Vintage Slot Cars

Right, I've been through every pic, of which I count 21:

1) ECRA-style 20 degree anglewinder, unknown FT16D motor, Taylormade gears as Gordon said. The pink can colour is interesting; if it has a flower or 'Cukras' sticker on it it may be worth a bit.

2) ECRA-style F1, FT16D motor possibly Revell, Taylormade gears.

3) Earlier (1967-ish) F1. shimmed FT16D motor possibly Strombecker? It may say on the endbell (the red bit)!

4) & 16) Pittman open-frame motor (or rear bracket at least), MRRC steering front end.

5) As 1), slightly later (?) motor can.

6) & 18) MRRC Felday.

(7), 9 ) & 21) Scalextric Escort MK I, as you know). To be continued...

8) Chassis parts as in 3).

(10) Scalextric F1 bodies as you know).

11) as 5). Mura can? What does the sticker say?

12) as 3).

13) Cox iso-fulcrum chassis, circa 1967, Mabuchi FT26 motor, scratchbuilt/Revell home set car guide and tab.

14) is a repeated pic.

15) Scalextric 13UO motors, very common.

16) see 4).

17) Bodies include vacform March 701 (blue #9) and Lotus 72 so circa 1970 which may help date the chassis. Blue lane sticker on earlier F1 body shows it raced somewhere!

18) see 6) above.

19) as 1) but with Rikowhip FT16D motor. Last ones coming up...

Working on restoring this for a friend, I have had to build a broken front wing which I strengthened wit brass rod and then built up layers of wood filler. Then sanded to shape.. Never worked on a wood bodied slot car before. I have a NOS VIP guide blade to fit, The biggest problem was to find tyres, the wheels are so small. Finally got them from France

Tony

A K's Mk II motor, or is it a Mk I? You don't see too many of either sort about these days!

That pink motor is a Mura "B", so cannot be and never was a "Cukras". The only Mura pink motors that John Cukras was involved with where of the "D" size and ALWAYS have two circular vent holes and the inner "can in a can" shim with two slightly smaller holes.

The rare 1968 "Series 1" with fogged paint (various color schemes):

The more common "Pink Cukras", that existed assembled or in kit form:

Only these two motors types are genuine. I have seen sellers on E-Pay, trying to peddle "B" can motors as "genuine Cukras". Don't let anyone fool you, trying to slide a "B" motor, of which many were painted pink, as a "Cukras". They are not and never were.