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The Slot-Car is known by everyone in some form or another. The 1950 and 1960 was a time when people were able to all things new and exciting for consumption. Together with new styles of music and fashion phenomena such as the Hula-Hoop-tires and slinky, it was the arrival in the full strength of the marketing niche-Car race.

Companies such as Revell, Monogram, Cox and electricity, Becker, a detailed model of the famous reserve cars, Indy cars, Formula 1 cars and sports cars, added rudimentary chassis fitted with engines and the ‘amateur race car Slot was officially founded.

Home-assemblies were sold by the tens of thousands of Christmas, the time of the runway HO, 1 / 32, and even the scale 1 / 24 scale. Of course, the race with family and friends on a runway plastic is fun, but soon the desire to compete on a large scale is a huge business opportunity.

Communications career in the year 1963 was the small number of oval or 8 in the back of fans stores. Four to six lanes were jointly layouts. All runways were Slot car custom made. There were no standards, so that no two models were the same, as well as the number of lanes was higher than ten. It was not until Fließkanäle American model went into production of a full range of beautiful slopes of a unilateral Formica track 8 by default, has been resolved.

Given the popularity of slot car racing has risen, more companies have been created to meet the demand angry. The first cars adapted toys HO-electric engines and motors to propel the train. Soon, engines Mabuchi Japan began production of engines for cars housing.

Before 1966, the focus was on the side of the scale and detail. A slot car was, in principle, a model of the car with an engine adapted it. Marks employment master mold makers, examine photographs, in every corner of the brand new race car is beaten, even some older models. Some are even receiving and the procedure for the owner of the car and can accurately measure the real car, then reduce the steps to 1 / 32 or 1 / 24 scale.

The first tire, the car on housing has been effective rubber, as well as on existing cars. The tires are moulded to the shape and detail, to the Firestone logo. These cars were Slot really hard at first, and slid around. A first for a track with a speed has a very good driver. Most human beings, slots at the time and today, the cars are not good drivers. Just as Tiger Woods is the best golfer or Michael Schumacher is the best driver, some people have an innate ability to be good in the Slot Car Racing, and most do not.

In 1966 the priority of all leisure changed. Going quickly and makes it easier to slot car to drive as a new priority. The beautiful aspect of the scale and location accuracy car accident.

Today, the scale of the location very early cars are by far the most for collectors. Few cars location to sell more than 1000 dollars. Not bad for something new was $ 8.95.