Here are some HO scale Indy cars by Marx. I like them better than the Aurora or Tyco. They seem to have more character ..read more

I've got a question here. This car just came up on ebay: K&B Aurora McLaren MARK II 1/24 Scale Slot Car With box/case #4 Tested Runs NICE | eBay <p>K&B McLaren MARK II </p><br /><p>1/24 Scale Slot Car </p><br /><p>Comes With Original box/case</p><br... K&B McLaren livery question ..read more

Did Mabuchi ever make a FT16 motor with can end drive ? Not referring to the FT16D .....but the FT16 motors ! Igarashi made both End Bell and Can Drive motors without the ball bearing Can End drive. And sure , I have drilled out the brass stopper , added a 16D armature with Can End drive , and the motors work fine . But I'm referring to original supply . Zig ..read more

Here, from the slot car museum in Houston Texas is a 1/24th scale Otaki racing set. The set was made in Japan in 1965. The box size is 17 by 36 inches. It says its a... Otaki Racing set ..read more

Here, from the slot car museum is a scarce set by Yonesawa of Japan. Its called Grand Loop Course. It Contains two 1/43rd scale slot cars. A Nissan Silvia and a Corvette Stingray. It has a loop track included in the set. It has one battery operated control for both cars. Almost all the track is single lane except for a lane charger. There were 2 versions of this set ,one with 2 cars and one with one car. There are street lights, road signs, and a little... Grand Loop Course ..read more

Here, from the slot car museum in Houston Texas are 2 of the accessories VIP made in 1959. They are hard to find because they were made for such a short time and they didn't sell well. These 2 accessories were made for the early VIP cars and sets (the chrome track not the later painted metal track ) in 1959. You will notice these are the old style accessory boxes for VIP. First we have the illuminated traffic light (MR407 ) which can be made to work automatically or can be operated by the... 1959 rare VIP accessories ..read more

I assume that is a Ferrari P4 body or P3; if someone can confirm? Either way, looking for a painted body Lexan/Hardbody; I think I saw one on eBay painted P3 for about $65 and $25 shipping ..read more

Back in the day Riko was the go to make in the UK mainly due to the pocket money prices . I still have a few of these cars most were pretty basic copys of the monogram 2 piece pressed brass chassis but later ones were good in there own right . While I was sorting through some boxes I came across this a Riko anglewinder still fitted with its original Riko whip 16d I had changed the gears to taylor 10-47... Riko Cars ..read more

Hi I have just purchased some old slot cars in need of some tender loving care one of which is an Aston Martin which I think is a DBR1 The make is OK Kadar of Hong Kong. Where can I find more information about these cars ..read more

I'm in the process of getting a couple of Tamiya aluminium side winder chassis together and was wondering if there is anyone that has a source of NOS suspension springs ? Yes I know that I can find alternative like from pens and other sources but I would like to see if I can find some original ones. Another question I was wondering is, Could you get the original Tamiya springs in different tension like soft, medium and hard? Cheers, John ..read more