 New Toyota GT-One rumour..., anyone seen Tucker's tips? |
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 13 Mar 2006, 18:56
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 Gary Skipp  
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Anyone paying a visit to GetSlotted and reading Matt's excellent monthly column will notice he's heard that another company are rumored to be releasing a Toyota GT-One. Great news for most of us I'm sure, as the ProSlot ones can be hard to come by, broken as standard and have a hideous interior.
Interesting news, and Matt says his money is on Spirit. Half of me hopes it is (performance, looks) and half of me hopes otherwise (cost, cost). Anyone have any more hints, and who do you think (or wish) the manufacturer is? -------------------- Gary
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13 Mar 2006, 19:21
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 Scott Brownlee
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Oh, I hope it isn't Spirit. There performance first, looks last philospohy is not to my taste. I'd still have to buy it of course, but I'd far rather it was Fly or, better still, Slot.it. Then again, after the Maserati I wouldn't mind it being Scalextric either.
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13 Mar 2006, 19:23
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Trackhead 
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Looking at SCI's toyfair galleries, it seems MRRC have taken the moulds over. The chassis will be improved/upgraded as well. I think they have done a similar deal with Proteus and will re-release the Lamborghini with a wing as per the racing version. Oh,and a police version as well........
Regards, TED... |
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13 Mar 2006, 19:44
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Gary Skipp
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Interesting info Ted, MRRC would make a nice job of it.
-------------------- Gary
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13 Mar 2006, 19:47
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 Trackhead Group: PLUS+ Posts: 752 Joined: 18-September 03 From: Wrexham, UK Member No.: 33 |
One more name into the rumour mill:
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13 Mar 2006, 20:00
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 Trackhead Group: Members Posts: 860 Joined: 11-March 05 From: Canada Member No.: 2,162 |
I think that the Toyota GT1 is the meanest, most purposeful looking LeMans car ever!
 I have been gently (and not so gently) poking and prodding Maruzio to do this car justice for many years now. So far he has managed to skirt the issue, but here's hoping.  I think that this would be a perfect car for Slot.it to build. I believe that they saw action against the Nissan 390 and the Audi R8C which coincidentally Slot.It have already produced.  Unfortunately I fear that MRRC is going to "plan" do them,  in which case we will never see them on store shelves, but hey, we can always dream... right.Gordo (MRRC Cheetah anyone?  ) Bond 007
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13 Mar 2006, 20:13
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 DT
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Spirit had no word of this at Nürnberg..., but then again they weren't saying anything about anything...
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13 Mar 2006, 20:21
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 Beppe Giannini Group: PLUS+ Posts: 1,696 Joined: 28-October 03 From: Rome Member No.: 264 |
There's this thread on SlotAdictos :
http://miarroba.com/foros/ver.php?foroid=2...&temaid=4266066 Which Spanish manufacturer will do it - and when - is not stated, but Reprotec are considered likely After all, their second edition of the Nissan is now a perfect Slot.it clone, so they are bound to copy... I mean to work on another car  Beppe |
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13 Mar 2006, 20:33
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Trackhead Group: Members Posts: 860 Joined: 11-March 05 From: Canada Member No.: 2,162 |
Possible Smoking Gun Photo from the Nurenberg Toy Show?
 Photo's courtesy of Alan Smith at SCI  The old Pro-Slot Toyota GT1 is sitting a mere foot away from the Reprotec Nissan R390 (which I had never heard of before?) The story I got was that this Toyota was on display because MRRC is planning on making a replacement chassis for this Pro-Slot body.  Sounds fishy to me.  Gordo Bond 007 |
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13 Mar 2006, 21:02
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 Team Owner Group: Members Posts: 1,164 Joined: 2-March 05 Member No.: 2,124 |
[quote=Gordo Bond 007,13 Mar 2006, 15:00]
I think that the Toyota GT1 is the meanest, most purposeful looking LeMans car ever! I think this one looks better. http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1993...3-05-16-007.jpg http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1993...3-05-16-pm1.jpg http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1993...3-05-16-pm2.jpg -------------------- The Stickman
Slotcar nut IMSA nut Fiero nut diecast nut IMSA GTU Fiero 1-1 streetcar http://the-stickman.tripod.com/index.html |
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13 Mar 2006, 22:01
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Tea Boy Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 25-August 05 Member No.: 2,704 |
Let's hope that it is the mysterious number 10 in slot.it catalogue
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13 Mar 2006, 22:05
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Gary Skipp
Group: PLUS+ Posts: 4,560 Joined: 21-March 04 From: Solihull, UK Member No.: 769 |
That doesn't look like a ProSlot body in the MRRC catalogue to me, check the mirrors and lack of windscreen wiper. COuld be any old picture of course
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13 Mar 2006, 22:43
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Scott Brownlee
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I think the picture in the display board is of a real car.
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13 Mar 2006, 23:04
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 Jim Moyes  Group: Moderators Posts: 3,602 Joined: 18-September 03 From: Hampshire UK Member No.: 24 |
QUOTE (Gordo Bond 007 @ 13 Mar 2006, 21:00) I have been gently (and not so gently) poking and prodding Maruzio to do this car justice for many years now.  Well, please cease and desist from doing so!! I would much rather Slot-it concentrated their efforts on doing a car not available in 1/32 RTR before, such as the Group C?? Toyota from the early nineties. I don't know the model name, 88CV rings a bell, but Tomy AFX did them in HO, including a Minolta livery I think. Very nice looking car, even though I'm no great fan of prototypes! Mr.M -------------------- Some notable slot racing quotes
"Mein Gott! I should know ze bus stop is tight! Put me back on." M. Shoemaker "Alors! I forgot how hard that 30 left was! Put me back on." S. Lobe "Dang! Too fast on the straightaway again! Put me back on." Bubba Johnson Junior the third "That's not a Stewart tartan!" R. Counter "I don't care what it looks like, as long as it makes me look fast!" S.C. Moron |
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14 Mar 2006, 03:45
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Phil Kalbfell
Group: PLUS+ Posts: 2,524 Joined: 21-September 03 From: Hobart Tasmania Australia Member No.: 89 |
My pro slot version is still one of my best cars to drive,only equalled by the Slot Its! but it does need work to make it look right.
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