Jouef collection.

Got these two wreckers to butcher for spares. Standard BRM & Ferrari.
But decided to do them up.
Cheers
Kev.









Jouef BRM & Ferrari cars together.

Super slotcar builder Martin (Kustomart) very kindly gave me these three Jouef cars when I met him at the Northern Swapmeet on Sunday.
The tyres of the Ferrari F1 had melted onto the underpan. The pan was beyond saving so I simply changed it for a clean one. A new set of tyres were also added.
The BRM Martin gave me was in excellent condition. All it needed was a new pinion & a set of tyres.
The EType was a real horror story, but they are too good to bin. Again the tyres had melted onto the underpan & had blocked up the steering. It took ages to free the steering & clear away the rubber. The springs loaded pick-up shoes had to be changed, as did the motors carbon brushes. The motor was thoroughly cleaned & had a new magnet fitted. New tyres were added all round.
Unfortunately the screen was smashed, but I cut a one off a cheap diecast down to size & it looks great on the car.
The EType & both F1 cars now look & go great.
Thank-you Martin, it`s folk like you who make the hobby worthwhile!!
Cheers,
Kev.

Been a couple of quiet months on the Jouef front.
I got several excellent bodies & chassis off Derek Cooper. They look new after the correct running gear was added.
Cheers,
Kev.

Merc 300sl. x 2.


Standard BRM & Ferrari.


Ford GT40.


Ferrari 250GTO.


EType.

I'd just like to say what a fantastic collection. My interest in Jouef has just been rekindled by a recent trip to Spa in Belgium where I picked up a Rallye set (no 3030) at an autojumble. It contains a greeny Porsche 911s and a Ford Capri, this reminded me that in my loft I have a very old '60s Champion set and a stack of extra track and a fair number of cars that have'nt been touched in over 30 years. I bought the Jouef set in Belgium on a whim but now feel the time is right to have a rummage in the loft to find out what I still have. I remember that for years my parents had a mobile home in the South of France and every year i bought more track and cars . These memories have also rekindled my desire for a '60s Velo-Solex as we had one at the mobile home to get around the site. I must be getting old!!! Anyway thanks again for pictures of your great collection and maybe one day i'll post up what I find in the loft.

Cheers
Colin