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Aug 8, 2018 · Hi,it seems the first set by Ungar was made in 1960. Here is a Ungar catalog from 1960. It shows set # 311but its a painting not a photo. The closeup shows the cars came unassembled. The 1st photo I show is the real 311 set with the cars assembled. But the wire contacts for the track had to be put in by hand.

Nov 26, 2008 · A complete slot car track! The smallest Indy-oval in the world. And the cars in the Takara Tomy "Owner's Micro Slot Car Basic Set" are really small, in fact substantially smaller than "ordinary" H0-vehicles from Aurora, Tyco and Faller.

Feb 6, 2009 · Most Euro-cars have relatively soft axles which can easily be bent in a high impact accident. Consideration should be given to upgrading to hardened steel replacements especially on the rear assembly. Slot-it axle kits (see at: www.slot.it) offer strong replacements with better gear and aluminum wheels. If your budget permits these are good ...

Jun 26, 2014 · Carrera:tough well made love the detail they make the best f1 cars in my opinion Ninco:disappointing due to 15volt motors (going to modify and it is soo light) NSR: I have the mosler and I love it one of the best cars overall and it is the best out of the box Scaleauto: I got the zonda and it the worlds most unreliable slot car.

Jan 16, 2024 · "I love slot cars and have done since I was a kid. While going faster is a noble aim, a fast car isn’t always the most fun, or necessarily your favourite car. To make my fun car, I wanted it to be like car chases were on TV when I was a kid – with a good sized American car, lots of lurid tail slides, probably doing less than 50mph but ...

If all you want to do is run them against other Eldon cars, or perhaps the equally dismal EARLY Strombecker cars, you'll be fine, although know that you are really playing with the bottom feeders in the slot car world. Eldon made a few 'decent' 1/24 scale cars, decent when compared to their 1/32 scale cars.

Jan 15, 2025 · Disappointing there is no classic car or new Group 5 car - there was an opportunity for them to do one of the 1/32 Grp 5 cars in 1/24 - Lancia - Ferrari 512BB, Porsche 935 etc Redis c overing Slot Cars

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Dec 2, 2010 · With pancake cars, especially T-Jets, I always stuck with the original Aurora red oil for the bottom end of the armature shaft. Those cars are prone to the dreaded T-Jet "squeek of death" which can ruin your whole day. Recently I have found that Superlube from Slot Car Corner works very well and I have been entirely squeek free for over a year.