Ratsnake - Yeah I remember that! Which reminds me I have David's VW Bus or 2 somewhere. Yeah, he had a of of problems later on with Mattel, and I don't blame him for closing up shop, but I missed him greatly.

I did not join HWC/RLC right away, although I was well aware of the clubs. Many friends of mine signed up early, but given Mattel's previous efforts (failures) up to that time to "bond" with the collector community, I was a bit dubious about signing up...although I eventually did.