I figured that it would be easy to figure out which Marx 1/24 car this is!
Not so much!
Just what is it?
Thanks!
So I know it's Marx... but what ?
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Ted Bier
, Feb 20 2018 09:55 AM
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Posted 20 February 2018 - 09:55 AM
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Posted 20 February 2018 - 09:56 AM
Ya... pictures might help!
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Posted 20 February 2018 - 10:30 AM
Not all manufacturers replicated actual vehicles.
This one seems to be a mix of BMW and Maserati.
Just a thought, check out the cars of "Speed Racer". Could be it's from the cartoon. 
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Posted 20 February 2018 - 10:36 AM
I did more snooping around ....maybe it's an Allstate/ MARX Ferrari sort of thing....maybe !
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Posted 20 February 2018 - 10:39 AM
This is a cleaner version !
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Posted 20 February 2018 - 10:52 AM
https://fi.pinterest...97961188386379/
Vintage Ferrari Slot Cars From The Monte-Carlo Road Race Set By Marx, Made In USA, Copyright 1964
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Posted 20 February 2018 - 11:04 AM
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Probably is supposed to be one of these, a Ferrari 196SP Dino.
Probably is supposed to be one of these, a Ferrari 196SP Dino.
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Posted 20 February 2018 - 11:31 AM
Huh?
Those crazy Japanese. Who knew but Mike Swiss!
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Posted 21 February 2018 - 01:35 AM
More likely the last front engine evolution of the 3 liter Testa Rossa. Many modelers think vac form bodies are blobs, Marx proves them that even molded bodies can be ugly.http://www.racingspo...0 TRI/__61.html
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Posted 21 February 2018 - 08:18 AM
This is a cleaner version !
I don't know, I kinda' like the "dirty" one.
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Posted 21 February 2018 - 09:45 AM
More like a Ferrari 246 I believe - pretty popular slot body in the early days.
These Marx cars were marketed more as 1/32, but they're obviously oversized, and closer to 1/30 or even a bit bigger. They also did four 1/24 cars later in the day, two FI/Indy cars, not that common, and a Ferrari 250 GTO and Chaparral 2 that pop up often on ebay - and most sellers have no idea what they are!
Yes, Sears sold a lot of Marx sets, but others under the Allstate brand as well, including Eldon and Aurora, maybe Strombecker too. (actually, not sure the others were branded Allstate, but the Marx sets for sure).
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