Anyone here have slot cars?

**DetailKitty** · 02-20-2019, 04:28 PM

So my husband has talked about his slot cars from when he was a child since we met. He had a nice little set up.
when his family relocated his dad apparently never packed up the track and cars and left them in the cellar of his old house. He’s been mad about since he was 7 years old.

Well I’ve been poking around on eBay lately and have some purchases on their way... a couple cars and a small track set.

I know he’s gonna be super excited. I can’t wait to surprise him!

**Eldorado2k** · 02-20-2019, 04:31 PM

Don’t kill me but when I 1st read it my mind replaced the O with a U... I was like what’s she talking about what?? Lol

**Eldorado2k** · 02-20-2019, 04:33 PM

I’m not familiar with slot cars

**Gunslinger** · 02-20-2019, 04:49 PM

I still have my Aurora Model Motoring HO scale slot car set from when I was a kid (early 1960s)...my HO train set as well. They're stored away...not sure what I'm ever going to do with it all...hopefully my daughter might one day have a boy I can pass it on to. I've checked eBay...this stuff doesn't go for much unless you have something special and rare about it.

**Gunslinger** · 02-20-2019, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by Eldorado2k

Don’t kill me but when I 1st read it my mind replaced the O with a U... I was like what’s she talking about what?? Lol

I see what you did there! We think alike.

**DetailKitty** · 02-20-2019, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by Eldorado2k

Don’t kill me but when I 1st read it my mind replaced the O with a U... I was like what’s she talking about what?? Lol

Lol no killing needed.
I probably would have done the same thing

**PaulMys** · 02-20-2019, 06:15 PM

Oh COOL!!

Man, I absolutely LOVED my slot cars when I was a kid!

I would modify them with bigger magnets, and splayed guides so they wouldn't fly off the tracks.

Man, now I'm wanting mine back too Monica........

**PaulMys** · 02-20-2019, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Eldorado2k

I’m not familiar with slot cars

It's what us old geezers played with back in the early '70's Ric.

**DetailKitty** · 02-20-2019, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by PaulMys

Oh COOL!!

Man, I absolutely LOVED my slot cars when I was a kid!

I would modify them with bigger magnets, and splayed guides so they wouldn't fly off the tracks.

Man, now I'm wanting mine back too Monica........

I’m pretty excited to give it to him.

Got him a Jackie Stewart Challenge Raceway and apparently his favorite car was a Cheetah so I found him one of those.

**MadMerc** · 02-20-2019, 07:22 PM

I used to have a track with a few cars when I was a kid. I used to grease the corners with a bit of Vaseline so I could get the cars to drift.
My Wife got me a Batman set for this past Christmas, which I have yet to set up. The box says that the cars can actually drive themselves.

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