Another thing that I enjoy collecting is toy vehicles. In fact, I suppose collecting things is in my nature. Here are some photographs of some of my toy vehicles taken in various locations in Loughborough and elsewhere. Enjoy! Kerb appeal. This is a blue Matchbox 1949 Kurtis Sport Car. A relatively new casting by Matchbox, it debuted last year in the mainline range in dark red, but I wasn't in the mood to get it at that time. However, last month I finally decided to get this, which comes from this year's mainline range in navy blue. Here it is, photographed on a kerb on Knightthorpe Road on the way home. In real life, the Kurtis Sport Car was a two-seater aluminium-body sports car designed by Frank Kurtis and built by his company, Kurtis Kraft, from 1949-50. The cost of production ultimately killed the KSC; only between 18 and 36 KSCs were estimated to have been produced. In contrast, thousands of toy KSCs have probably been made. A Matchbox 1980 AMC Pacer, another fruit of th