Yeah, the sixties cars would slide in the turns, and if you timed it right, you could knock your opponent off the track. I remember spinning a 180, running backwards, and doing another 180 to right the car, all without touching it. Then came magna-traction, and it seemed to lose something. I'm glad I kept all my old cars.
I so agree with you about liking the slower moving cars. My brother and I had an Aurora T-Jet set from the early 60's with the gray, steering wheel, speedometer, controllers and if you went too fast on the curves, off they went! It took a bit of skill to drive them and we all did like to watch them as they went around the track. We were fortunate in that we had a large basement, and after saving up money from our allowances and odd jobs, we had enough money to buy all the track we needed for the "Pan American Mexico" layout that was shown in the back of the sets instruction manual. It was setup on a 4x8 sheet of plywood set on sawhorses and it provided hours of fun for us and our friends.
Thanks for the video. I'm 36 and have been doing vintage hot wheels for about 20 years. Ive seen slots all my life, but never got into them. I didn't even realize autoworld made slots until this past week when I noticed the candy striper gasser slot car. Ive watched about 10 of your videos and am now interested in learning the differences between the different cars like T-jets, Xtraction, etc. So this video was helpful for that. If memory serves me correctly, my cars growing up were lifelike brand. Thanks again.
we use a rubber eraser to clean the armature where the brushes dirty them up.as kids in the late 60s we would put a dab of oil on each side to spin the tires like at the drags.we would even get a cigarette and blow smoke thru a straw under the car while they are doing their burn outs.god it was cool to be a kid back then.
The Tomy AFX cars are very similar to the Older Tyco. HP Cars HP2 and HP7. Most of my collection is Tyco. I grew up with those cars starting in the early 70's.
So cool son and dad when they play together they stay together i have a lot of old afx cars and now know which is which lots of old stuff but still works which i have dusted off for me to play with and enjoy with my Grand kids :) .
I ended up with the Giant Raceway set over your right shoulder, someone left it at my house, and I ran my cars from the 70s on it. That was the first time they had been run in 40 years. Thanks for keeping this all alive. Love your videos
I hope i get an answer here. I have a bunch of tyco stock cars. Like the 440’s. Will they run on the giant track. If so will they run with the new cars. The nrw cars look like they never fall off.
Hey Jim, I've got my OLD VINTAGE SETS TO that I've integrated to form a 10 lane mega layout. Looking for St.louis area enthusiasts to collaborate with......
I always enjoy your presentations. Thank you for helping to keep HO Slot Car racing alive. Did you ever think about doing 'stand up? Red Skeleton had nothing on you!
My favorite chassis was the Lifelike/Rokar, very simple to work on and only used two magnets for both motor and traction. my second fav was the tyco 440x2 had one with stock arm with cobalt motor and traction magnets, it was a literal terror on our twisty track
Thank you so much for this short video examples of the various chassis available. I grew up in the 60's, and all we had were Tjets and tyco worm gear drive cars. I got out of the hobby right after the Tyco pro cars started coming out. When I checked 1/24 recently, the cars don't even come close to resembling anything I knew (I had just started soldering my own brass rod chassis back in 1968 when I quit to focus on REAL cars!). So 1/24 is out. Even the HO magnet cars go way too fast to be fun to race. I'll try all the different types, and see what's best. Perhaps a magnet car, but without magnets, at a reduced voltage?
I agree that the slower cars with less magnatraction are more realistic, they look like a car, act like cars and feel like cars. I think that the worse thing that happened H O scale slot cars is when the manufacturers placed such strong magnets in the car as to dominate the chassis rather than just assist the chassis.
John, I think the big attraction to magnets was to make the cars easier for the little kids to use without them coming off the track. I, too, find them less than fun, for the same reason you do. I actually prefer cars that need more skill to get them around the track quickly without spinning out or flying off the track. The magnet cars stay down until they don't, and then don't spin out, they just fly off the end of the track.
w hats the best set to combind for a four lane track,my best freind s brother had an eight lane afx track on two sheets of ply wood when i was a teenager.
The best set to get started is this 4 lane set - protinkertoys.com/products/super-international-21018-afx-racemasters It comes with a lot of those hard to find outer and inner curves.
@@ProTinkerToys appreciate your reply and assistance through email also! I'll be going through you fellas to find the right modern set to get me for Christmas ,oh I mean to get my nephew's fire Christmas!
how much does a set cost? I had an aroura set and my friend and I used to run with our train sets and I raced 1/32 and 1/24 scale when we had hobby shops around now it's rc cars $300 when I bought my ho slot cars they cost $3 and 1/32 was $12-#13 I don't know what an ho car cost my cousin said the ho is $50 for one car? is that right ?
“And you can watch them.” Lol. I thought it was just me. Old eyes. Took almost a 60 year nap. Thanks Brian, great intel.👍👍😎🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it
Tyco 440x2’s & now RaceMasters are super fast cars, while T-Jets normal runs✨👍🏻
Yeah, the sixties cars would slide in the turns, and if you timed it right, you could knock your opponent off the track. I remember spinning a 180, running backwards, and doing another 180 to right the car, all without touching it. Then came magna-traction, and it seemed to lose something. I'm glad I kept all my old cars.
I so agree with you about liking the slower moving cars. My brother and I had an Aurora T-Jet set from the early 60's with the gray, steering wheel, speedometer, controllers and if you went too fast on the curves, off they went! It took a bit of skill to drive them and we all did like to watch them as they went around the track. We were fortunate in that we had a large basement, and after saving up money from our allowances and odd jobs, we had enough money to buy all the track we needed for the "Pan American Mexico" layout that was shown in the back of the sets instruction manual. It was setup on a 4x8 sheet of plywood set on sawhorses and it provided hours of fun for us and our friends.
Thank you so much for sharing! I am glad there are others who like the more realistic racing style!
Thanks for Explaining the difference in the Chassis & Makes of the Cars. It's really Helpful to me too!
Great info - refreshed my old peabrain with fun memories!
Thanks Pro-TT
Thanks for the video. I'm 36 and have been doing vintage hot wheels for about 20 years. Ive seen slots all my life, but never got into them. I didn't even realize autoworld made slots until this past week when I noticed the candy striper gasser slot car. Ive watched about 10 of your videos and am now interested in learning the differences between the different cars like T-jets, Xtraction, etc. So this video was helpful for that. If memory serves me correctly, my cars growing up were lifelike brand. Thanks again.
we use a rubber eraser to clean the armature where the brushes dirty them up.as kids in the late 60s we would put a dab of oil on each side to spin the tires like at the drags.we would even get a cigarette and blow smoke thru a straw under the car while they are doing their burn outs.god it was cool to be a kid back then.
The Tomy AFX cars are very similar to the Older Tyco. HP Cars HP2 and HP7. Most of my collection is Tyco. I grew up with those cars starting in the early 70's.
STARTED A SLOT CAR CLUB WITH MY 5 & 8 YR OLD GRAND DAUGHTERS. thats after the winnie the pooh tea party! THEY LUV IT...
So cool son and dad when they play together they stay together i have a lot of old afx cars and now know which is which lots of old stuff but still works which i have dusted off for me to play with and enjoy with my Grand kids :) .
Thats awesome! Need to have fun for sure!
Great video
Your son is right
A lot of detail
This was good
Listen to your son
I ended up with the Giant Raceway set over your right shoulder, someone left it at my house, and I ran my cars from the 70s on it. That was the first time they had been run in 40 years. Thanks for keeping this all alive. Love your videos
I hope i get an answer here. I have a bunch of tyco stock cars. Like the 440’s. Will they run on the giant track. If so will they run with the new cars. The nrw cars look like they never fall off.
Cool , I still have all my HO sets , The Golden Gate and a big 4 lane setup plus original cars and some of the newer ones
Nice!
Hey Jim, I've got my OLD VINTAGE SETS TO that I've integrated to form a 10 lane mega layout. Looking for St.louis area enthusiasts to collaborate with......
I always enjoy your presentations. Thank you for helping to keep HO Slot Car racing alive. Did you ever think about doing 'stand up? Red Skeleton had nothing on you!
hahah thanks! Bryan has done different sketches before but he hasn't officially done stand up
My favorite chassis was the Lifelike/Rokar, very simple to work on and only used two magnets for both motor and traction. my second fav was the tyco 440x2 had one with stock arm with cobalt motor and traction magnets, it was a literal terror on our twisty track
agree!
Yes Tyco was probably the top dog at the time!
I’m a new subscriber. I’ve been looking at a few of your videos on TH-cam and just wanted to say thank you for all the great information.
Thank you! Call anytime and tune into to the livestreams and enjoy the show!
Thank you so much for this short video examples of the various chassis available. I grew up in the 60's, and all we had were Tjets and tyco worm gear drive cars. I got out of the hobby right after the Tyco pro cars started coming out. When I checked 1/24 recently, the cars don't even come close to resembling anything I knew (I had just started soldering my own brass rod chassis back in 1968 when I quit to focus on REAL cars!). So 1/24 is out. Even the HO magnet cars go way too fast to be fun to race. I'll try all the different types, and see what's best. Perhaps a magnet car, but without magnets, at a reduced voltage?
God, I miss my old set. We used to put alcohol on the beginning of a curve to make the cars drift.
That would be pretty cool!
I agree that the slower cars with less magnatraction are more realistic, they look like a car, act like cars and feel like cars. I think that the worse thing that happened H O scale slot cars is when the manufacturers placed such strong magnets in the car as to dominate the chassis rather than just assist the chassis.
I think we agree! Thanks for watching and commenting
Nothing better than going sideways around corners, nothing beats the Tyco Pro cars with the brass pan chassis circa 1970's
John, I think the big attraction to magnets was to make the cars easier for the little kids to use without them coming off the track. I, too, find them less than fun, for the same reason you do. I actually prefer cars that need more skill to get them around the track quickly without spinning out or flying off the track. The magnet cars stay down until they don't, and then don't spin out, they just fly off the end of the track.
So Cool Everyone has their favorites mine are the Tomy Turbo & Srt
I remember getting a AFX Super II in like 72
Yeah im with ya! I dont care for the speed, Speed means nothing to me!
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hats the best set to combind for a four lane track,my best freind s brother had an eight lane afx track on two sheets of ply wood when i was a teenager.
The best set to get started is this 4 lane set - protinkertoys.com/products/super-international-21018-afx-racemasters It comes with a lot of those hard to find outer and inner curves.
Good information lot of different bodies and chassis. Tell your son good job breaks it down for old men thank you 🏎🚓🚑🚒🚙🚕🚗
Thank you!
Great videos and advice! 👍 I enjoy the old or newer Thunder-jets too.
Thank you so much! I enjoy them all too.
I wish I could find pickup shoes and tires for my road champs HO cars. Thanks for the education
We have a bunch of different parts but it is true some cars it is harder to find some of the parts.
@@ProTinkerToys appreciate your reply and assistance through email also! I'll be going through you fellas to find the right modern set to get me for Christmas ,oh I mean to get my nephew's fire Christmas!
I still have my set from 1963
So much to learn. Re learn that is.
Would you happen to have a meyers manx dune buggy from the 70s?
What’s the best race car set, compatible with all cars? Do you recommend wireless remote or wired? Where do I buy your sets at?
I buy ALL of my stuff at protinkertoys.com/! I love HO and 1/32nd depending on mood, with the kids I use the 1/43 so it still have a place.
Does the volt changer increase/decrease acceleration of the cars..? and it available w/ the different car sizes?
HO is the only one that has the adjustable power supplies which are a great option for children and beginner racers.
We have the same taste. We both like the T-jets.
Oh yea nothing better!
Do you have in stocks, the AFX mega g long wheel base 1.7 slot car, I think its the older one, this is the one you can put a pan plate on it thanks.
how much does a set cost? I had an aroura set and my friend and I used to run with our train sets and I raced 1/32 and 1/24 scale when we had hobby shops around now it's rc cars $300 when I bought my ho slot cars they cost $3 and 1/32 was $12-#13 I don't know what an ho car cost my cousin said the ho is $50 for one car? is that right ?
Which track do you recommend to start out? I’m thinking of getting an HO. Thank you
Are the HO cars 1/64th?
Yes
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Can we.attach a camera ? tiny engineering !
We need to get in there for sure!
This sucks l want to see 1/24 or 1/32 scale.
We need to do more videos of the other sizes
Why, Back when I had HO That size was battery powerd and sucked!
Auto World Chassis are junk !
Some people do think that.
How so?