Born in 1957, never had Lionel Trains as a child. Had HO, yech! Converted to Lionel and got hooked when my son was born in 1981. Married since 1979 with 2 sons and 2 daughters. Also into classic cars, I own a 1977 V8 Ford Mustang Cobra II and a 1988 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 convrtible.