11 replies to this topic

[Ted Bier]

Is this a Champion chassis?

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

[slotcarone]

Not very into that stuff but that looks like a Revell chassis.

[Ted Bier]

I have 1/32 Revell chassis and they are actually stamped Revell . Maybe they didn't feel like it !

THANKS

[Ted Bier]

Just did some snooping around . I think those 3 holes front and rear are the giveaway , Ya ... Revell !

[Bill from NH]

It's definitely not a Champion chassis that I ever saw. I bought my first in '67.

[ajd350]

AMT

[Dave Crevie]

I'd say early adjustable aluminum AMT chassis.

 

 

 

The Revell 100 series chassis is quite a bit different. ( on this one, the rear section is upside-down )

 

[don.siegel]

Yep, AMT. 

 

The three holes behind the guide are a giveaway - that it's an AMT and not Revell! 

 

The motor brackets are a bit different too, and all the Revel chassis of this type were made for first generation endbell drive 16Ds. 

 

AMT also made an aluminum ladder chassis of this type for their 1/24 cars, but it had side tabs for body mounting, and the motor was a big round Mabuchi, the 35R. 

 

Don 

[Bill from NH]

That round gray motor in post #7 above looks similar to the motors in the AMT Turnpike cars. I forget what Mabuchi called them.

[Mark Onofri]

Looks like a grey cherry bomb.I had a Turnpike set. The cars were battery powered. Did they make a slot car track also?

[don.siegel]

The Turnpike set used the same Mabuchi 35R motors; not battery powered. The cars had a carriage that was carried under the track surface and allowed them to steer, change lanes, etc. A very advanced set for 1962, but it was very expensive and not very successful. 

 

Here's some more info and photos: 

https://www.slotforu...urnpike.208911/

 

Probably already been discussed here on SlotBlog as well. They're a pretty popular collectible these days, and some guys even make repro parts. 

 

That's also what kicked off my interest in slot cars, because I saw a demo track at the Chicago Auto Show when I was 10. 

 

Don 

[Bill from NH]

I got a set in '63, a pain to set up, but a lot of fun to play with. If you built AMT model car kits, you could also screw most bodies on the Turnpike chassis. I had a bunch I used to change. The tires were a soft rubber that gripped the slightly textured plastic track surface well. Some stores that sold sets also sold replacement parts, such as cars, motors. tires, & drive belts. When commercial raceways opened in Maine during 1967, I sold my Turnpike set & cars. The Turnpike oval took up half the floorspace in my bedroom so I couldn't always keep it set up.