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ive posted these before but motorman requested that i post them once more...so here are a few

here i am around 1965 i think...all of fours years of age i am ...the first christmas at the house we moved into in july of 1965...same place i still reside...50 years now...maybe i should make a 50 years later photo like this one...hmmm ill think about it

as you can see im playing with my new matchbox models...lets see...whats in the photo...the #58 drott...#30 8 wheel crane...#17 hoveringham tipper...#15 tippax refuse truck...#16 snowplough...#46 pickfords moving van...#6 euclid quarry truck...#37 karrier coke truck...#60 morris j2 pickup...#62 rent a set TV van...#40 leyland coach...to the far side right of the pic is the drawer style fred bronner 40 car case...not matchbox but a trik trac car set in the very back and behind me to the left of the tric trac is a fisher price dump truckers dump station and garage

this pic is a year or two later from the first pic above i think...you can see my mom and brother and sister here...im to the far right walking toward something...im stepping over the king size dodge twin tippers...to the left of my rear leg is the farm set gift set

nicks guide said the G3 farmset came out in 1968...i know i had that as i had the as its in the pic and i still have the cattle truck and the jeep...i know i has the stake truck and safari range rover...i guess i didnt play much with the tractor or hay trailer and combine...i did use a lot of my toys as intended i guess

up in the front lower right you can see the low loader and bulldozer in front of a tambourine and just behind that is a binz ambulance



close up of the low loader and bulldozer...the circle area is one of the models in the farm set



you can see the ambulance a bit better here...and if you look up to the right at my rear foot...you can see some other models..one looks like the #20 chevy taxi...i have a couple more pics but cant find them and in those you can see the taxi and the #7 ford refuse truck...gotta look around for those cause i thought i had them uploaded

Excellent photos, Brad. Great memories from a more innocent time. Thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas

Jay

Do you still have any of them Dan ?

great photos.
Merry Xmas.

marcel

Thanks Dan absolutely fabulous. What wonderful memories. Unfortunately i have no images of my childhood xmas mornings.

Do any other member have any images they would like to share?

Quite interesting Dan and im sure u would rate this as "the best times of your life"! What a great feeling delving into your childhood and reminisce the joys of childhood and an opportunity to endow your parents/the parenthood,love etc that was thrust upon u.Ure blessed cos not many kids could have boasted such an array of exciting toys during Christmas.That all came with love!
Thanks for showing.
numi

Dan, big thank's from too, for sharing such personal memories and may I thank your parents for introducing you to Matchbox at an early age.

GHOSTHUNTER.

mbox2000 wrote:Excellent photos, Brad. Great memories from a more innocent time. Thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas

Jay

thanks Jay!

mrmoko wrote:Do you still have any of them Dan ?

yes i do...but only two...in that first photo i still have the #62 TV van and the #15 tippax refuse truck!

i have some others too...in the other photo i mention i had the g3 gift set...i still have the #72 jeep and the #37 cattle truck

plus some others i have gotten in other events that pictures didnt capture them

matchboxmarcel wrote:great photos.
Merry Xmas.

marcel

thanks Marcel...merry christmas to you too!

motorman wrote:Thanks Dan absolutely fabulous. What wonderful memories. Unfortunately i have no images of my childhood xmas mornings.

Do any other member have any images they would like to share?

youre welcome...my aunt was the shutter bug...she got that from her father...my grandfather was big with taking movies...he passed when i was 2 or so so my aunt (my dads sister) who never got married was like a grandmom to us...my grandmom was gone before i was born...she was at every christmas morning until we got a bit older...then came by in the afternoon and for dinner

yes anyone else have christmas pics or any other time...pics of cool matchboxes are great to see!

numi wrote:Quite interesting Dan and im sure u would rate this as "the best times of your life"! What a great feeling delving into your childhood and reminisce the joys of childhood and an opportunity to endow your parents/the parenthood,love etc that was thrust upon u.Ure blessed cos not many kids could have boasted such an array of exciting toys during Christmas.That all came with love!
Thanks for showing.
numi

thanks numi and yes i would...i loved being a kid...i was quite good at it...as an adult...im average

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Dan, big thank's from too, for sharing such personal memories and may I thank your parents for introducing you to Matchbox at an early age.

GHOSTHUNTER.

thanks ghosty! im glad to have these pics...i get to see and remember some cool toys i received over the years...i have one with us setting up a hot wheels track...but i wouldnt post that here

Christmas 1967
My first Matchboxes. I can still remember the smell of the case!

I was lucky enough to be the only god child of a maiden aunt who spoiled me! Imagine: 80 brand new Matchboxes at one time!

I think the boxes were thrown out in the first week.
The cases lasted a few years longer.
I still have my original 3b Bedford Tipper, 17d Hoveringham and 65b Jaguar.

I apologize for the huge photos. (My first upload straight from the phone.) if anyone can resize them it would be much appreciated.

Best wishes for creating happy memories with your families!
Kurt