Did you know there is a toy and model car museum in Ipoh?

The toy and model cars at Dream Big World are from the personal collection of its owner, Elvin Chew. Photos: The Star/Saiful Bahri

For those of us who were once little boys, there’s a memory which is inextricable from our first experience of playing with a toy car. We’d likely have seen the real thing before the miniature version, so, that tactile sensation of feeling its contours, opening doors (where possible) and gauging the authenticity of its detail, remain life-long imagery.

Elvin Chew believes in constantly reliving that moment. But, in his case, his purchases eventually amounted to the installation of a museum.