This year marks the 60th year in business for UK-based slot car manufacturer Scalextric. As part of the celebration, the firm has been running a year-long rollout of their 60th Anniversary Collection of slot cars, each representing each decade in business. Most recently added is a themed Lancia Stratos, the first we’ve seen actual photos…
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When it comes to the more extensive (and thus expensive) highly detailed slot car track builds from Slot Mods Raceways, you either need to be considerably moneyed or have a corporate budget in play. It’s the latter that funded Slot Mods’ latest creation, a winter season rally themed layout built specifically for Vermont ski resort Smuggler’s…
With the new year comes not just a new lineup for Scalextric, but also a significant anniversary. The British slot car manufacturer celebrates 60 years in business and does so with a broad new line of sets, cars and more. True to the milestone, these will include a collectible range of seven specially decorated cars…
There’s no doubt that the Gulf racing livery is an icon. Even before Steve McQueen raced his Porsche 917 into cinematic history in the film Le Mans the powder blue and bold orange racing colors of Gulf Oil had become one of the most distinctive paint schemes on the track. Decades later, the blue and orange…