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In 1968, Aurora introduced its Cigarbox miniature cars and the timing could not have been worse. These were developed to compete with Matchbox in the year that Mattel's Hot Wheels were introduced. The Cigarbox car line was a combination of rather bland plastic slot car bodies with metal chassis. [17]
AFX body shells encompassed a variety of themes including the Can-Am racing series, NASCAR and Trans-Am series stock cars, Formula 1, Funny Car Drag Racing, sports cars, off-road cars, and street cars, as well as custom designs. Aurora contracted with race car drivers whose images and endorsements appeared on AFX Slot Car sets.
Location of Adams County in Colorado. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Colorado. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
In the 1960s, TYCO changed its focus from train kits to ready-to-run trains sold in hobby shops and added HO-scale electric racing sets, or "slot car" sets. A wide range of slot cars and repair parts, track sections, controllers and accessories were also available. The slot car rage started in 1963. [3]
The factory started at 80,000 square feet (7432 square meters). Three expansions in a few years' time saw expansion to 225,000 square feet (20,903 square meters) and introduction of a line of slot cars , model rockets , HO scale model trains, and a full-sized, one-horsepower gasoline-powered chain saw .
Round 2 is an American manufacturing company which produces scale models including die-cast, plastic, slot cars, and other hobby products. The company is based in South Bend , Indiana . [ 1 ] The company was founded in 2005 by Thomas E. Lowe who previously owned toy company Playing Mantis. [ 2 ]
Zyn users, rejoice: Production is about to ramp up in the U.S. Philip Morris International (PMI), Zyn's parent company, announced Tuesday it would invest $600 million to build a new production ...
A vintage Aurora HO slot car, the AMC Matador stocker, approx. 1:64 scale, circa 1975. There are three common slotcar scales used for competition: 1:24 scale or 1/24, cars are the largest slot cars commonly raced. A typical 1:24 car might be 7 to 8 inches long (18–20 cm). 1:24 cars require a course so large as to be impractical for many home ...