2008

NAME
 Patricia L. Glore
BIRTH DATE
 April 9, 1955
BIRTHPLACE
 Exeter, California
WHERE I LIVE
 Alamogordo, NM
WHERE I'D LIKE TO LIVE
 Anywhere my family is.
MARRIED
 To Dennis, the greatest guy on earth, for 35 years this October.
CHILDREN
 1 Girl.
GRANDCHILDREN 2 Girls and 1 Boy.
MY FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT Sea World or Knottsberry Farm.
MY TWO FAVORITE SONGS
 Hotel California by the Eagles and Crystal Blue Persuasion by Tommy James and the Shondells.
MY FAVORITE GROUP
 The Eagles.
MY FAVORITE SINGER
 Johnny Mathis.
MY TWO FAVORITE ACTORS
 Sean Connery and Bruce Willis.
MY TWO FAVORITE MOVIES
 Hellboy and hopefully Hellboy II.
MY FAVORITE COLOR
 Medium green right now.
MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY
 Halloween.  I'll incluede some pictures below.
MY FAVORITE HERO
 Any member of the United States Military.
MY FAVORITE SAYING
MY FAVORITE DRINK
 DIET PEPSI
MY FAVORITE FULL SIZED  CAR I'VE OWNED
 2003 Mustang Mach 1
THE FULL SIZE CAR I'D LIKE TO OWN
 Ford GT-40
LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE
 When Dennis had a major heart attack.  Makes a person realize how precious the people they love are.
HOW MANY HOT WHEELS/DIECASTS I OWN
 About 60,000 cars and tons of memorabilia (sleeping bag, phone, clothes, models, crayons, etc.).
HOW LONG I'VE BEEN COLLECTING
 15 years.
MY TEN FAVORITE HOT WHEELS
 Purple Passion
Poison Pinto  (I've found a full size Pinto Wagon and Dennis and I are going to build it as a Poison Pinto for the Museum.)
Carbonator
Go Kart
Fat Fendered 40
67 Camaro
VW Bug
Olds 442
Aries Wagon
3 Window 34
MY GREATEST HOT WHEELS FIND
 My friend Jim.
MY FIRST TH
 1995 Olds 442 found in KMart in Las Cruces.
TWO HOT WHEELS I'D LLIKE TO OWN FULL SIZED
 Purple Passion and Rigor Motor (for Halloween).
THE HOT WHEELS CAR I'D LIKE TO OWN MOST
 Pink Beach Bomb.
HOW MATTEL COULD IMPROVE HOT WHEELS
 Put real riders on all the cars but then most of us couln't afford to buy as many as we do so I'm good.
CAR I'D LIKE TO SEE MADE INTO A HOT WHEELS CAR
 65 Ford Galaxie for Dennis.  He is building a super fast one right now.
MY OTHER HOBBIES
 Reading, sewing, vegetable gardening and collecting Halloween items, espically Vampire Dolls.
GREATEST BENEFIT OF WORKING FOR CB's
 I AM FINALLY MY OWN BOSS.
MY GREATEST JOY BESIDES WORKING FOR CB's
 My family, but especially Dennis.


2000
NAME Patricia L. Glore - aka Trish, HZK, HWDD.
BIRTHPLACE California.
AGE 45.
HEIGHT Too short.
WEIGHT Reason for being too short. 
EYES Two.
RESIDENCE Yep, we have one.
STATE New Mexico
YEARS COLLECTING Eight.
REASON FOR COLLECTING Fell in love with the Purple Passion with flames and have never lost interest in Hot Wheels.
OTHER THINGS I COLLECT Racing Champions, Ertls, Johnny Lightning, Road Champs, Road Tough, Maisto, Burago, Franklin Mint, Danbury Mint,  etc., autographed memorabilia, automobile related items, NASCAR memorabilia.
OCCUPATION Don't know yet.
MARRIED Yes, 27 years.
CHILDREN Yes, one.  April.
GRANDCHILDREN Piggy (6), Chickie (5), and Lil' Bubba (6 months).  Grandma's Sugar Pops.
FAVORITE DRINK Diet Pepsi Caffeine Free.
FAVORITE CAR WE'VE OWNED Toss up between 1985 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe and 1969 Jaguar XKE.
CAR WE'VE OWNED THE LONGEST 1959 Ford Ranchero (10 years).
CAR WE'VE OWNED THE SHORTEST PERIOD OF TIME VW Bus (about three weeks).
FAVORITE HOT WHEEL Poison Pinto (wish it had real riders).
HOBBIES Collecting and customizing Hot Wheels (rarely now on the customizing), this site.
FAVORITE SONG Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and the Shondells.
FAVORITE PERSONALITIES DW - Daryl Waltrip, Rusty Wallace, Museum staff and visitors.
FAVORITE TEACHER Monte. He taught me how to be a collector and appreciate Hot Wheels for what they are...not what I think they should be. 
FAVORITE COLOR Kiwi Green Pearl - today.  Who knows about tomorrow.
FAVORITE SOLO SINGER Johnny Mathis. (absolutely any song)
FAVORITE GROUP Eagles.  (Hotel California)
FAVORITE MOVIES Dead of Winter, The Changling; Where Eagles Dare, Kelly's Heroes; Jungle Book (Disney Version); Twister. 
FAVORITE PLACE WE'VE LIVED Agreed Area, Iceland.  Great community feeling on the base and we could visit England and Scotland often.
FAVORITE PLACE WE'VE VISITED Scotland.  Beautiful country and the people are so nice.
MOST INSPIRING EXPERIENCE Standing at the base, and climbing the side of a glacier. Talk about feeling small and putting one's existence into perspective. 
FAVORITE PERSON Dennis.  He puts up with my collecting addiction and loves me anyway.
WHY I COLLECT HOT WHEELS ....

I am a collector by nature.  I never throw anything away.  The first Hot Wheels I ever bought was the Classic Cobra (blue with gray hubs and real riders) for Dennis as a joke because he wanted a '427 Cobra' for a present for some gift giving occasion.  We still have it in mint condition...and it is a lighter shade of blue than the 30th Anniversary Cobra.

The first one I ever bought for myself was the Purple Passion with flames.  Ended up with over 140 of them.  Yep, I was a hoarder.  I like to think I have redeemed myself by giving away my share of cars since my first six months of this addiction.  Several of them were Purple Passions.  Some were TH's and LE's.  Why?  Because of the joy it gives me to see the look on a collectors face when you hand them a TH 63 Split Window in trade for a Funny Car worth $5 when all they collect is 63 Corvettes. It was great to see Barb win the Gold Passion 95 TH at the Christmas Club meeting in 1995. 

It was wonderful to help a friend add the crossed flags card to his collection.  It is great to get a car you are not expecting (Super Comp Dragster [thanks Tony] and then a box with the original 1969 Super Charger Race Set along with other cars [especially the older Avon ones I didn't have], and tons of orange track, from TyRod and his son Tyler for the Museum.  The countless cars I have received form Stoneman, Kman, Mach1, etc.  The Blown Blue Passion and Home Improvement Diorama given to me by Mark Maranta and Tinman respectively.  The empty spaces I've been able to help others fill in their collections and the spaces others have helped me fill. 

Giving N & C all the Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars in their car basket, along with each and every car I own which they are loaning to the Museum.  The fun I have shopping with them to find a new car.  "Hey Gramma, you have this one!"  "Hey Gramma, I have this one."  Giving my parents, Mel, and all my nieces and nephews a car they liked to put up and keep if they chose.  some still have them and some don't.  But if they don't still have them at least they had fun playing with them.

Seeing the look on the faces of people when they see the cars all on display.  Getting Hot Wheels as presents because people are giving me something I like and will cherish.  Having the cars given to me or the Museum signed.  It makes the car a lot more personal and special. 

I collect almost all brands of die cast cars.  I collect all sizes of cars.  I love the baby cars.  They are so cute.  I think there may be only a handful of us out there who actually like them.  All the memorabilia associated with die cast cars - but especially Hot Wheels at this point in time.

What I collect is joy, fun, laughter, friends, memories, etc.  Most of the time I am able to share that with others.  That is what it is all about.  Mosey said it all when he said, "If it ain't fun don't do it."  Its still fun!
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