Pony Car Widths

[gordon]

I did some research into the various Pony Car widths, comparing the actual (1/1) car width specs to the Scalextric and Pioneer equivalent (1/32) widths and came up with the following info:



I've always wondered whether Scalextric got the Camaro or Mustang wrong. Looks like its the former, the slot car being 3.3mm wider than it should be. That's just over 4 inches for the real (1/1) car. In the case of the Mustang, Scalextric made the car 1.7mm narrower than it should be, making the Camaro a full 5mm (6.3in at 1/1) wider than the Mustang!

Now Pioneer use the same chassis for both their Mustang and Camaro, so its little surprise that they did the reverse of Scalextric. They made the Camaro just about the correct width, but they widened their Notchback Mustang by almost 7mm (8.8in at 1/1)!

So here's the lesson. In our American Pony Car series, if you want to race a Camaro, go with Scalextric. If you want to race a Mustang, go with Pioneer.

[steveaca]

Very interesting Gordon, but to ensure that apples are being compared ..... , were the 1:1 measurements of the real versions of these particular 1:32 cars ? I'm just wondering if race bodywork (fender flares etc.) could have added the extra width to the slot cars.

[gordon]

Very interesting Gordon, but to ensure that apples are being compared ..... , were the 1:1 measurements of the real versions of these particular 1:32 cars ? I'm just wondering if race bodywork (fender flares etc.) could have added the extra width to the slot cars.

Steve that was on my mind all along when I started the exercise. My Trans Am book referenced here does speak about the cars having their fenders widened (against the rules), so it's possible that some of the 1/32 models incorporate this.