- You can find collections in towns, neighborhoods, and in cities.

But it's always fun to travel to rural Minnesota on a discovery mission South of Fairmont, almost on the Iowa border.

I find a guy that has a passion for toys.

He not only collects them, but he also restores them.

Norm Langford and his wife live the country life.

How you doing in what some would call God's country?

Norm takes me on a short walk to see his collection in a converted corn crib.

- Well, Doug, this is my shop.

- This is cool.

So where's the collection that you're so proud of?

- It's behind this door here.

- Wow.

- Norm, this is amazing.

- What do you think, Doug?

- Where do you even start?

- Well, I've been at it for 40 years and it's been my passion for 40 years and no end to the fund.

- So you not only collect toys, but you actually restore some of these, 'cause some of these didn't come in this condition when you received them.

- Right?

I restored many of them.

- Well, show me some of your - Favorites.

One of my favorites is, is this MIC Smith Miller Trucks.

They've all got this fancy chrome grill and repaint 'em all.

They're real easy to restore because they come apart.

They're put together with screws, so they come apart real easy.

- Wow.

They're made solid too, aren't they?

Yeah, - They made solid.

They're all, wow.

- They're heavy - Aluminum, cast aluminum.

- I bet that's that's 10 pounds.

Yeah, - It's close to that.

- So do you prefer to find an old, rusty old used toy and and bring it back to life?

- Yeah, that's, that's the cheapest ones when you take an old one that nobody else wants.

- Yeah, absolutely.

But look what you've done with some of 'em.

It's just amazing.

And not only trucks, you have tractors.

So what was your first project?

Do you still have it today?

- Yeah, I still have it.

It was one of these John Deere tractors here.

Yeah.

This, this looks like it.

The first one I did, this is one I found out in the, in the junk pile - That looks like it was bought yesterday.

Yep.

You have some cars too?

- Yeah, I've got a few cars over in this other cabinet, - But I can't help but notice the train set you have running on the floor here.

- Yeah, that's also Buddy l These were made in the 1920s.

They, they quit making 'em in about 1932.

- Are they desirable?

The trains?

Yeah.

Collective wise, - Yeah.

They are the, the trains are quite collectible, especially the, the engine and these three cars and the caboose in the back.

Yeah.

- So Norm, what is the future of your collection?

- Well, I don't think I'm going to add very much to it anymore.

Once in a while I pick up a small piece, you know, of here and there and, and - Is it going to kids, family as collectors age?

The question of what the future is of the collection is often asked.

If family is not interested, maybe a local museum will be an option.

Most collectors I met are not interested in selling, but they all hope that years from now someone will appreciate the passion they had.