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I met Dave and Marjorie Koch at Los Rancheros last year. Like me, they were regulars at the Mexican restaurant. After getting to know them I found out they lived in Liberty Creek, both worked for Pike Schools and were Hot Wheels collectors. Seems Dave has 10′s of thousands of the cars and they are taking over their house. (As a Realtor, this caught my ear.) About 2 weeks ago they invited me to the December 15th Indy Hot Wheels Club Christmas Celebration that was going to be held at the Pike Schools Freshman Center. Curiosity and friendship got the best of me and I decided I would make a point to attend.

Arriving there at 11:00 AM it was a site to behold. The entire Freshman Center Cafeteria was full of vendor tables, a race track, a dart game and tables of food for the pitch in. Dave was on stage running the show. Marjorie was behind the food tables getting the lunch buffet ready. Hot Wheel enthusiasts had traveled from as far as Michigan, North Carolina and Terre Haute just for this xmas celebration.

Walking around looking at tables of Hot Wheel cars I saw many priced over $100. There were also many transactions going on. Although the majority of the people there were adults, the kids were not left out. There were kid raffles, Hot Wheel racing and the appearance of Santa.

Dave and Marjorie tell me that Mattel helps these clubs out by letting them purchase limited edition cars for prizes and give a ways. They also bring in a race track for shows. The Indy Hot Wheels Club is the only one that does not have fees for membership. All monies earned by the club come from raffles, a dart game and donations. This show was free to the public.

Thank you Dave and Marjorie!