 Nice pair of Ferrari cars., Testa Rossa by Circuit 24 |
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 23 Apr 2012, 21:35
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Slot God  
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Just got these two Ferraris.
Both in lovely nick & display nicely on the layout . Made by Circuit 24 during the `60s. Cheers, Kev. 
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23 Apr 2012, 22:23
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 *** Leo A Capaldi ***  Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 19-October 10 From: Edinburgh and Torino Member No.: 16,286 |
Great cars Kev. A system we don't often hear about. Just found a nice promotional video/film featuring Ferraris.
Linky |
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23 Apr 2012, 22:40
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 One petunia in a field of onions Group: Members Posts: 5,408 Joined: 5-August 09 From: The Antipodes (Orstralia) Member No.: 12,718 |
Whose rubbish did you raid for these, Kev?
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24 Apr 2012, 09:08
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Don Siegel  Group: Moderators Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2-October 03 From: Paris, France Member No.: 187 |
Kev, would you mind if I moved these over to Vintage?
Remember that "Circuit 24" is like Scalextric in England - it's become the generic word in French for slot cars! Lot of info here in France, and I've probably posted some more over the years on SF, but this could be the kickoff for a thread on C24... They were also distributed by Meccano in the UK, and I believe Polk's or somebody tried to do the same in the USA, but they never really succeeded! Don |
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24 Apr 2012, 09:41
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 Sir Slotalot
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Those I do like
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24 Apr 2012, 10:31
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Slot God
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No bother Don.
I like the look of Circuit24. I`ve got a light blue Panhard,a Ford GT & a couple of single seaters. Very well put together little cars. Cheers, Kev. -------------------- " KISS MY JOUEF!"
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24 Apr 2012, 10:41
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 Trackhead
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What a confusing name Kev, 1/32 scale called Circuit 24!
Regards, Lloyd |
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24 Apr 2012, 14:19
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Don Siegel Group: Moderators Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2-October 03 From: Paris, France Member No.: 187 |
In fact Lloyd, Circuit 24 never claimed they were 1/32 - they were one of the few manufacturers that actually advertised their cars at the actual scale, 1/30, even tho they may have been even a bit bigger than that.
The big tie-in was of course the Le Mans 24 hour race, and that was a marketing stroke of genius! At the time they came out, 1962, 1/24 barely existed as a commercial scale. They were also marketed as indestructible, and the inventor's son, Dominique Jouet, tells the story of how, when he was 3 years old in 1960, his father gave him the prototypes and a controller and let him crash the cars into the wall as much as he wanted, to test their indestructibility! Because of their vibrator motor, they were, and are!, the noisiest cars around. You haven't lived till you've seen a race with 6 of them at a time. Don |
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25 Apr 2012, 02:20
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 Racer Dude Group: Members Posts: 228 Joined: 26-March 11 From: Glasgow, up in the loft. Member No.: 17,748 |
QUOTE (loosesalute @ 23 Apr 2012, 21:35)  Just got these two Ferraris. Both in lovely nick & display nicely on the layout . Made by Circuit 24 during the `60s. Cheers, Kev. Why is my eye drawn to what's going on round about the featured cars? Great stuff loosesalute. |
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25 Apr 2012, 04:18
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Trackhead Group: Members Posts: 629 Joined: 7-March 09 From: HOUSTON,TX Member No.: 11,643 |
Very nice cars KEV. The National Toys Ferrari is almost identical. These cars really are exciting to run because of the sound the AC motors make. Don,Polks did sell them & they were not successful. I like the Panhards the best. The later cars were DCmotors. Bernard
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25 Apr 2012, 12:05
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Racer Dude Group: Members Posts: 228 Joined: 26-March 11 From: Glasgow, up in the loft. Member No.: 17,748 |
QUOTE (dgersh @ 24 Apr 2012, 14:19) Because of their vibrator motor, they were, and are!, the noisiest cars around. You haven't lived till you've seen a race with 6 of them at a time. Don You're spot on Don. There's only two running here though. http://www.culturepub.fr/videos/circuit-24...urse-automobile |
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26 Apr 2012, 04:31
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Trackhead Group: Members Posts: 629 Joined: 7-March 09 From: HOUSTON,TX Member No.: 11,643 |
Hi Kev,heres 3 photos of the C24 Ferrari & the National Toys Ferrari just to compare. They are very close but not the same. I think the C24came first. Thanks,Bernard
  
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26 Apr 2012, 06:57
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Slot God
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Nice one Bernard...the body tops look identical!!
Cheers Kev. -------------------- " KISS MY JOUEF!"
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26 Apr 2012, 09:58
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Don Siegel Group: Moderators Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2-October 03 From: Paris, France Member No.: 187 |
Not quite, but very subtle differences!
I think National Toys copies another French model or two... and they had some very interesting early cars (hint, hint Bernard...). Don |
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26 Apr 2012, 16:07
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Don Siegel Group: Moderators Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2-October 03 From: Paris, France Member No.: 187 |
A few more C24 cars, starting with the 1/24 BRM actually made by GGN in Germnay...
 Chaparral 2F (missing flipper, as usual) and Ford GT)  A blue Cooper, in an undeterminate scale...  The Go-Kart  A Panhard, one of their classics, along with the Testa Rossa, and maybe the only slot version made, at least it was for a long time before the resins came!  And one of their last releases, a Porsche 917.. Don't have a photo of one of the DC chassis in stock, but they used Buhler motors, and you can see a glimpse of it through the body here. 
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