It wouldn’t make much sense for me to use top drawer parts in every respect to build a new car and then toss it aside as “overstock.” It wouldn’t make much sense, but that’s exactly what I did here. I acquired this green ’68 Torino fastback on my second visit to “Aladdin’s Cave,” making itContinue reading “NEW BUILDS: A Mean Green Mo-sheen with a Demonic Edge!”
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A MOMENT OF SILENCE…
A Moment of Gratitude… A Moment of Righteous Anger…
“She Almost Didn’t Make It:” My 1st SUCCESSFUL Screw Post Surgery!
The author successfully salvaged a damaged 1963 Buick Riviera with a broken screw post, a feat they previously believed impossible. Using styrene tubing and careful techniques, they restored the car, proving that even severely damaged T-Jets can be saved. This accomplishment rekindles hope for restoring more vintage slot car bodies.
Last Weekend at The Track: The Labor Day Weekend Trans Am Inaugural!
The Vintage Trans Am race at Drag City Raceway highlighted Labor Day festivities with strict adherence to original SCCA specifications. Notable competitors included Ford Mustangs, Chevys, and more, culminating in a thrilling finish.
Meet the Fleet – Muscle Cars: ’70 Chevy Chevelle SS 454
BODY: Johnny Lightning WHEELS & TIRES: Road Race Replicas This is one of the earliest slot cars I bought, definitely in the first 10. It was purchased as a body mounted on a pullback toy chassis and sold as a “Johnny Lightning Thunderjet 500” in the days before they released the first reproduction chassis (atContinue reading “Meet the Fleet – Muscle Cars: ’70 Chevy Chevelle SS 454“