Boss Hoss Silver Special

This car influenced a few different stories for me. Thanks to my cousin's generosity, I have this picture of the original one I knew of as a kid. It was probably a 1970 Hot Wheels model of a Custom 1968 Mustang, though they modified and reused this model many times though the years.

To begin with, I grew up in the '70s and '80s firmly on the Camaro side of the Camaro/Mustang debate—mostly because I loved this car that my older (and infinitely cooler) cousin had in his "ice cream bucket" of cars. It wasn’t until sometime in college, while walking through an antique store, that I spotted—and then realized—that this series of silver toy cars included a Mustang, a Camaro, and a 'Cuda. I began to wonder if I’d been wrong all this time.

As you can see, I was. He clearly had the Mustang.

Second admission: Once, while my cousin was away, I borrowed—without his knowledge—this very car. (Sorry.) I kept it at my house for a miserable week. I was so worried about making sure nothing happened to it that I didn’t enjoy it at all. It was promptly returned the following week.