The Matchbox Collectors Community Hall

Your host: Mark C, Administrator. Feel free to email me with questions or comments.

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+++News Flash!!+++

Announcing....

The 2012 Tenth Annual Gathering

****Registration Opens - NOW!****

Route 66 Promotions and The Matchbox Collectors' Community Hall

Proudly Present... The 9th Annual International Gathering of Friends

International All Toy Vehicle Convention

Sponsored by The Mattel® Matchbox® Team

Friday, Saturday and Sunday July 20^th, 21^st, and 22^nd, 2012

Albuquerque, New Mexico

-Seminars

-Mattel Presentation

 -Custom Diecast Contest

-Dinner

 -Auction

-Toy Show and Sale

 -Real Car Show, East Parking Lot

Come meet the Mattel Design and Marketing Team!

Prizes, Racing, Meet with the World’s Top Collectors!

(Please contact Mark C or Jim G if you have an idea and can present a seminar during the Saturday sessions.)

Matchbox^®, Hot Wheels^®, Corgi^®, Dinky^®, Johnny Lightning^®, Tonka^®, Buddy L^®’, Farm toys, aircraft, and all other brands

and scales of toy vehicles will be represented. If it has little toy wheels, you'll find it there!

Please go to the Registration Form for details on how to get YOUR spot at this world-class convention and Go see a Preliminary Schedule of Events. Prepaid Gathering Registration is $75.

Click here for word document of registration form: http://http://www.mcchconvention.com/2012Gathering/2012MCCH_Registration.doc

Check back often here and the MCCH for details and updates! PLEASE NOTE! The dinner is limited to 125 guests, admission includes dinner, participation in auction, admission to Toy Show on Sunday, July 22nd, and an exclusive Code 1 dinner model (1 of no more than 250 produced). Must be present to receive models, they cannot be mailed.

Don't miss Our Ninth Annual Celebration in 2012!!

BE THERE in Albuquerque!

Photos from the 2010 International Gathering of friends!

Tres Amigos - Ryu Asada, Ray Adler, and Dave Weiss - Team Matchbox!

The beautiful New Mexico Sunset from the "party patio"

Your host, Collector Jim Gallegos and from Japan, Takuo

MCCH Administor and Host, Mark Curtis, working on the Dinner Auction updates

Mark Curtis and Dave Weiss

Oh hold me, I am weak!

Toys!

Collector Scott York, a Local Denizen!

I'll take THAT ONE!

Collector Bob Rowland, from California. We all know him as "California Bob".

Collector Kay Schaber striking a noble pose. He joins us from Germany.

Beautiful old Dinkys.

Bernalillo County Fire joins us for the Car Show. This is Truck 31, A Pierce Quantum which was modelled by Matchbox. Be safe, guys!

The Car Show along with the Toy Show on Sunday draws automotive art, mixed slightly with bliss!

A beautiful old Ford truck.

Best Friends Forever! 

(On the right is Stephen Poupart of Calgary, Alberta and on the left is Jason Meeker, from over in Arizona.)

The BurneyDude, Burney Reid from British Columbia.

Another Tres Amigos - Brian Walker from Ohio, "Mustang Sandy" from Pennsylvania, and again, Burney! 

Let's not forget these are for kids, and kids are welcome to come and play and race at the Gathering. Admission, with an adult is free!

Big kids get down and play too!

The exceedingly rare is found at this world class event. Here Stephen holds a rare yellow Prime Mover from about 1956.

Former Matchbox Ambassador Terry Ozima holds that rare Prime Mover.