My slot car track worked

[Wyatt]

It began with plastic car models. Then Hot Wheels jumped in. Then, the heavens opened up, and I got my first slot car set. I was hooked and in love. There were even a couple of hobby stores near us that had the big tracks. So cool!

Q: What could possibly be better than this? A: Nitro! My Hot Wheels, slot car buddy took me to my first drag race.

Still in love with it all to this day. But the hobbies started it all.

 

[davek]

Way cool,the highlight of the show.

 

[moparmarks]

Anyone else get the lighter fluid and do fire burnouts ?

We used Everclear. Can't sip on lighter fluid.

 

[Cranky]

it was slot cars and pinball for me

Oh man.....been way too long since doing either of those!

 

[demonram]

When I was a kid, for Christmas 1967, I got a 55’ Strombecker track. It had a Cheetah and a Dino Ferrari, 1/32nd scale. My dad made a table with two 4x8 sheets of plywood in our finished basement. Needless to say, my house was the place to be for my buds. I then bought a good size HO set and set that up with a drag strip along side it. Between Matchbox, Hot Wheels, I had all the 68 first year cars, in different colors, and the later model red lines. My aunt worked for Whites 5&10, and Ben Franklin, it was easy. I didn’t sell the early ones I had left, I still have, 12, and quite a few Matchbox. Unfortunately my younger sister sold dozens of them at a garage sale, later. Of course, I didn’t know, til much later. The Strombecker track, transformer, controls and most accessories I still have in the original box. Between these, dozens of models and helping my dad on cars and trucks, as a young un, and my first engine swap on my 74 GMC, in 76 (from a 250-6 to a 350) made me the the car/truck nut, I am today.

 

[33 IMP]

When I was a kid, for Christmas 1967, I got a 55’ Strombecker track. It had a Cheetah and a Dino Ferrari, 1/32nd scale. My dad made a table with two 4x8 sheets of plywood in our finished basement. Needless to say, my house was the place to be for my buds. I then bought a good size HO set and set that up with a drag strip along side it. Between Matchbox, Hot Wheels, I had all the 68 first year cars, in different colors, and the later model red lines. My aunt worked for Whites 5&10, and Ben Franklin, it was easy. I didn’t sell the early ones I had left, I still have, 12, and quite a few Matchbox. Unfortunately my younger sister sold dozens of them at a garage sale, later. Of course, I didn’t know, til much later. The Strombecker track, transformer, controls and most accessories I still have in the original box. Between these, dozens of models and helping my dad on cars and trucks, as a young un, and my first engine swap on my 74 GMC, in 76 (from a 250-6 to a 350) made me the the car/truck nut, I am today.

55 feet of track back then was HUGE. Never had the space for anything bigger than HO. (No basements in california, big earthquake and the second story would be underground, lol)

 

[Timmayy]

It started with my older brother in the 70s. He had the HO tracks. I was too young. Him and his buddies would be racing and I would watch for hours. When I would try to race, he would kick my a$$ and tell me to get lost. I would wait until they left and then secretly plug it in and race. A couple years later I got my own set for Christmas. And the rest is history.

 

[moparrazz]

My big brothers' track was pretty ratty by the time I got old enough to play with it. Then one year for Christmas I got the Dukes of Hazzard set with the jump and lights on Roscoe's car. It was awesome! Still got it.

 

[Timmayy]

My big brothers' track was pretty ratty by the time I got old enough to play with it. Then one year for Christmas I got the Dukes of Hazzard set with the jump and lights on Roscoe's car. It was awesome! Still got it.

I have that one also.

 

[Timmayy]

More pics of kids enjoying the track. It's been very popular.