Dirt poor throwaway kid from broken family. Typical late 60’s- early seventies family. Grew up poor, angry and ambitious. Got a full time college degree between working full time, married and living on 3 hours of sleep a day for years. Got into automotive field and found working in same ethic magically provided strong income. My two kids are grown up but still living with us, house will be paid off next year and all cars paid off.
Started collecting in 2005 and found pins to be traded up and repaired, some keepers, and between my muscle cars being a mechanic and fixing my older pins, both hobbies merge.