As I sit here in the Spring of my lockdown boredom, I have started digging through my slot archives, and I found these two half-century-old scratchbuilt chassis, dating from somewhere around 1970 or so, plus or minus a year or two. One by Lee Gilbert, the other built my me when I was a wee lad. Both were repeatedly raced, crashed, and crudely repaired until they were eventually retired and given a place of honor in my slot car museum (aka junkbox.) No attempt has been made to restore or rebuild them, they are in every bit as bad condition as they were when I finally laid them aside. Both have clearly seen better days (although all of the hinge movements are still working!) Nothing of any importance here, just a minor bit slot car history and, for me, nostalgia.
If you look closely you may be able to see "Chassis by Lee Gilbert" engraved on the bottom of the first one. The second one is my build.
