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2007 Trans Am Mini Nationals The Trans Am Mini Nats came about as an idea that I had in 2000 with a friend of mine, (Ed Weber), to show off our "little 'birds." Over the years we have amassed a pretty decent collection. (Thanks to all my friends and especially my wife for helping it grow!!) I said to myself, "HEY you have all of these cars and no one else gets to enjoy them !! You've got to do something about that." ( I'm prone to have these discussions with myself from time to time) I talked to Sue from the T/A committee about setting up a room for our display and we were on our way ! I try to think of it as a place for all of us collectors to get together and talk about our little cars. That first year, the display featured cars from Ed, myself and T/A club member Becky Bayes, who has quite a collection herself. I personally didn't think it would be too much of a big deal but a LOT of people enjoyed it. Each year we have gotten more people to bring stuff in to display. We have now grown into our own separate show that is open to anyone who has a "little bird", (any scale plastic, diecast, wood or whatever) to share with the crowd. Bring one or bring a few, we're happy to have them there. If you would like to bring something, you can just bring it up around noon on Friday or after 11:00 a.m. Saturday. The room where we do display is locked when no one is in there so your cars should be safe. The Mini Nats runs on Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. For 2007, we only had 5 people bring cars for display. That's not a lot of people, but that adds up to quite a few cars. Again this year, all participants received a custom made, 1 of 15, '70 Trans Am Hotwheels car. I also built a T/A nationals trailer that was auctioned off. I'd like to give a big "THANKS" to everyone who brought out stuff to display. I know it's not easy, especially when you have a T/A to drive to the show. Another big "THANKS" to everyone who stops by to enjoy our display and talk to us about our passion of collecting. We look forward to seeing you all next year. If you would like to participate next year, just bring your stuff to the show or contact Everett at tacadayton@yahoo.com Please use "Mini Nationals" as the subject.
We are also looking for volunteers to help us keep an eye on things in the
display room so that we can see some of the show and get our cars cleaned also.
It's a great way to take a breather from the show and relax a little! Click on the thumbnails for a larger pictures. Hold SHIFT key while clicking to open in a new window.
2007 Trans Am Nationals 2008 Trans Am Nationals
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.JPG "MiniNats car before and after")
.JPG "06 and 07 Mini nats cars")
.JPG "Bandit display")
.JPG "Some of Ed's cars")
.JPG "1/64th display")
.JPG "Model kit and rare Matco Trans Am")
.JPG "Johnny Lightning 1/64th")
.JPG "Lane collectible 1/18th")
.JPG "Raflle truck 1/64th scale")
.JPG "Ohio State Patrol Trans Am")
