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[TSR]

Bob, good point! We still can't figure out this one and the seal is definitely from the 1960s, not a modern job from a kitchen sealer.

[Gator Bob]

I am sure crazier things were going on in that time frame.

If it wasn't for you Dokk, Scott and the LASM all this history would be lost. But after we (retro retreads) are gone who will be left to even care? Little Willy?

[TSR]

He would have to find his scattered brain cells first!

Seriously, I think that our book once it wins a Pulitzer ( ) and Scott's children, who are being raised in respect of these artifacts, will make sufficient of a contribution that it will never die again...

[Stefano Sbravati]

Hello from Italy, may I?

Here are my favorites: nothing special, but they were Number 1 & 2, 43 years ago.



Unicar Nylon chassis, Mini A Body



Mini B chassis, Mini Star Body





Still running...

[Gator Bob]

Stefano,
Of course you may, and please do.
This is the place.

They don't have to be pretty to be loved

Don't change a thing, these are perfect. Maybe restore or build up a direct copy.

[Gator Bob]

If, like Jairus, I am allowed to post self-built cars, then these have to be my absolute favorites.

Two of the mighty little Gordinis.

These are very cool and nicely built and detailed.

The hoods (bonnets) wearing seat belts may have been safer then the drivers back then..._Lol

[stevefzr]

This is an easy one for me. It's this very original Tamiya Plymouth Fury. I got it with a few other cars from a guy who'd last raced in the 1960s. They were all untouched since then, still wearing the neat brushed paint jobs he'd done. I just oiled it and put it on the track and it ran like a charm.




Second place would be my Cox Dan Gurney. It drives just as nicely as the Tamiya, but the body was toast when I got it and it's been restored by Jairus. The originality and brushed paint job of the Tamiya make it the winner. A couple of days after I got it I showed it to a fellow collector who immediately offered me 10 times what I'd paid for it. It was a generous offer, but I declined. As I saw it, if I'd sold it, then I'd just have a bunch of money but he'd have my best slot car.

No pics of the Dan Gurney as the body sits in a cabinet and the chassis sits under a converted model kit as one of my regular race cars.

Regards,

Steve C

[tjsguns]

MPC Dyno-Can Motor and chassis w/ detailed Plymouth Petty Superbird body. Sort of a "Production" car sort of NOT
(Paint, Interior and detail by Master Jairus)

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[Gator Bob]

This one was one of the favorites yesterday morning. Today...well,..... junk.

[Pete L.]

Fellas,

My fav is my avatar "vette:

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[tjsguns]

Another one of my favorite "Production" cars.

Jairus put this together, painted and detailed it.

It was built from a very incomplete "kit" that originally came from Dallas Booth and had been gathering dust on my shelf for years.

It's very simple and simply BEAUTIFUL!

[Old pink can guy]

Bob that is one beautiful ride. My favorite is the last Can Am chassis I built in 1978. I wish I knew how to post the link but if you would like to see it it is in the D3 race report for the 5th year anniversary race with two period original bodys. If one of.you can post a link for me that would be great. It even sports a Tanaka motor find one of those now!

[Bill from NH]

Here are the bodies and chassis Ken spoke of in the above post #63.

[Jean-Michel Piot]

My favorite car?

Can I choose 2?

If so: a pair of authentic Cox Chaparral 2E with magnesium chassis, #65 and #66.

Why do I prefer those? I like the Cox engineering of the chassis, the fact that there is a complete interior, the beauty and rarity '(especially if you have a pair) and the fact that the wing is moving, which makes them come to life.

Moreover I spent so much time on those cars, trying to understand how to build them the best I could, they really are special to me.

[Italy slot]

Finally I have my favorite car ready and I can post here.
In other post i typed about the "Mondial: the back home" now I can show you my favorite car: the Mondial.




It is all 60' original as chassis and it have a reply of the body, just made from Lucio.(The Mondial used a Mini Star body from Mini Dream).



The things not from Mondial are: pick-up and front wheels from Mini Dream, rear tyres from Riggen. and spur gear from Cox.
The motor is a rewind 26D giving more then 60.000 rpm at 12V.




This is my favorite car because it is one of the more rare and it's from Naples and I am too from Naples, so I am very proud for that (Naples area is always present in the slot car world, in the 60' with Mondial and now with NSR)

And now, just less to run it in the Thingies meeting in Roncole (It) on october 13/14.
Angelo

[a914guy]

I'm also a fan of just about anything that was cool back in the day. The first car that really won my heart was Cox's Cucaracha. I found this car a couple years ago and it's an excellent condition survivor. I'm happy to have found it. Honestly, I really can't say it's absolutely my favorite today but it was my first.



The two Russkit Black Widows I've completed are very nice.



There's a third Russkit 4WD that's very close to being done. It's the best build with a fabulous Iso Griffo body done by Jairus and motors from John H. It will very likely be my favorite.



What you see here represent my interest and dreams so far.... I applaud all the imagination, collective knowledge and incredible skill we see here every day with these "Favorite Cars".

[geardriven]

Back in the mid-1960s when I was a mere pre-teen, my uncle introduced me to the world of slot car racing. He took me there a few times where I enjoyed racing rental cars.

After more than a few visits, my uncle saw my interest and bought me my first slot car, a Revell 1/32" Aston-Martin. DB5 (somewhere around that time, I saw Sean Connery as James Bond in Goldfinger... he was my hero and if he was driving a DB5, well then I was as well. I raced the wheels off that car... that first wave of slot car racing faded away... I grew up, found girls and real-size muscle cars.

I guess slot cars stayed in my blood as in my older years, I came full circle and jumped back into it. I have made dozens of purchases... I collect about 90% of what I buy and race the rest.

One day while on eBay, I found the DB5, factory sealed in a strong C8 condition. With sense to the wind, I made a strong bid and a short time later, it was mine... the best in my collection.

[scuderia venturi]

Dear friends,

My favourite is Mondial Caras. I have the originals cars. Aluminum frames Team Geko and standard, nylon frams Nunzi, and others original cars with nylon wheeels in rear, crown and pick up mondial.

Ciao.

[scuderia venturi]

Mint Mondial, made in Naples. Nylon chassis.

[scuderia venturi]

My original Squit Tuning balancer.

[scuderia venturi]

My Mini Dream car, Mini C.

[scuderia venturi]

My little track made in fiberglass in 1967 by Micro Racing Model Car.

[scuderia venturi]

My Unicar Bizzarini "Christmas ball".

[scuderia venturi]

My Unicar Ferrari, nylon frame.

[don.siegel]

Venturi,

Did Unicar actually produce a Bizzarini? Never seen that one before... more photos please!

Don