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[Don Wedding]

Just found a bunch of slot car stuff and noticed this Pactra slot car controller. I have collected vintage slot cars for over 30 years and have never seen a Pactra controller . I have boxes full of othe controllers , Cox, BZ, etc, but never one of these .
Is this a rare item or just another common controller I have missed out on finding ?

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[don.siegel]

I don't think it's especially rare Don, but it came out fairly late, I think, so not that many around. 

 

Just checked and I can't find any ads for it - I seem to remember it was a low-cost item. I do think I saw something in the mags, because I knew about it. 

 

Don 

[Martin]

I have not seen this one either. But have many others as I am sure you all do?

While we are the subject of controllers. Has anybody found a nice way to display them? seems a same to keep them in a box to get tangled with each other.

Love to see what collectors have come with.

[don.siegel]

If it's any comfort, I haven't come up with a better idea than getting them all tangled up in a box! 

 

Have nowhere near enough space to display cars, so controllers always come in second... hmm, I do have a few along the edges of the shelves in a display cabinet, but not sure how visible they are... 

 

D

[MSwiss]

Isn't that just a rebranded econo Russkit? (albeit with modified tooling for the Pactra logo)

 

[Martin]

If it's any comfort, I haven't come up with a better idea than getting them all tangled up in a box! 

 

Have nowhere near enough space to display cars, so controllers always come in second... hmm, I do have a few along the edges of the shelves in a display cabinet, but not sure how visible they are... 

 

D

I hear you Don, does seem a shame not to show them off. So many variations and cool designs.

[Bill from NH]

I don't collect controllers, but it shouldn't be too hard for somebody to come up with a wall shelf/rack to hang them all up.

[Phil Smith]

I solved my box of tangled controllers by selling them on Facebook for pennies on the dollar. I liked them but not enough to collect them. I did keep a Cox (because I had one when I was a kid) and a low end Gorski (because of the db paint).

[Dave Crevie]

Mike; Looks like it. In the tooling, only the insert with the name engraving needs to be changed. It could be a separate piece in the mold that the plastic injection molder would change to make parts for different companies. It's a common practice in manufacturing. 

[blue&orange]

Same tooling also was used for Aurora AFX, although only a 2-wire set-up.

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[MattD]

Best controller display I have is one Cox Mk 4 in the box.      I keep the Cox as it what we all remember from 1965.  All other controllers get thrown in junk auctions and gone!