Strombecker's Lancia-Ferrari D50, before being set up for slot car tracks. The original receipt for this model was found in the box. It was sold on October 27th, 1960, at Bowen's Toyland in the Bedford Shopping Center in Bedford Massachusetts. The cost was $1.29.
Two brothers discuss a tradition of slot car racing that started in 1960
1959-1966 By Pete Vack
In December of 1957, Sports Cars Illustrated published an article about a Scalextric/Triang slot car set that author Bob Coogan had found at Polks Hobby Shop in New York City. Coogan called the table top track “The Ultimate Christmas Gift”. It was a great story, and clearly, a kid could get pretty juiced up on this new hobby. We’d have to wait for a while, but this was one young sports car nut that simply had to have a slot car track. There were no ifs, ands, or doubts about it. Remembering those days allows one to understand the tremendous anticipation of the latest version of the Ipad. [Read more…] about From the Archives: Fifty Years of Slot Cars