WHAT IS YOUR `HOLY GRAIL` CAR

Frankly, I saw a Russkit MIB Rattler Mako Shark that a fellow collector here got, and my reaction was "bof!" (French for no big deal...) As nice as the chassis are, the bodies don't seem worthy of Jim Russell, not when you look at his 1/24 Carrera series. Where did he source these from anyway, Philippe? The Cro-Sal may be better, but from the photos I've seen, it doesn''t look too great either....

On the other hand, if I remember right, it was a rather basic window box, kind of like the Riggen's of the same period, and not a white box... Can't remember if this one had the 27 or 28 motor.

But given the high final price, I guess the Russkit mystique still holds!
Don

Found my Holy Grail this year: a very nice 1/24 scale Scalextric Lotus 38. That actually ended my collecting, as I own or have owned most of the RussKit, Cox, Revell, Classic, Monogram, Strombecker, MPC, Atlas, K & B, etc. cars made.

Now that is what I want, a nice Scalextric 1/24 Lotus.

Jeff.

Jeff, check your mail, sorry I forgot all about our phone conversation!

Phil

Yup, that's the car. Comparable to the Monogram Lotus 38, nicer in some ways, not as accurate in others.

Yours is in nice shape. Looks like it suffers as mine does...missing the original rear suspension (can't see in the pic if the front suspension is intact).

Actually, mine does have rear suspension, but somewhere along the line somebody put on it the rear suspension that belongs on its companion car: a 1/24 Scalextric Ferrar F1.

Hi Dok,

Yeah, that bit WILL be hard to find. Heck, just getting the car in this shape was tough enough. The car in the pic also looks like it's a*s has been knocked off, the bumper and exhaust support isn't there, and the rear looks a tad truncated. Could be the angle.

Still, for my suspension bits...over the years I've had some very good luck finding the most obscure things. If I approach this with a sanguine attitude, I'll find those bits sooner or later.

Todd

Todd, you probably have a much better chance of finding that than you would have if you collected other toys. I just talked to a major antique toy dealer here, and he told me that about 10 years ago he had bought a large group of spare parts for classic 20's and 30's tin toys, for a lot of money... Over those years, he wound up using exactly one of those parts to complete a toy, and sold the stuff for half of what he bought it to make more space....

In slot cars, we're a lot luckier... there were so many bits and pieces around that what goes around comes around, or something like that....

But a Lotus suspension, I don't know..... I'd tell you my own 124 Lotus story, but I still feel kind of silly about the whole thing.... well, that's how we learn!

On the other hand, I just picked up a rare J.M Barrie Peter Pan edition for 2 euros - as you learn in ping pong, those lucky balls that catch on the corner of the table tend to even out over time....
Don

being only a 6 wheelers collector, I'd say that a Banco Occidental Tyrrell P34 (Exin) would be the mostly welcome addition. Ah, but yesterday I could get hold of one Carrera 6 wheels P34...

I'll welcome information on 6 wheels cars made by any maker.

I have the three Hornby March 240 (is it true that there is a red one or is it a ... red herring??), I have one Carrera P34 with 'Aral' sponsor (are there any more?), plus I have 7 made by exin or SCX (inculding the Coches Miticos and Planeta editions), but none of the Mexican made ones, one re-made by Polistil in year 2000, one made by Policar in 2001 (old Polistil moulds with different tampo printing, not stickers, and different pilot), and I still search the original Polistil and Strombecker ones (same cars, different box, quite easy to find).

I was told by Russell Sheldon that in F1 racing 6 wheel model cars where all the rage, years ago; have any modles survived? I might be interested.

Thanks

Maurizio