Lotus 30/40, bought in a job lot from South Africa. It was in a racing box (together with around 15 other cars) belonging to the late Jimmy Cramer.
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Joel
Joel
A Lotus Thread
Trisha started a Ferrari thread back in 2021. Well, time for a Lotus thread. After all, not only did Shelby and Ford kick Ferrari’s rear at LeMans, Colin Chapman and Lotus bested Ferrari often in F1 while he was alive.
I’ve been a Lotus fan since I was a teen in the mid/late 60’s. Since I’ve owned 10 1:1 scale Lotus.
I now collect Lotus slot cars almost exclusively, and would love to see what this community has by way of Lotus slot cars. Street cars. Racing cars. F1 and Indy cars. Sports cars. Vintage. Modern. Custom. I’ve got a ton in 1/32 and 1/24 scales.
SF doesn’t have a General Discussion forum, so this will be a thread for all scales. Unless the mods object, of course l
I’ll kick it off with a super rare Scalextric 1/24 Lotus 38. Scalextric produced 1/24 scale sets and cars for two years in the late 60’s. All are pricey now, the Lotus especially so. They have unbelievable detail, look at the rear suspension. This car was likely run, in looking at the pickup braids. For a detailed, fragile car to be this complete is a rarity.
This is photographed on a section of equally rare Scalextric 1/24 scale three lane track.
Show your Lotus slots!
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I’ve been a Lotus fan since I was a teen in the mid/late 60’s. Since I’ve owned 10 1:1 scale Lotus.
I now collect Lotus slot cars almost exclusively, and would love to see what this community has by way of Lotus slot cars. Street cars. Racing cars. F1 and Indy cars. Sports cars. Vintage. Modern. Custom. I’ve got a ton in 1/32 and 1/24 scales.
SF doesn’t have a General Discussion forum, so this will be a thread for all scales. Unless the mods object, of course l
I’ll kick it off with a super rare Scalextric 1/24 Lotus 38. Scalextric produced 1/24 scale sets and cars for two years in the late 60’s. All are pricey now, the Lotus especially so. They have unbelievable detail, look at the rear suspension. This car was likely run, in looking at the pickup braids. For a detailed, fragile car to be this complete is a rarity.
This is photographed on a section of equally rare Scalextric 1/24 scale three lane track.
Show your Lotus slots!
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Looks like some seriously thick wire on that armature? 
And some serious balancing, too!🙀Looks like some seriously thick wire on that armature?
Now for some Type 25, I'll start with my smallest and built up in size.
in 1/43rd scale I have a SRM version
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I also have a Corgi original diecast and the latest re-release from the Corgi Model Club and a couple of models from the Panini F1 Collection.
Just a little bit bigger we have at 1/40th scale a couple of cars from Champion, these were made for Playcraft by Jouef but unlike the Jouef version the Champion cars have the yellow stripe. They also tend to have the engine and exhausts chrome plated.
When I bought this car it was the most I have ever paid for a slot car and it's still in the top three or four. At least it was complete with the box.
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And a second one, that was a lot cheaper
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The Jouef version of the Lotus came in three different versions.
The original version was the same as the Champion one, but without the stripe and often missing the chrome parts.
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The added front wings for the second version.
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The third version gained a couple of sockets at the rear
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and a rear wing
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next up on to 1/32nd scale.....
in 1/43rd scale I have a SRM version
I also have a Corgi original diecast and the latest re-release from the Corgi Model Club and a couple of models from the Panini F1 Collection.
Just a little bit bigger we have at 1/40th scale a couple of cars from Champion, these were made for Playcraft by Jouef but unlike the Jouef version the Champion cars have the yellow stripe. They also tend to have the engine and exhausts chrome plated.
When I bought this car it was the most I have ever paid for a slot car and it's still in the top three or four. At least it was complete with the box.
And a second one, that was a lot cheaper
The Jouef version of the Lotus came in three different versions.
The original version was the same as the Champion one, but without the stripe and often missing the chrome parts.
The added front wings for the second version.
The third version gained a couple of sockets at the rear
and a rear wing
next up on to 1/32nd scale.....
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More Type 25 and Scalextric then and now.
A FJ based 25
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and the much later classic
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One day this Super Shells body, either with the Johnny's Workshop chassis it's sitting on or a Pendle's Policar chassis,
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will be built up as a smaller version of this 1/20th scale Tamiya kit
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Jim Clark's1963 British GP car.
A FJ based 25
and the much later classic
One day this Super Shells body, either with the Johnny's Workshop chassis it's sitting on or a Pendle's Policar chassis,
will be built up as a smaller version of this 1/20th scale Tamiya kit
Jim Clark's1963 British GP car.
About 20/25 years ago I had a phase of building 1/43 kits - here are some Lotus cars.
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1/43 Tenariv Resin and white metal Lotus 49B kit and a Denizen Graham Hill white metal figure.
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1/43 SMTS white metal Lotus 33 kit with white metal Denizen Jim Clark figure.
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1/43 SMTS white metal Lotus 49 kit
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1/43 Scale Racing Cars Lotus 72 white metal kit
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1/43 Scale Racing Cars white metal Lotus 78 kit
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1/43 Scale Racing Cars white metal Lotus 79 kit
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1/43 Scale Racing Cars white metal Lotus 88 kit
David
1/43 Tenariv Resin and white metal Lotus 49B kit and a Denizen Graham Hill white metal figure.
1/43 SMTS white metal Lotus 33 kit with white metal Denizen Jim Clark figure.
1/43 SMTS white metal Lotus 49 kit
1/43 Scale Racing Cars Lotus 72 white metal kit
1/43 Scale Racing Cars white metal Lotus 78 kit
1/43 Scale Racing Cars white metal Lotus 79 kit
1/43 Scale Racing Cars white metal Lotus 88 kit
David
Outstanding work David!
There's no way you can tell WHAT scale they are looking at the pics. But having got a few 1/43 scale kits myself, my mind is truly boggled!
There's no way you can tell WHAT scale they are looking at the pics. But having got a few 1/43 scale kits myself, my mind is truly boggled!
Thank you Kit, I now have an arthritic right thumb and the beginnings of cataracts so I would struggle with 1/43 scale models now as I am also beginning to have some difficulty with 1/32.
Here are a few more of my Lotus kits.
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1/43 white metal Tameo Lotus 72 kit
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1/43 white metal Tameo Lotus 25 kit
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1/43 SMTS white metal Lotus 23 kit
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1/43 white metal Tameo Lotus Lamborghini 102 kit
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1/43 Tameo white metal Lotus 99 kit
David
Here are a few more of my Lotus kits.
1/43 white metal Tameo Lotus 72 kit
1/43 white metal Tameo Lotus 25 kit
1/43 SMTS white metal Lotus 23 kit
1/43 white metal Tameo Lotus Lamborghini 102 kit
1/43 Tameo white metal Lotus 99 kit
David
After the 1/43 scale models here is my original Tamiya 1/12 Lotus 72 that I built in 1973 which has somehow survived fifty years and a couple of house moves largely intact.
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Which is more than can be said for my Tamiya 1/12 Lotus 49 that I built in 1968
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One day I may attempt to put it back together.
David
Which is more than can be said for my Tamiya 1/12 Lotus 49 that I built in 1968
One day I may attempt to put it back together.
David
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