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CALLING IT QUITS.(Revs)(Richard Kughn's Carail Museum)
Byline: ANDREW LUU
When you truly love something, it becomes a part of who you are. Richard Kughn loved his toys like he loved his kids, but after 70 years he came to the realization that love sometimes means knowing when to let go.
Kughn owns the Carail Museum in Detroit, a 45,000-square-foot facility housing an estimated $3.5 million collection of model cars, train sets, pedal cars, artwork and vintage automobiles. On Sept. 19, it all went up for sale.
The decision to sell was met with conflicting emotions. Kughn became addicted to collecting when he was a small child, and it was a high that kept him feeling young. His sentimental attachment to Lionel Trains had him buy the company in 1986, against the advice of his accountants. Parting with his toys was like setting a child out on its own into the vast, unpredictable world.
"This moment is bittersweet for me,'' Kughn reflected. "I'm moving on, and the house feels empty now, but the sweet part is knowing they'll find good homes and that others will enjoy them like I did.''
Who could blame him? Many of the nearly century-old die-cast toy models are still in their origi-nal boxes. Kughn's ...
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