Subject: 
            Re: Chopcycle score of a lifetime! - or "Rae's grandma dropped it.."
       Date: 
            Mon, 28 Apr 1997 07:06:25 GMT
       From: 
            sharkfin@cabrillo.campus.mci.net (Rick Allemandi)
Organization: 
            CampusMCI
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            rec.toys.cars
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I had never heard of Chop Cycles before, but when I was a kid, I
remember having a 3 wheel cycle, and the rider had "MOM" in big
letters on his back.  I was pretty sure it was a HW.  Was this a Chop
Cycle?  I wish I still had half of the cars I had as a kid.....


Rick




cmcins@slip.net (Raevyn) wrote:


>Hey diecast fans,
>I just aqquired what for me is pretty close to the 'holy grail' of
>diecast collecting. At least for me. I might as well quit, this is so
>cool.
>prologue:  When I was little, I would sneak into my Grandfather's 'red
>room' (don't ask), and among the military medals and japanese dolls,
>there was a glass case that included 3 Hot Wheels.
>One redline Red Baron, one Paddy Wagon with a cracked windshield, and
>a 'Torque Chop' Chopcycle. Now, for those who don't know, Chopcylcles
>came out in 1972 and they were these three wheeled choppers with
>little cool dudes that rode them.
>I always thought it was the strangest thing that my grandfather
>coveted one of these, but even stronger was my desire to play with
>these toys that I was'nt supposed to touch.
>Back to 1997:
>This weekend my grandmother comes over and says," I have something for
>you.."
>She pulled something small out of her bag and dropped it directly to
>the floor, where I saw something break and fall off of the item.
>I picked it up, it was the Chopcycle, and the seperate part was just
>the little removable plastic guide wheels for the track.
>This little bike is minty fresh, the wheels have absolutely No chips
>and the engine has'nt even faded.
>Boy am I glad that I did'nt play with it back then.
>This find has made me incredibly happy.
>Now I've got three Chopcylcles all together (incl. one in the mail),
>I'm up for starting my own Hell's Angels diecast division.


>Well thanks for reading this huge chunk, I just had to tell someone.


>Raevyn