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Who drove any cars like these?
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:20 pm
by gordon
Which of you actually raced cars like these when they were released by Scalextric back in the early '60s? I know two FRC drivers who have. (I'm referring to the D-Type Jaguars, not the F1 cars in the pits.)
Anyone also remembers those plastic hay bales?
Re: Who drove any cars like these?
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:22 pm
by steveaca
I drove a D-Type but not when it was released. Many years after getting involved in the hobby, Keith and I managed to acquire a number of old Scalextric cars, including the D-Type and a Vanwall Grand Prix car. I think the cars came either from Steve Castagne or O'Brie's father in law, Alan Scott-Fleming.
Re: Who drove any cars like these?
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 9:13 pm
by gordon
Actually, these were introduced in 1961, and O'Brie had inherited them from his big brothers when I used to race them with him back around 1965, so I actually didn't drive them in 1961.
Re: Who drove any cars like these?
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:45 am
by Luke
WOW - the 60s !!!
I was still drinking (milk) from ah bottle
The only thing I could add, was how I obtained the Scalextric (vintage)
Hay Bales, Oil Drums and
safety Cones (not pictured) trackside accessories back in 2001 from Scale Modles UK
Not sure where these attachments are today though - since the 2012 Diego Martín floods
Luke
Re: Who drove any cars like these?
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:09 pm
by RameshB
Very nice guys , i can see why some of us have a lot more grey than some,
Re: Who drove any cars like these?
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:01 pm
by gordon
RameshB wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:09 pm
Very nice guys , i can see why some of us have a lot more grey than some,
Hmmm... wonder who these "greyer" ones are?