and sit there for hours. His project was fashioned from such items as discarded odds and ends from his job, carpet samples and cardboard boxes.