Who drove any cars like these?

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Who drove any cars like these?

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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.)

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Anyone also remembers those plastic hay bales?
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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.
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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.
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WOW - the 60s !!!

I was still drinking (milk) from ah bottle :D

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 :(

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Very nice guys , i can see why some of us have a lot more grey than some, :lol:
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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, :lol:
Hmmm... wonder who these "greyer" ones are?
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