Home | News | Road Tests Model Behaviour An historic Austin Junior 40 advertisement Home > News > Museum 16th June, 2009 For most of us, there is only one option to alleviate the desire to purchase a dream car, and that is to settle for a scale model reproduction that is a fraction of the size and price of the full 'grown' version. Adelaide's National Motor Museum’s new exhibition Model Behaviour may be the perfect antidote for the would-be car collector. Toy collecting is a popular pastime, in fact where once people collected coins and stamps, many now collect toys, with some specialising in certain brands, types or categories. It seems that our desire for toys does not dissipate along with other childhood desires - it simply hibernates until such time that we have the purchasing power to relive our childhood dream to ‘collect them all!’ Micros, Corgis, Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Tri-ang, and Boomaroo are just some of the iconic toy car brands that have filled the pockets, toy boxes and shelves of generations of children. These and many more feature in the exhibition, with more than 150 toys on display. From vintage pedal cars - right through to a contemporary Mobile Hot Tub Party Bus - the exhibition follows the story of the toy car and the people who collect them. Self-Catering Holiday Accommodation in Denmark, WA ..... more The exhibition showcases the collections and stories of three collectors who never lost sight of the enjoyment provided by their toy cars: • Eric Hauschild was an avid collector of model cars, and when he passed away, his collection of more than 100 Corgi and Micro model cars was donated to the National Motor Museum. This is the first time that this collection has been on public display in its entirety. • Bob Phillip’s shed is a treasure trove full of dozens of pedal cars. Some have been made from scratch (so to speak), others have been painstakingly restored. Only a small selection of Bob’s vast collection is on display in this exhibition. • Steve Bradbrook’s fascination with toy cars cranked up a notch when his first child was born. Steve was restoring a Morris Cowley at the time, and decided that he would make a pedal car version. A second child and a second pedal car later, he was hooked. Steve has an extensive collection of pedal cars and model cars – so many in fact that he used to have his own toy museum. As well as showing the collections of these three collectors, the exhibition also tells some stories of early toy cars. And, of course, it wouldn’t be right to have an exhibition on toy cars without a play area for kids! So thanks to Hot Wheel and Lego the exhibition features a special play area with lots of toy and model cars to keep the kids happy! The details: What: Model Behaviour When: On now Where: National Motor Musuem, Adelaide Cost: Museum Admission: $9 adult, $4 child, $7 concession, $24 family Hear Chris Goodsell Talk Motoring On Radio & Internet ..... more More Museum News ..... here About | Car Clubs | Home | News | Road Ramblings | Road Tests | Subscribe | Top Drive ©   2009   All rights reserved.   Next Car Pty. Ltd.