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 Hi Everybody

Turin was brilliant! Great crowd of people, 2 from USA, 1 from Canada, 1 from France, 5 from England, 1 from Belgium, 2 from Switzerland and I guess that leaves around 20 Italians. Many thanks to Ezio, Franco, Giovanni, Maurizio, Pietro and ALLof the other club members who made it the best yet, and that really is saying something. The buffet lunches in Ezio's garden each lunchtime are the closest I'll ever get to a Royal Garden party! Thanks again everybody.

 I've just bought an enormous collection of Retro slot parts, including complete cars built in the 60's 70's & 80's, Cox gears and guides, Taylor Gears, SCD wheels and tyres, Mura and Champion motors, cans, endbells etc, just about everything. There are also 80 pre-1970 USA Slot car magazines.There is so many parts that it would be impossible to list. If you want to see it, give me a call and arrange to come round, allow about 2 hours.

 

Below are some pictures of cars that I have built and raced at various Retro Race meetings recently, most of them are still in use and at present not for sale, I am particularly pleased with the ATS F1, the real car had an incredibly shallow chassis ( probably why it flexed so badly).

                                                          Cheers, Derek

 

Please click on the thumbnails to see the pictures full size
1962 ATS Formula 1, body from balsa wood, possibly the lowest scale F1 car ever built! Vecra Retro race car.
 
 ATS Chassis, Scalextric motor cycle motor, Slot it Hypoid gears, how low can you go?

 

 

 Monogram Lotus 33, Mike Spence, Vecra Retro race car

 

   
   

 Lotus Chassis, Scalex Motor cycle motor and hypoid gears allowed the rear of the Monogram body to come down even lower than usual.

Cobra Daytona Coupe, Genuine Auto Hobbies body, in Harper /Procter  livery from Le Mans 65
  
  Cobra Chassis, Slot-it V12 motor, brass scratch built chassis, Vecra retro race car

 

Champion 1/24 McLaren, built to North London Tottenham Retro race rules
  
Champion Group 20 Chassis with original butyrate body!                                       
 Monogram Chevrolet Corvette static kit body, Vecra retro race car
  Scratchbuilt brass chassis with Slot-it motor