Hot Wheels author Mike Zarnock will be making a personal appearance at this weekend’s Steel City Con in Pittsburgh, PA. This con is a great event featuring over 450 dealer tables covering New & Vintage Toys, Gold/Silver/Modern Age Comic Books, Anime, Gaming, Sci- Fi/Horror, Godzilla, Military Toys, Slot-Cars, Star Wars, Action Figures, NASCAR, Johnny Lightning, Diecast, Movie & TV, Model Kits, Hot Wheels, Non-Sports Cards, Matchbox, Corgi, Disney, Barbie, G.I. Joe, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Mcfarlane Toys and much more.

If you’re within driving distance of Pittsburgh on Saturday or Sunday this weekend then be sure to swing by a say hi to Mike! Use the link below to jump over to the official Steel City Con website for more information.

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Be sure to go out and check these great diecast events happening around the country!

Peach State Hot Wheels® Show

Where: North Metro Tech. 5198 Ross Rd. Acworth, GA
When: Saturday May 19, 2007
Admission: TBA
Featuring: Kids and Adults Downhill Racing
More Information: www.peachstatehotwheels.com

Bluegrass Hot Wheels® Club Spring Swap Meet

Where: Mike Miller Park Draffenville, KY
When: Saturday May 19, 2007; 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Admission: $1.00
Featuring: Swap/Buy/Sell; Racing for prizes and trophies
More Information: Wade: ptrob@vci.net

Hot Wheels® Show in Westland, Michigan

Where: Wayne Ford Civic League, 1645 North Wayne Rd. Westland, Michigan
When: Sunday, May 20, 2007 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Admission: Early Member-$5; Spectator-$15; Regular Member-Free. Spectator 16+: $3; Under 16: Free
More Information: Sheri Abbey: 810-688-3606; Email: LCA@tir.com

East Coast Real Riders Meeting

Where: Marlboro Moose Family Center 1129 67 Fitchburg Street Marlboro, MA
When: Sunday, May 20, 2007. 8:00 am - 12:00 noon
Admission: FREE ($2 to sell at a table)
More Info: Joe Small (fgxl500@aol.com) or Joe Harrington (jbnjaa@yahoo.com)

Southern New England Hot Wheelers

Where: The Eagles Club. 64 Stack St. Middletown, CT.
When: Sunday, May 20, 2007 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Admission: Early Member-$5; Spectator-$15; Regular Member-Free. Spectator 16+: $3; Under 16: Free
Featuring: Buy/Sell/Trade; Racing and plenty of fun for the whole family; Raffles and Prizes
More Information: http://www.snewh.com

If you have an event that you would like posted or mentioned on the podcast, simply email us with the details and we’ll get the ball rolling!

Taxximom continues the great barrage of pictures with the VW Bug Poker car in Orange and the Spectraflame Pink Rodger Dodger which is the official RLC Party car!

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Collector/Poster zipjory from HOTWHEELSCOLLECTORS.COM brings us these nice shots of Phil Rielhman’s Guest of Honor gift at the Dearborn National Convention Dinner. That’s not a Rocket Oil….thats a ROCKET OIL!!!! Click’em for the large versions.

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Collector taxximom comes through again over on HOTWHEELSCOLLECTORS.COM with these nice close-ups of the ‘56 Flashsider that the Nationals dinner attendees received. The red version is one of three extra colors which were randomly given out and limited to just 100 pieces! Taxximom’s husband was the lucky recipient of the one shown here!

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Nice close-ups of the Dinner Rocket Oil and the Bingo Cars courtesy of taxximom who posted them over on WWW.HOTWHEELSCOLLECTORS.COM.

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Additional photos sent in by Bryan from Pope Designs of last night’s dinner. Check out the sharp looking Pope Designs shirts - NICE!! The Rocket Oil looks amazing too..!!

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