Hey y'all! Just inherited a HUGE COLLECTION of model cars from my father-in-law, eager to learn about these treasures

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So, my father in law passed away last year from Alzheimer. He grew up in Argyle Minnesota and one hobbie he had was model cars. I have about 30.

SOME INCLUDE: (my educated guesses on some)

  • COLLECTION of ARNIE ‘thefarmer’ BESWICK '60 DRAG CARS
    +OHIO GEORGE WHITE WILLY
    +AUTOGRAPHED FUNNY CARS ((FORCE, ANDERSEN, GARLITS))
    +COLLECTION of 1940-50+60’s Chevrolets, FORDS AND PONTIAC SEDANS AND TRUCKS
    +OLD TRACTORS
    +P3 ORION

Any and all info on what I have is MUCH APPRECIATED… AS I AM NOT ABLE TO KEEP THEM ALL as I don’t have the room for them and it’s a bit of income that can change SO MUCH for me.

HOWEVER… I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PART WITH A SINGLE ONE UNLESS IM SURE IVE LEARNED WHAT IT TOOK POP TO BUILD IT, AND in the event it’s something special there are options to be considered if I know the details.
(EX: Very valuable bc of the degree of difficulty and lux material= mine FOREVER
OR
Mod. valuable bc it’s rare but not hard to build= SOLD and without ANY chance of relinquishing something for an embarrassing loss =would make POP proud)

I’m learning, so I hope this 1st introduction of mine is ok, and as I go I’ll learn how best to post the pics of my treasures for my new found tribe of bro+sis’ to tell me what they think

Also, please let me know if you have any suggestions for me in order to not embarrass myself too too much AND/OR TIPS FOR BEING SEEN

Truly,
Mags

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One thing I’ve thought you could probably do is contact some other IPMS Chapters/Clubs in Minnesota and ask folks in those chapters what info. they might have on the model kits you have.
Some Minnesota Chapters/Clubs are the following:

IPMS/RPM Twin Cities | IPMS/USA Home Page

IPMS/South Central Modelers | IPMS/USA Home Page

IPMS/Twin City Aero Historians | IPMS/USA Home Page

IPMS/Zumbro Valley Scale Modelers | IPMS/USA Home Page

Minnesota Military Figure Society (MMFS) | IPMS/USA Home Page

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Hello and welcome to FSM

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One thing to ask: Are these unbuilt kits or completed kits? The value of a kit may go down if they are completed. Just be aware.

Gary

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After a cursory search for models that fit your description I mostly came across prebuilt die-cast cars. Are the cars all plastic model kits, or are some die-cast metal cars? Also, scale (size) and original packaging will factor into value of any die-cast or unbuilt model cars.
Posting a few pictures, when you get a chance, would help a great deal to get you some more specific information

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First off Miss Maggie, I’m sorry for your loss of your father-in-law, Alzheimers is such a terrible disease. I agree with the suggestions of the other forum members about reaching out to some local modeling clubs for assistance. Good Luck.

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Pictures would go a long way to getting answers even here. Any IPMS groups would need more info as well.