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[eBay]

This car was a now-closed eBay listing that's interesting enough to save over to this forum, along with the pics. It brought $509.99, with 24 bids!

"1960s 1/24 hard plastic slot car with four wheel suspension and steerable front wheels. I inherited this car, and others, a few years ago from a friend that passed away. It does not appear to have seen any track time. I bench tested the motor and it runs fine, but could use some oiling. The rear tires are cracked. The cockpit has a dash with four instruments. There's spring suspension at the four corners, and a front end that turns. The knock offs for the front wheels are on the inside. I guess he ran out of spacers."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Cheater]

Wow. Somebody must want this car really badly or...

Not really knowledgeable on vintage stuff, but isn't this commercial Ulrich suspension units combined with an MPC Dyn-O-Can using rather poor soldering? Are the Ulrich pieces particularly rare? Pefectly suited to the Vanwall body, I admit and perhaps the body itself is part of the appeal?

 

Educate a dumb flexi racer, will ya?

[don.siegel]

Ah, Greg asked me this in a PM and didn't see right away that it had been posted here... must have clicked on the eBay link! 

 

Here's part of what I said to him: 

 

A complete Ulrich suspension chassis already goes for something like $200 in general, and since this one seems to be well made, and adapted to a Dyn-O-Charger no less, plus a nice Merit body... But it's mostly two guys who've been bidding like crazy against each other. And now probably an unknown will come in at the end and grab it! 

 

I would have thought that the modifications for a different motor would lower the value, but I guess not. 

 

Yes, it's true the soldering is not all that great, but for me that's a minor point; it's more the combination of parts and the overall look of the car, since this period car, a '50s Vanwall, goes well with the old Rube Goldberg chassis. I was going to bid, but no, not over $400! 

 

Don