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[Isaac S.]

Found in the San Fransisco area. Contains things from about '66 to '70.

 

If anyone wants extra pics I will be happy to. 

 

Contains many very rare stickers including Choti, Mura, Champion, French, and more. The Mura "bodies designed by Choti" stickers is especially cool. 

 

Things I need! DC196 brushes, rear tires, Simco brush spring, brass rod, brass pin tubing. 

 

 

The box, the Mura is not a sticker but pinstriped on by a very talented William Johnston. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Isaac S.]

 

 

 

 

Please tell me what this is. 

 

 

Mura Magnum 880 with Simco endbell and a Lenz armature.

 

 

Lenz armature.

 

 

Interior.

 

 

Thorp armature, odd for bay area thingies.

 

[Isaac S.]

 

Mura D motor and rotten tires. 

 

 

U-Go style chassis with...

 

 

Ball bearings and a Weldun crown.     

 

 

Beautiful anglewinder with plumbers. Where is the suspension wire supposed to be soldered?

 

 

 

Good tools! I don't have a tiny file. 

 

 

A beautiful body with some serious tire rub' 

 

Lil Cucaracha.

 

 

  

[Isaac S.]

 

La Cucaracha.

 

 

 

Thingie with Lancer Spoiler body which is trash. 

 

 

Underside with a lovely Mura D. What body to put on it?

 

 

Box for Lancer Spoiler. 

 

Finie! 

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[Martin]

This is where it's at!

 

Love it, great stuff. 

[Isaac S.]

Forgot that I need Mura pin tabs. I know, I just want to be correct. 

[Martin]

I am sure I can help with Simco brush spring, brass rod, brass pin tubing.

 

I will start putting a package together, got a job to do first.

 

Can you find a pic of the Simco brush spring?

[blue&orange]

If you are serious about those pin tabs I can get some to you.  Just PM.  You do realize in this case serious = crazy!

[Tom Katsanis]

Hi Martin without pinching one of Rick DC65x's pics here is a bad pic of the spring on my Ramboochie motor.

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[Martin]

Thanks Tom. Perfectly clear.

[don.siegel]

Thanks Isaac, nice find indeed! 

 

I especially like that Mura bodies by Choti sticker you pointed out... wonder which ones? 

 

Don 

[Isaac S.]

Yea, I've never seen that. 

[Bill from NH]

Isaac, are you bidding on this box, or are you just wishing you owned some of its contents? I'm not interested in it, just curious. I have a Hoffman 1100 box.. Nice, but in my opinion, it's on the small side. It's too small to carry what you need to race at races. Mine was always stuffed full & I often took a plastic milk crate, plus a coiled 25' extension cord. I never carried more than two cars at a time. The rest of the space was taken up by parts & tools.                                                                                                        7

[Isaac S.]

I bought it. It is a bit small but works. The cars are a bit large for the spaces but you can get them in. I was going to sell some of the stuff to make back my money but I made so much from Ulrich car that it made up for everything I paid for the box. 

[MattD]

Bill I used to carry one of those vinyl attache cases with parts and tools in it and  a Hoffman with cars and controllers.   Still wasn't enough but  usually I could maintain and fix most of the guys cars when we were at the track,    I enjoyed carrying the old boxes.  Only a few  of the guys at the track even knew how old my boxes were.     I've had 5 different boxes and still have 3.   I had my father in laws   Hoffman but gave it to his youngest son a few years ago.   I had one of those knockoffs with the top that didn't open and I gave it to a friend.   I now have one box that can travel to a friends track and the other boxes are  just at my track full of cars.    I guess for many of us we are keeping the days alive when we were kids.   If only I had a couple guys that could maintain, build and want to race some ol Cox hard bodies or Classic thingies or Cuc's  

[Martin]

This box was just listed with all its contents and cool stickers.

https://www.ebay.com...tkAAOSwqnVgHOyY

[dc-65x]

Very cool find Isaac.   Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

The box and cars remind me of the Bay area slot car box I got from Dave Lenz (the younger brother of Bob Lenz the 60's rewound motor wizard):

 

 

Here's a link to the thread:

 

Dave Lenz Thingies

 

 

[Alchemist]

Looking at that box certainly brings back so many memories for me.

 

Thanks for sharing Isaac!

 

Ernie

[Isaac S.]

Matt, my local track has NO vintage slot car racers but every time I bring some of mine they really like them so I can imagine they will like the box.  

 

Martin, I saw that, great stuff but still too much money. Not enough complete cars. 

 

Rick, I have been comparing mine to that a lot during the restoration and gathering process. There was an MRC Endura and a Classic Astro V in the box but the seller couldn't fit it so it got left out. It has been very helpful. 

[dc-65x]

I'm glad it has been helpful Isaac. When I saw your cool box it reminded me of the Dave Lenz box.