Any good Slot car makers out there today?

[CorCentral]

The big one used to be AFX and then Tyco. I believe Tyco was bought out by Mattel, hence the name Hot Wheels now.


Hot Wheels--- Is it Still the same as Tyco was? (cars/track?)
What about--- Life Like, AFX, Carrera.


Which is the best now?

 

[CorCentral]

Oh, what's a slot car?.......... Forgot to add that for the Noobs that grew up without a set :laugh:

Life Like Nascar set

 

[compuwiz1]

I had slot cars before everything went to HO size. Bigger was cooler. I loved my full sized Lionel train set when they were quite heavy and used steel.

 

[Lonyo]

Scalextric?

 

[BlackTigers]

Originally posted by: CorCentral
Oh, what's a slot car?.......... Forgot to add that for the Noobs that grew up without a set :laugh:

Life Like Nascar set

I have that!

I remember going to the hobby shop and buying all the little cars. There was one, "Patriot 3" that just kicked the shit out of everything I had.

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
I had slot cars before everything went to HO size. Bigger was cooler. I loved my full sized Lionel train set when they were quite heavy and used steel.

I know how you feel.


This looks half decent for the price..... SET

Just found out Life Like was bought out by Walthers Inc.

 

[compman25]

I have around 150' of Artin 1/32 track, used to have it all set up in my old house. Lots of fun.

 

[CorCentral]

Nitro slot cars?.......... Awesome :laugh:

 

[CorCentral]

Looking more into this, I noticed the sets today run on batteries? What happened to the Power Supply?

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
I had slot cars before everything went to HO size. Bigger was cooler. I loved my full sized Lionel train set when they were quite heavy and used steel.

I have a set that my Dad originally bought in the 1960's. Good stuff!

Also have some of the older AFX sets from when I was a kid, but man that set my Dad had kicks their ass all over the place.

 

[Squisher]

This is when a real old fart comes in and talks about the "real" slot cars of yore. Back in the early 60s slot cars were all the rage. You bought a car and a controller and took them to a race car club house to race them. You paid the guy by the 1/2 hour and raced your car on one of several tracks. Each track was maybe 30' X 15' and would have tons turns and rises. I bet my dad still has mine, somewhere.

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I was even in one club house that had a drag strip that was probably 75'.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Life Likes are really good. Just bought a set for my son. Or, um...Santa did. Yeah.

 

[CorCentral]

Just bought THIS set off Ebay. I also bought an older Tyco power supply that's compatible. Batteries were a BAD idea!! Why in the hell?

 

[ivan2]

man i hate these cars they keeps flipping out. love my nitro buggy a lot more.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Squisher
This is when a real old fart comes in and talks about the "real" slot cars of yore. Back in the early 60s slot cars were all the rage. You bought a car and a controller and took them to a race car club house to race them. You paid the guy by the 1/2 hour and raced your car on one of several tracks. Each track was maybe 30' X 15' and would have tons turns and rises. I bet my dad still has mine, somewhere.

small one

another


I was even in one club house that had a drag strip that was probably 75'.

Now that is friggen awesome. I remember reading about those when I was a kid, but never got the opportunity to use them.

I have always dreamed of building a non-slotted electric racecar set that allowed cars to change lanes whenever they wanted. Now, thinking about it, I believe something like that was manufactured and sold back in the late 70s early 80s.

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: Squisher
This is when a real old fart comes in and talks about the "real" slot cars of yore. Back in the early 60s slot cars were all the rage. You bought a car and a controller and took them to a race car club house to race them. You paid the guy by the 1/2 hour and raced your car on one of several tracks. Each track was maybe 30' X 15' and would have tons turns and rises. I bet my dad still has mine, somewhere.

small one

another


I was even in one club house that had a drag strip that was probably 75'.

Now that is friggen awesome. I remember reading about those when I was a kid, but never got the opportunity to use them.

I have always dreamed of building a non-slotted electric racecar set that allowed cars to change lanes whenever they wanted. Now, thinking about it, I believe something like that was manufactured and sold back in the late 70s early 80s.

TCR - Total Control Racing

 

[compman25]

Originally posted by: Squisher
This is when a real old fart comes in and talks about the "real" slot cars of yore. Back in the early 60s slot cars were all the rage. You bought a car and a controller and took them to a race car club house to race them. You paid the guy by the 1/2 hour and raced your car on one of several tracks. Each track was maybe 30' X 15' and would have tons turns and rises. I bet my dad still has mine, somewhere.

small one

another


I was even in one club house that had a drag strip that was probably 75'.

They still have those, both the drag strips and wood tracks. Along with my 150' of 1/32 track I have a bunch of brass chassis 1/24 cars. Here's a good site for slot car info.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: shinerburke

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: Squisher
This is when a real old fart comes in and talks about the "real" slot cars of yore. Back in the early 60s slot cars were all the rage. You bought a car and a controller and took them to a race car club house to race them. You paid the guy by the 1/2 hour and raced your car on one of several tracks. Each track was maybe 30' X 15' and would have tons turns and rises. I bet my dad still has mine, somewhere.

small one

another


I was even in one club house that had a drag strip that was probably 75'.

Now that is friggen awesome. I remember reading about those when I was a kid, but never got the opportunity to use them.

I have always dreamed of building a non-slotted electric racecar set that allowed cars to change lanes whenever they wanted. Now, thinking about it, I believe something like that was manufactured and sold back in the late 70s early 80s.

TCR - Total Control Racing

Ah, my brother had one of those. They were worthless....didn't work anywhere near as good as the commercials showed.

 

[foghorn67]

I miss my Cliffhangers. They were even glow in the dark Corvette ZR-1's.

 

[Old Hippie]

They were worthless....didn't work anywhere near as good as the commercials showed.

I had one too. Pretty bad.

There was another style where the cars rode on a pivot that was connected to a "T" slot in the track. IIRC the front wheels actually steered via a hand held steering wheel.

The steering didn't do a helluva lot because the cars were still in a slot, but it looked cool.

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: foghorn67
I miss my Cliffhangers. They were even glow in the dark Corvette ZR-1's.

I had one of those sets 🙂

Right now, I'm looking for an extra car for my wife. just posted a thread in the FS/Trade forum. Looking for a Lowe's LifeLike slot car to complete the gift.