The Scalextric Story

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4 жыл бұрын

Scalextric is a brand of slot cars and slot car racing sets which first appeared in the late 1950s, manufactured by the English firm Minimodels. The brand is currently owned and distributed by Hornby. Scalextric is a track based slot car racing system first invented by Fred (B F) Francis. Scalextric was first made in Havill, Hampshire in 1956.
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@casinodelonge
@casinodelonge 3 жыл бұрын
Magical toy, I still play with mine. My mate Mark had an old catalogue from the late 60's that showed an unimaginable (in 1978) range of track and accessories that didnt exist at that time. My 400 set was probably my favourite ever Christmas present! Thanks mum and Dad.
@peterkirby1753
@peterkirby1753 7 ай бұрын
Many companies can learn a lot from scalextric's allowing compatibility with older versions. 👍
@davidhinkson8856
@davidhinkson8856 3 жыл бұрын
Loved my Scalextric 200 set when I was a child! I remember getting it exchanged when I wrote a letter to the company highlighting some of the problems I was having with it. Developed an interest in Formula 1 after that, and playing with one at a mall in 2013 at Christmas brought back some great memories!
@-abacchus
@-abacchus 4 жыл бұрын
Yet another great video. Makes me miss the set I had in the 80's. Two of my favorite vehicles I owned was a Rover police car, complete with flashing light-bar & siren, and a truck and trailor (slower but with more grunt, enabling it to carry other cars and often much heavier items). Also, I remember several fantastic layouts in a sea-front building at Clacton-on-Sea, some of which were 4-lane set-ups with bridges and great scenery. Happy days...
@garrylawless3550
@garrylawless3550 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, I still have my 200 set that I got for Christmas in 1978. Fantastic fun, even today! 👍🏻
@josephbennett4236
@josephbennett4236 3 жыл бұрын
The Micro Scalextric series reminds me of the Aurora slot-car racing set we had. It looks like a similar scale. Ours was 'endorsed' by James Hunt, so it must have been around 1976-77. Love your vids - bringing back so many memories!
@nadeembackus2741
@nadeembackus2741 4 жыл бұрын
You clearly put a lot of work into these and it really shows. They are really informative , thanks a lot , I've watched all of your vids
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Less on these - the script is from Wikipedia. Big Car videos take a lot of time though.
@agepbiz
@agepbiz 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making these interesting videos! I enjoy them very much
@bentullett6068
@bentullett6068 4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Both me and my brother still have a load of scalextric cars including one of the original 1960's front wheel drive Mini Cooper's
@davidpeters6536
@davidpeters6536 3 жыл бұрын
I I got my first set at 8 which was second hand with rubber track and plastic cars. I bought a digital set and extended it with cars and "feature track" but all of the Scalextric I have ever used has suffered from connection failures between track pieces and getting a temporary track to work for its full length has been a problem. I joined a slot car club and raced on a permanent clubhouse wood track and kit made cars from the US when I was 11.
@gustavorivera27
@gustavorivera27 4 жыл бұрын
Great work! A must if someone love The history of scalectrix! Grettings
@trance_trousers
@trance_trousers Жыл бұрын
I've lived in the Portsmouth/Havant area all my life, and currently work at New Lane in Havant where the original Mini Models factory was!
@pendleeldnep
@pendleeldnep 4 жыл бұрын
That was brilliant - so great to update on 'new' scalextric
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
Yes - that was news to me too.
@Bucketroo
@Bucketroo 3 жыл бұрын
My brother had a Scalextric set-up in the late '70s. I always liked Scalextric best because: 1) The cars were big. 2) They were made of flexible plastic that didn't crack or shatter when they smacked into things. 3) The track pieces were flexible as well and could be stepped on without damaging. 4) The cars would actually fly off the track if you drove like an idiot. See #2.
@Martin.
@Martin. 4 жыл бұрын
Great vid 👍liked👍Greetings from Germany, Martin
@barryrogoff6764
@barryrogoff6764 4 жыл бұрын
I had a Scalextric set sometime in the mid '60s. The cars were 1/32 scale D-Type Jaguars with pins to keep them in the slots. The rubber track was crap that didn't last very long. It was too soft to keep the rails from coming loose and cars would bang to a stop when they hit an uneven join between sections of track. I remember being envious of other kids who had Strombecker sets with problem-free plastic tracks.
@DuncanCunningham
@DuncanCunningham 4 жыл бұрын
My brother and I had a huge set setup in our loft. The neighbors hated us because it would interfere with TV signals causing snow on the reception.
@MrOrtmeier
@MrOrtmeier 7 ай бұрын
I always thought it was an Italian brand because of how passionate the Italians are. But it was British. Nice job 👍
@Mark-pr7ug
@Mark-pr7ug 3 жыл бұрын
Alot of kids went crazy about it when I young. I never felt drawn to it after having similar race kits from other manufacturers. I even played with a friend's scalextric expecting and hoping to be wowed but for me it was just like what I owned.
@Riso-Musik
@Riso-Musik 4 жыл бұрын
i've still got the track including the shiny track. My first set was motorcycle combos in figure 8
@AshtonArcher
@AshtonArcher 4 жыл бұрын
Surprised you didn't mention the Scalextric 8-bit computer games from the mid 80s!
@christopherfranklin972
@christopherfranklin972 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent and most enjoyable,thank you.
@JohnnoDordrecht
@JohnnoDordrecht 4 жыл бұрын
Great work and keep on going.
@AndreSantos-tq7vo
@AndreSantos-tq7vo Жыл бұрын
Cool compact history video!!
@shaunw9270
@shaunw9270 4 жыл бұрын
Loved my Scalextric as a kid . Still got it 👌
@stephendavies6506
@stephendavies6506 3 жыл бұрын
i have a box of this stuff in my loft. about 60+ ft of track and loads of other bits like the chicanes ect . i used to collect it for my son :)
@althejazzman
@althejazzman 4 жыл бұрын
I had a Micro Scalextric set in the 90's. The cars had magnets which stuck them to the track so well there was no fun in the driving at all. Just full power and ridiculous vertical surfaces. I soon fixed that by removing the magnets to make them drift and creating more realistic circuits.
@MarkARhodie
@MarkARhodie 3 жыл бұрын
I had the Wolf WR5 Scalextric set, it had a banked, figure of 8 track, I was also given a lot of track and 2 old Le Mans type cars, it also came with old fashioned controllers. (UK)
@trevorlack1726
@trevorlack1726 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant as ever
@kevgermany
@kevgermany 3 жыл бұрын
This takes me back. And some. Never forgot my brother slamming his AC Cobra into the preserving pan full of uncooked marmalade. Still ran after it had been washed and dried.
@davidwhite9817
@davidwhite9817 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, they were unbreakable. Although somehow I managed to break all of my stuff. I'm sure I washed my Scalextrics in the bath many times.
@Kevin-mx1vi
@Kevin-mx1vi 4 жыл бұрын
I had one of the original rubber track sets with tinplate cars. 😁
@davidpeters6536
@davidpeters6536 3 жыл бұрын
I had rubber track and plastic cars.
@Kevin-mx1vi
@Kevin-mx1vi 3 жыл бұрын
@@davidpeters6536 If memory serves, one of my cars was a pale blue colour, though I can't remember which vehicle it represented. The other was British racing green and (I think) was the BRM.
@CoryAtRandom
@CoryAtRandom 3 жыл бұрын
Loved my Knight Rider set.
@melesmelesfaber3866
@melesmelesfaber3866 4 жыл бұрын
I had the 'Carrera' brand back in the early 1970's when living in West Germany. Bought them back to the UK in 1974, and thought the quality better then Scalextric at the time.....
@swskating3865
@swskating3865 3 жыл бұрын
Great vid, very informative...
@NikEastwood161
@NikEastwood161 4 жыл бұрын
excellent, one for another time - TCR
@tonyb9735
@tonyb9735 3 жыл бұрын
I had a massive set with the Vanwall and BRM F1 cars that I bought second hand with my saved pocket money. It had huge quantities of track and I was able to make the most amazing circuits that looped around my entire bedroom. I eventually bought the Ford Escort and the Porsche 911 and my love for those two cars has never diminished all these years later. Oddly I have never owned either in real life.
@vanmust
@vanmust 2 жыл бұрын
We were so addicted to Scalextric that we had the racetrack extended with sicains poll positions etc almost permanently layed out in the living room....my favorite was the all black Lotus JPS which could turn faster with McLaren and Ferrari almost as good...we were 7 of us 5 Greeks a Scotch and an American (international haha) a funny Greek schoolmate went secretly in the kitchen and put some olive oil on the truck........to counter act I put some flour you can imagine what the living room looked like in the end.......in fact we were so absorbed that one evening we forgot we had an appointment with some chicks to go to Top Rank disco till one of my schoolmates opened the door and one of them stepped in and found me laying on the floor trying to overtake a Brambham and a 6 wheeler Tyrell......she put her hands in her waist and shouted......."we want to know where we stand".........those were the days!!!
@oddsandwindsocks5905
@oddsandwindsocks5905 3 жыл бұрын
I remember my first set from the late 60s , I had a red Ferrari as one of the car
@damacknificent151
@damacknificent151 4 жыл бұрын
Please do some of these videos. That should bring more content to your channel. Winross, Penjoy, Ertl, DCP, Spec cast. CODE 3, First Gear. Thanks for your videos
@hughmnyks
@hughmnyks 4 жыл бұрын
That was amazing! My several years of Scalextric ownership took up about five Second of your report... Have you done Minic Motorways yet?
@Aearonjer
@Aearonjer 4 жыл бұрын
I had the ubiquitous baby blue GT40 Scalextric car, good times.
@casinodelonge
@casinodelonge 3 жыл бұрын
For me the classic one was the black and gold JPS!
@paulhammersley4562
@paulhammersley4562 4 жыл бұрын
when i lived in Australia in the 1960's i used to play on a public 6-lane track, used to buy really soft wide tyre's for more grip, only thing was they used to wear out during one race, good time's, thank's for uploading,
@glennwilliams6522
@glennwilliams6522 4 жыл бұрын
PAUL HAMMERSLEY You are not part of the Hammersley Iron Ore family? Are you? No wonder you could afford really really soft wide tyres. Aaah, the irony of it all.
@paulhammersley4562
@paulhammersley4562 4 жыл бұрын
@@glennwilliams6522 , i wish i were, but no such luck,
@MartintheTinman
@MartintheTinman 4 жыл бұрын
Last year the best place to race in South Australia closed down, Adelaide Hills Raceway in Lobethal. There's nothing where I live. I go to Adelaide and have to make the most of my time there. I did have a track at my house but my friends are tight arses and never bought their own cars and after two of them smashed my two Starsky and Hutch cars and broke the chassis I stopped letting anyone drive my cars except for my nephew
@francispalmer9737
@francispalmer9737 3 жыл бұрын
Fred Francis was a regular customer in our barber shop in Chichester for 15 years between the 80's and 90's he was a really nice quiet guy. I did have a conversation about his Scalextric once, he talked about how he worked out how to get the copper brushes to touch the track and other bits but I can't remember the whole conversation (sorry) but he never mentioned it otherwise. I used to cut the hair of a few famous people back then and half the time you did not even realise who they were because they are so different to meet in person.
@schlomoubermann
@schlomoubermann 3 жыл бұрын
I have an early 80's Czechoslovakian version of this toy called Auto Praha. Everything in original box. Cars have variable throttle.
@stuartleckie
@stuartleckie 4 жыл бұрын
I was wondering (and yes, hoping) you'd do this one. I've had many MANY fun hours racing and tuning Scalextric cars over the years. Was lucky enough to know of a few good clubs that really had some great racing. Did you ever move past the playing with them as a kid phase?? If not, then you should investigate the club scene, it's mostly a bunch of car fans who probably would race full sized cars if they could afford it :-) Mind you, that's the same as RC car fans too (of which I also count myself as one) In fact, Tamiya RC Cars for the next Little Car ?? Thanks !
@Traderhorn
@Traderhorn 4 жыл бұрын
I remember getting a Scalextric set for Christmas 1960, it ran from mains transformer and even had lights on the saloon cars, many hours of fun.
@johnd8892
@johnd8892 4 жыл бұрын
Gosh you must have had a very rare set or something else, since Scalextric in 1960 only sold a Lotus F1 C54, Vanwall F1 C55, Aston Martin C57 open sports racer and Lister Jaguar C56 open sports racer . First saloon was a Mini Cooper C76 in 1965 but without lights. Saloon cars always wanted by me but Scalextric concentrated on F1 and some sports racing cars.
@MartintheTinman
@MartintheTinman 4 жыл бұрын
@@johnd8892 . You're right. Maybe he is confused about what a Saloon car is
@ahorsewithnoname643
@ahorsewithnoname643 3 жыл бұрын
My dad bought one he claimed was for me in 62 (I was 2). It had a red lotus with yellow rims and a blue ferrari. It also was mains powered with two hand controllers that you pushed down with your thumb. Bought new cars over the years but my favourite replacement car was the Mk 2 Escort Mexico.
@JohnJones-cp4wh
@JohnJones-cp4wh 3 жыл бұрын
The factory was in New Lane, Havant. Hampshire.
@johnd8892
@johnd8892 2 жыл бұрын
Later shifted to Margate , now production is in China.
@judeclancy1952
@judeclancy1952 3 жыл бұрын
i still have a SCALEXTRIC RALLYE SPRINT Set with 2 Ford Fiesta XR2i's. Been in a box for 25 years - wonder if it still works.
@imnotamechanic3491
@imnotamechanic3491 4 жыл бұрын
Really interesting. I have about 12 sets I think, 1 is my sons though. I once tried micro scalextric and found it significantly harder than normal size - it seems the motors are just as powerful but the cars are 1/8 the size so go way too fast and fly off! The best type, especially for kids, is the 360, kids who struggle with controlling the speed soon get bored of picking the car up every 30 seconds, so they can just floor it and have fun, and as an adult you can see how much you can drift it without going too far. I did not know that digital cars ran on analogue track, I have 6 digital cars (all Boxsters as I got 3 identical sets from a woolworths sale, back when they first came out and you could have 6 cars on a track!) and have a converter chip but never converted any because I have far more analogue cars so rarely use digital, knowing this I might look into converting some. You did miss the MotoGP series, I recently got one of those (oh, thats 13 sets then), havent used it yet but I had bought a motorbike previously which it took my son less than a day to break as the guide attachment to the bike is so fragile and irreparable.
@adrianbryan5934
@adrianbryan5934 4 жыл бұрын
Scalextric was the best and still is in my opinion toy race car game ever. But i know everyone who played this got really pissed of when the cars flew off the track.
@RoadRunnergarage8570
@RoadRunnergarage8570 4 жыл бұрын
😎 that you're showing little known makes of toy cars ...
@NorseNerdleMeister
@NorseNerdleMeister 3 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Can I suggest maybe doing one on Tamiya RC and plastic models?
@johnd8892
@johnd8892 3 жыл бұрын
Or the Tamiya 1/24 th scale slot cars from 1965 to 1968. Much higher spec than Scalextric.
@asfhyujtg324
@asfhyujtg324 4 жыл бұрын
my mum and dad got a scalextric brand new when they got married, still have the track today, along with a Sierra and an Escort. Yes its in slightly tatty condition but the set is nearly 30 years old.
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
The perfect wedding present!
@MartintheTinman
@MartintheTinman 4 жыл бұрын
You should restore it
@Chris391971
@Chris391971 4 жыл бұрын
I also had scalextric on my Commodore 64 where you could make your own tracks
@ocereijo
@ocereijo 4 жыл бұрын
In Spain there was a Scalextric STS 4x4 version thas was super cool!!!
@TheMasterNo6
@TheMasterNo6 4 жыл бұрын
I had the Le Mans 24hr set. One the largest sets in the 1980s range. Trouble was, I didn't have anyone to race against and play with back then. There was a Rothmans Porsche and a Jaguar in the set with front lights on both cars and brake lights that flashed on when the cars stopped. It had a hump back bridge too. The set came with a cassette tape (remember those?) And Noel Edmonds and I think Howard Goodall from the BBC show "Thats Life" talked about how to build the track, race the cars properly and discuss building layouts, accessories and repairs etc. On the other side there where authentic racing car sounds to create atmosphere when playing. My Jaguars diff gear broke as the teeth wore out so I sent it back to Hornby in Margate and they repaired it for free and sent her back to me. Those were the days. The set subsequently languished in my parents attic for years, the track tarnished and eventually I sold it for a meagre £20 still boxed and practically complete with fly overs, barriers, bollards etc on eBay... I did have a Micro Scalextric set and 3 or 4 cars but sold that off too. I love looking at old Scalextric but doubt I'd ever get back into it now. My Girlfriends small Nephew had a few slot car sets - and wrecked them quite quickly.... Great video.
@MartintheTinman
@MartintheTinman 4 жыл бұрын
Scalextric don't even sell spare parts now. They're not interested in people racing the cars any more. It's all geared towards the collector now
@MartintheTinman
@MartintheTinman 4 жыл бұрын
I recently found out that Southern Model Supplies the sole importer of Scalextric into Australia incinerated all the spare parts that they still had. It appears that one has to have shit for brains to be in business nowadays
@SaturnCanuck
@SaturnCanuck 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! This was all new to me. Thanks for this. If you end u doing HotWheels please mention the HotBird series as being an aviation buff I had many of them.
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure I will, but I read from Wikipedia articles, so if you want it in - add it to the Wikipedia article!
@SaturnCanuck
@SaturnCanuck 4 жыл бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel_Hot_Birds
@Tigermoto
@Tigermoto 4 жыл бұрын
Great episode! This seems to be a difficult one for everyone, in this episode I've heard them all. "Scalextric," "Scalectric," and the famous (and what everyone thinks,) "Scalectrix." Still gets everyone, but regardless they know what you mean lol.
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I realise I said it incorrectly several times. I've always said "Scalectic" which is wrong, so I was trying to get it right!
@Tigermoto
@Tigermoto 4 жыл бұрын
@@LittleCar It's really odd, even when you know it, it's hard to get it right. You're not alone.
@Gator1699
@Gator1699 Жыл бұрын
I had a ford cobra BRG and a black Rolls Royce in Aus try and find them. Cheers
@sonicimperium
@sonicimperium 4 жыл бұрын
Would love to see Little Car branch out and do the 60's - 70's GI Joe and Action Man toys! 👍🏻
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
Probably at some point.
@SlyPearTree
@SlyPearTree 4 жыл бұрын
I'm a 56 years old French Canadian who had never heard of the Scalextric brand until recently. I did play with that type of toys when I was a kid but do not remember any brand name, we called those toys "piste de course" which can be translated as race track. The video mentions a Scalextric James Bond toy but wasn't there a Scalextric type toy in one of the Sean Connery movie?
@darrensmith6999
@darrensmith6999 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! never realized Scalextric had come such a long way, a bit more complex than my Mighty MG Metro set! Nice one , Thank You.
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
Making this video has made me think about going and buying a new set, just to play with. But I know it will soon get in the way, and I'll play with it for a couple of hours then get bored.
@darrensmith6999
@darrensmith6999 4 жыл бұрын
@@LittleCar Yes I did a similar thing a fee years back with a Hornby Inter City 125 set ,always wanted one as a kid never got one. Bought it had it up once and got boared. Guess you just cant go back haha
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
@@darrensmith6999 Indeed. The Intercity 125 Hornby model would be the one I would choose, as that was the one I really wanted. But then I found the 125 really cool when it was launched. Maybe I shoudl do a video about that?
@darrensmith6999
@darrensmith6999 4 жыл бұрын
@@LittleCar Yes that would be a great subject, I think the HST has a great history in its development as well. New Chanel "Big Loco"? Perhaps 🤔😁 Love channels keep up the good work. Thank you.
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
@@darrensmith6999 "Big Train", surely?!? That was an interesting sketch show. I have a vague idea of doing videos about UK companies in general - i.e. Boots, WH Smith's. But maybe I'll become a train nerd. Then I'll be sure to get comments about getting minute details incorrect!
@dandandan389
@dandandan389 4 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a video about Micro Machines
@someguy3162
@someguy3162 4 жыл бұрын
Can you do the Oxford Diecast next
@TSUG0MU
@TSUG0MU 4 жыл бұрын
Would be great if you also make video about Mini 4 WD of Tamiya
@DrDixonBhD
@DrDixonBhD 4 жыл бұрын
Very Kool As I've Often Wondered About How Scalextric Slotcars Came About?!!
@GodlessGrandpa
@GodlessGrandpa 4 жыл бұрын
You can beat your friends, you can beat the bends but you can't beat......
@trevorgwelch7412
@trevorgwelch7412 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing could you do one on Carrera slot car Co. please
@howardkerr8174
@howardkerr8174 4 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid in the early 60s it seemed like I did everything short of crawling over broken glass to get my parents to buy me the American equivalent of these racetracks. Being a child, I didn't think the $25 price tag (I am guessing the equivalent of £50 ?) was all that much. 2-3 years ago I started thinking about getting a modern set of these for my 10 year old nephew but the now $100 price (about £150?) was a real shock. And yet, I see what these newer Scalextric tracks are capable of, and I am impressed and less skeptical of the value versus price. BTW, my set, manufactured in the US by AURORA, had a 63 Ford Galaxie convertible and a 63 Ford Falcon hardtop. And what am I driving as a "grown-up"? A 2009 Ford Crown Victoria. These racing sets really made an impression on some young boys.
@hoodagooboy5981
@hoodagooboy5981 4 жыл бұрын
My Aurora AFX set had a '57 Chevy Nomad and a '71 Hemi Road Runner.... I have yet to own either of those.
@donsiegel676
@donsiegel676 4 жыл бұрын
Same here: in about 62-63 I really wanted a Scalextric set, but my parents looked at the price and got me a much cheaper Eldon! The Scalextric set was imported, and started at something like $40 or $50 without a transformer! Very expensive for the time.
@markb4071
@markb4071 4 жыл бұрын
@4:18 was that a deliberate use of the common mispronunciation of Scalectrix? :0) :0) Not just then, you never seem to say Scalextric the same way two times in a row - really does sound like a conversation about it, as I don't recall ever being able to correctly pronounce it more than once or twice myself lol Great video Andy, brought back some great memories
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
No - I've always said "Scalectric", which is of course wrong, but was trying to get it right through the video, and messed up a bunch of times.
@johnd8892
@johnd8892 4 жыл бұрын
A correction to a widespread misunderstanding of events. Hornby Trains did not take over Triang or Scalextric. Hornby Dublo and Hornby tinplate clockwork trains arm of Meccano in Liverpool collapsed in 1964 although production may have largely ceased in the previous year. The Hornby Scalextric rival Circuit 24 collapse just added to losses even in a boom time for slot cars. The Board of Meccano approached Lines Brothers to buyout Hornby Dublo and possibly Meccano and Dinky. Lines Brothers the parent company of Margate based Triang Trains and Scalextric did this for a knock down price but did not find much of use in the trains part of the purchase. After this the trains were called Triang-Hornby from mid 1965 until around 1971. This was to encourage users of Hornby Dublo to convert to Triang users. In 1971 Lines brothers went into receivership. The trains and Scalextric were one the most useful parts of Lines Brothers and so found new owners. However they could no longer use the name Triang so were renamed Hornby, The change of name to Hornby was very useful due to badge snobbery being rampant in the UK. The current Hornby owners cultivate the badge snobbery of 100 years of Hornby as it sells to less knowledgeable buyers. This is even though current Hornby share no components with the always expensive Hornby Dublo range but many tools from the Rovex-Triang era of the 1950s and 60s are still in use. The commercial savviness of Rovex still survives to an extent. So just a rename by Rovex at Margate but you will get many arguments from those dazzled by the Hornby name and the history of the name.
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
You may want to alter the Wikipedia article, because this is where I got all of this from.
@johnd8892
@johnd8892 4 жыл бұрын
@@LittleCar So your "research" may have come across "It is now owned by Hornby Hobbies of England.[2]" so not understanding how Triang had to use the Hornby name after they took over the collapsing Hornby name 7 years earlier. You incorrectly translated that as Hornby took over Scalextric. More on the much earlier collapse here :kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ot6omJdzrN-RfmQ.html
@jmcleave
@jmcleave 4 жыл бұрын
Just stumbled across this and noticed myself in the video. I am the guy racing James May 😁
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@actuallypaulstanley
@actuallypaulstanley 3 жыл бұрын
My parents bought me the competitor race car set Total Control Racing, or TCR. But, Scalextrics had better and more cars... Remember my father cleaning the contact points with the smallest imaginable patch of sandpaper...
@jamesmiller3142
@jamesmiller3142 4 жыл бұрын
My ears cried a little everytime you said Scalectric 😉 but great video! 😀
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
I can't get my teeth around the word. Maybe I was the wrong person to do a video on it!
@jamesmiller3142
@jamesmiller3142 4 жыл бұрын
@@LittleCar no you got it right half the time 🙂
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmiller3142 Woo-hoo!
@thedumpydustman6088
@thedumpydustman6088 4 жыл бұрын
I have a pair of those Spiderman TR7s
@LOTPOR0402
@LOTPOR0402 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing how things come back around .Dont know how popular it is today ,but by the 1980s it was loosing out to the home pc revolution
@MartintheTinman
@MartintheTinman 4 жыл бұрын
It's lost popularity again. It really picked up in 2003. Lots of guys that had them in their childhood got sick of spending a hundred dollars on a game disc for it to be worth four dollars a week later. Seems that the online gaming revolution has caused it to lose favour again. My nephew was loving slot cars until Fortnite turned up. Now that's all he does. Gives me the shits. I spent more than half my life wanting a slot car set so I'm not giving them up
@MartintheTinman
@MartintheTinman 4 жыл бұрын
I don't believe that Scalextric actually did go through with the "Fast and Furious" franchise deal because although there was mention of C3936 being "Dom's Charger" in future releases at one stage. When the car was actually released it had no "Fast and Furious" branding and is labelled as Black Charger with a blower
@theRealRindberg
@theRealRindberg 3 жыл бұрын
I had about 40 m of Scalextric track and about 20 cars when I was a kid... I regret that I sold it.
@sarran1955
@sarran1955 4 жыл бұрын
Hello, Thank you for that, at 64 I was a great scalextric fan, What was the history of Minix motorways, as I seem to remember they were made to the scale of Hornby trains?? Cordialement,
@johnd8892
@johnd8892 3 жыл бұрын
Minic Motorways made by Triang with level crossings etc for Triang OO/HO trains. Over time the race versions dominated and track pieces like the working round about were deleted. A KZfaq search for Minic Motorways should show a few vids.
@sarran1955
@sarran1955 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnd8892 Thank you. Cordialement,
@johnd8892
@johnd8892 3 жыл бұрын
@@sarran1955 the Minic Motorways car ferry was another that only had a short production run in the rush to racing cars. One from a Melbourne Australia exhibition layout. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a7tmgdGblZ2nYqc.html Minix were the Triang competition to Matchbox being unpowered and plastic.
@sarran1955
@sarran1955 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnd8892 Thank you for that, I had not 'twigged' Minic and Minix..I must have been about 11 when my friend had a magnificent train set with a rail to car terminal. Then we were into Scalextrix.... Cordialement,
@mustangmike8515
@mustangmike8515 3 жыл бұрын
The star wars version is really super insane
@Neil-Aspinall
@Neil-Aspinall 4 жыл бұрын
Is there anything Little Car can't do??? Thanks again!
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
A good soufflé is beyond me! 😃
@Chris.Davies
@Chris.Davies 4 жыл бұрын
Sweet baby jebus - we're only 8 seconds in and you already fucked it up. Say after me: Scale - X - Trick! Scale - X - Trick!! Scale - X - Trick!!! How the hell could you mess that up?
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
Cuz I've always said it that way (wrong). Sorry for offending the sweet baby jebus.
@williamnicholson1300
@williamnicholson1300 4 жыл бұрын
Matchbox Powertrack 70's
@MartintheTinman
@MartintheTinman 4 жыл бұрын
I have one of them. Not a very common item
@phmwu7368
@phmwu7368 4 жыл бұрын
2:48 Stirling Moss ...
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
Well spotted! And I think there's Jim Clark later on.
@explorer806
@explorer806 3 жыл бұрын
I always wanted TCR. Was it as exciting as it looked on the ad?
@chrsn
@chrsn 3 жыл бұрын
To an 11-year-old me, it was a ton of fun. You could change lanes by flipping a switch, and the race cars had headlights so you could turn off the lights and race too.
@SimPiReal
@SimPiReal 4 жыл бұрын
hey little car, make a history of Siku or Majorette, france and German. Same as matchbox cars and corgi cars.... :D
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
I'll likely put Majorette to a Community vote to see what video people want to see next.
@SimPiReal
@SimPiReal 4 жыл бұрын
@@LittleCar ok nice :D
@jitendrakumararya1163
@jitendrakumararya1163 4 жыл бұрын
Sir a video on tomica would be great
@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717
@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717 3 жыл бұрын
I never heard of them. I was never into RACING.
@TheDCKizza
@TheDCKizza 4 жыл бұрын
I wanna to and buy a set now and start collecting cars! Better not tell the wife!!
@claudiobizama5603
@claudiobizama5603 4 жыл бұрын
I have never heard about the digital version, and I'm going to buy one asap
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
They're really expensive!
@paspax
@paspax 4 жыл бұрын
@@LittleCar .. That they are. I stuck with my old classic scalextric and upgrade with SCX. Once I bought a whole kit just to get a single car, lol.
@MartintheTinman
@MartintheTinman 4 жыл бұрын
You didn't mention that Scalextric was made in countries like France, Australia and New Zealand from 1960 while being owned by Lines brothers
@DrWhom
@DrWhom 3 жыл бұрын
countries _like_ France etc or countries such as _France_ etc.?
@MartintheTinman
@MartintheTinman 3 жыл бұрын
@@DrWhom . I sincerely apologise for using the wrong wording. It's obviously a major crime and I should be imprisoned for life
@MartintheTinman
@MartintheTinman 3 жыл бұрын
@@DrWhom . How in eleven years of watching KZfaq videos have you not been impressed at least once to give a video a like. Or do you just make annoying fucking comments
@millomweb
@millomweb 4 жыл бұрын
I presume similar videos are made or will be made for other tracks like TCR and Minic ?
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe. But lots of other things on the list!
@millomweb
@millomweb 4 жыл бұрын
@@LittleCar But these 'relatives' ought to be done soon and as a comparison ! I'm guessing that Minic is the only one that does railway too.
@ErraticPT
@ErraticPT 4 жыл бұрын
Why don't you do video on what was once scalextric biggest competitor (atleast in the UK), TCR (Total Control Racing)? I always liked it better because the cars could switch lanes at any time and was faster. Infact I still have 2 sets (but it needs new pickups and tyres which are almost impossible to find).
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion!
@Blabus5
@Blabus5 4 жыл бұрын
I had scaletrix clone and it was really boring to play. Cars were too slow to slip out the track so the winner was always the one with better motor. However I used the track as road system for my diecast cars
@mick2d2
@mick2d2 3 жыл бұрын
Scalextric everywhere except in Spain, where it’s called Superslot. Scalextric in Spain is a different brand, not Hornby!
@jocelynhurtubise2420
@jocelynhurtubise2420 4 жыл бұрын
Thank's very interresting was it sold in North America?
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 4 жыл бұрын
You can buy it on Amazon. I don't think it was sold widely though.
@johnd8892
@johnd8892 4 жыл бұрын
Scalextric was very keenly purchased by car racing enthusiasts starting in 1960. By 1962 a marketing partnership was made with Lionel. However as slot car racing boomed even more in the USA in the early 1960s, many US manufacturers entered the field. By about 1965 the Wall Street Journal reprted that, after fishing, slot car racing was the biggest hobby in the USA. So Scalextric had competion from cheaper brands such as Strombaker, Eldon and Aurora (later AFX) as well a the high end 1/24th scale cars from Cox, Russkit and Classic to name a few. Although the Classic Manta Ray was very expensive it was fast and in demand. It sold around one million cars in the year or so of its production. The 1/32nd sets from Revell soon outsold Scalextric in the USA by about 1000 or more to one. Today most of the competitors have folded except AFX. However the USA and Australia is where the majority of current Scalextric production is sold. Scalextric make many more interesting racing models than the gimmick licenced toys that this video is most interested in. The Scalextric USA website show 168 current outlets for Scalextric in the USA compared to just 6 for Hornby trains. Hurtubise is a famous name in the history of the Indianapolis 500. Any relation to Jim Hurtibese who ran the last front engined roadster in 1968 named "Mallard". Racing against mid engined cars, the Lotus being powered by a gas turbine and having four wheel drive. Not sure if Little Car would allow links to numerous slot car sites on KZfaq using Scalextric for Home Racing and the commercial scene of the sixties where high end car designers like Larry Shinoda designed and raced slotcars. Ken Miles racing Revell Cobras with his son is also on KZfaq from 1966.
@arpinchock
@arpinchock 4 жыл бұрын
Still readily available in most Slot Car shops... www.scalextric.com/uk-en/stockists/north-america/
@shermansquires3979
@shermansquires3979 3 жыл бұрын
Are you going to do a video on TCR?
@LittleCar
@LittleCar 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry, no.
@evilbarbiedoll9195
@evilbarbiedoll9195 4 жыл бұрын
Do Tomica please
@jeffhughes1318
@jeffhughes1318 4 жыл бұрын
Managed to say both "Scalectrix" and "Scalectric". Jings.
@millomweb
@millomweb 4 жыл бұрын
2:18 Gimbal wheel ???????
@Kevin-mx1vi
@Kevin-mx1vi 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, the cars originally had a wheel that was more like a ball with a (plastic) flange running around it. The flange ran in the slot in the track, and had metal contacts on either side, which transferred the power from the track to the car.
@millomweb
@millomweb 4 жыл бұрын
@@Kevin-mx1vi I'm just not convinced 'gimbal' is the right word ! My efforts to clarify 'gimbal' have been unsuccessful ! I do know what a gimbal is (a mechanism hinged in 2 dimensions) but that is not apparently clear from dictionary descriptions !
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