Truth is, not a single slot car store in the 1960s stocked much of the actual huge and incredibly-varied production, limiting themselves to a few dozen varieties. So virtually no one but a few collectors, to be counted on the fingers of one hand, has ever seen the totality or near it of the astounding variety and beauty of all what was made. This will happen for the first time ever when the LASCM will be opened to visitors, with over 2,500 DIFFERENT models on display, over one MILLION different parts in its vaults, and an extensive period library.I never saw a Manta Ray in a model shop window.
Most iconic '60s slot car?
#51
Posted 08 June 2007 - 09:35 AM
Philippe de Lespinay
#52 Bill from NH
Posted 08 June 2007 - 02:13 PM
#53
Posted 09 June 2007 - 08:14 PM
With Aurora, I still think of a Mustang and the Batmobile (HO scale).
With Cox, the Chappy, Ford GT, and Cheetah come to mind. And I still remember seeing a lot of Cox products around everywhere in the early 1970s in 1/32 scale.
I hate to actually say this, but I also remember Eldon being everywhere too, as it was more of a toy-like product, but still everywhere . . .
At raceways I remember seeing a lot of Russkit products, Dyanmic, Champion, and Riggen . . . as well as AJ's, but mostly parts . . . Du-Bro and Lancer for bodies . . . these are the names that stick out in my memories of several decades ago.
Glenn Orban
NJ Vintage Racing
NJ Scale Racing
C.A.R.S. Vintage Slot Car Club
#54
Posted 09 June 2007 - 09:28 PM
Steve King
#55
Posted 10 June 2007 - 09:05 AM
HO scale: Aurora Batmobile
1/24 scale: Cox Cheetah
1/32 scale: Revell Corvette
I am choosing these cars based on what I have seen as widely-purchased in the 1960s era when this hobby was most popular. I am not choosing these cars based on today's values or popularity. Yet, these cars remained quite popular with buyers throughout the 1960s and right up until today.
I do understand PdL's choice of a very rare and desirable (today) Cox Chappy. For my personal choice as part of my own collection, the BZ Little Red Wagon remains my icon.
Glenn Orban
NJ Vintage Racing
NJ Scale Racing
C.A.R.S. Vintage Slot Car Club
#56
Posted 10 June 2007 - 01:52 PM
8/19/54-8/?/21
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#57
Posted 13 June 2007 - 07:48 PM
Glenn Orban
NJ Vintage Racing
NJ Scale Racing
C.A.R.S. Vintage Slot Car Club
#58
Posted 25 June 2007 - 07:10 PM
"Remember the Arco"
#59
Posted 25 June 2007 - 07:25 PM
Philippe de Lespinay
#60
Posted 17 July 2007 - 04:25 AM
#61
Posted 17 July 2007 - 10:20 AM
?/?/1950-3/8/22
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#62
Posted 19 July 2007 - 02:37 PM
I think that all of this dissapointment had a great deal to do with the emergence of homade Thingies and thier early development in the Detroit market (where I'm from originally) Guys that raced at the Groove and other popular venues like Larry Shinoda (and many others that NEVER get mentioned in these threads) took the sexy box art and other outrageous ideas they had for body design and turned them into futuristic looking ROCKETS that would and did KILL all commers as far as looks and actual preformance on the track.
The true Icon for me (if we include scratchbuilts) The Shinoda Bullit or Mongoose with an inline brass tube & wire chassis powerd by a 16D Dyna- Rewind ( has to have the yellow can as well).
1955-2018
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#63
Posted 19 July 2007 - 06:06 PM
Obviously there is no winner here, it's only what you feel is relevant and what triggers your mind into slotcar mode.
The thing that triggered the question in my mind, was;
What slotcar image would best represent the slot car scene of the 1960's, that would make a good logo for a web site?
My initial thought (and preference) was Cox Cheetah. I just love them. But I figured that not everyone may love them, or regard them as 'iconic'. Hence the question.
After digesting all of the great stuff that has been posted here, I'm leaning toward having 2.
The Manta Ray to represent the 'hey man, way out' 60's, and Cox Chap 2E to have a scale looking car that truely represents both slot cars, and the fantastic motor scene of the 60's.
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Steve King
#64
Posted 03 October 2024 - 01:09 PM
HO -T-Jet Corvette
1/32 Strombecker Ferrari Testa Rosa
1/24 Mid 60's Monogram Chaparral
1/24 later on 60's Cox La Cucaracha
Kit Car night saw everything from Cox GT40's winning to Russkit Carrera 6/Lotus 40 to Dynamic 26D sidewinders and the Classic ASP and finally all eight lanes loaded with different colored LaCucs!
Paul Nadeau
#65
Posted 04 October 2024 - 11:43 AM
#67
Posted 05 October 2024 - 09:23 AM
Atlas : Alfa Romeo canguro
Maybe not iconic but, just drop dead gorgeous. It's like a choice of Ginger or Mary Ann.
#68
Posted 06 October 2024 - 12:28 PM
I started racing in August 1967.
The slot cars at my local raceway that had the most "cool factor" were the Cox Chaparral 2E with the movable wing and the Classic Stinger with the moveable real flap.
I felt the Dynamic Super Bandit was the best RTR slot car at that time.
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