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| webestang64 | Jul 19 2017, 02:37 PM Post #1 |
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My boss at work had to put his mother in a nursing home. He has been bringing stuff to work and letting the employees go through and take what they want. Thanks boss-man....this set is sweet!!!! One piece of track is broken but other than that it's all there. Plus 2 boxes of foil tape and plugs to make others into slot cars!! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| Pegers | Jul 19 2017, 04:00 PM Post #2 |
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Pony Car
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you have a very generous boss..the set itself i am not familiar with.i am sure there is a member here who will tell all about your new set. |
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| 426maxwedgie | Jul 19 2017, 04:23 PM Post #3 |
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Running in the 90's
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That's crazy cool! You will have to set it up and try it out, I'd love to see it in action. |
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| pjedsel | Jul 19 2017, 05:27 PM Post #4 |
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Muscle Car
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Wow! Very generous of your boss and a neat way to clean out a house! Even neater it still has the cars with the set! I do remember seeing those in catalogs but never had one. |
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| guy64 | Jul 19 2017, 05:44 PM Post #5 |
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Station Wagon
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Interesting. Congratulations! I see three cars on the box lid that I had as a kid; the red Jag, the green Ferrari and the blue BRM. Bert and I are mystified. What makes the cars move, since they don't have motors?
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| microbuss | Jul 19 2017, 06:02 PM Post #6 |
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SUV
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhF3LtUFtQ4 this is a similar set & it looks like it uses 2 wires that go around the whole loop do want one someday I wonder if this will work on the Superfast models
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| JackFromColorado | Jul 19 2017, 06:05 PM Post #7 |
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Compact
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i have this, great find! |
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| Hot Wheels | Jul 19 2017, 06:17 PM Post #8 |
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Fullsize
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That's fantastic! There are a few videos on YouTube featuring these tracks. Very cool! |
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| 78Gremlin_GT | Jul 19 2017, 06:28 PM Post #9 |
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basically, it has a VERY long spring ( almost like an old mechanical Speedometer cable ) that fits in the slot groove, and it pulls the cars around with that. So you can't really have a 90 degree cross-over and things like that, but a very simple system, AND you can use normal MB cars on it. Rather ingenious idea. I have this set, too, have never set it up to try it, nor familiar with how the motor pulls the spring around the groove. Jerry |
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| microbuss | Jul 19 2017, 07:53 PM Post #10 |
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SUV
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it uses a GEAR to run the spring! |
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| coldpopcarl | Jul 19 2017, 10:31 PM Post #11 |
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I live a VW way of life eat breathe sleep dream & was HOME 16 years
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Have You TESTED THIS TRACK out , I too Have had this set for a while - IT IS now placed out in me NEW HOUSE ( 12 days ) up on top of me main room SHELVING WALL == I have to pull it down to l@@k inside I not sure if I have a RED ~ GRAY/GREY Instruction booklet This is mb 1962-motorway No. 12 This set was sold with multi car combos included with , and matchbox cars could be used which ever was your favourite cars/trucks/boats . Its possible I would be grateful to see inside pages of BOOKLET - I cant reach me set , STEP STOOL is at old HOUSE still . To confirm if I Have not the BOOKLET to your boss being shareful with items such as what I have seen in multi images in the garage today Edited by coldpopcarl, Jul 19 2017, 10:33 PM.
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| coldpopcarl | Jul 19 2017, 10:42 PM Post #12 |
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I live a VW way of life eat breathe sleep dream & was HOME 16 years
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Can but as if notice the lesney pre superfast wheels , the bases are more level then being like a multi peak mountain range the way the catcher pin is connected to the base of car it will maintain better on the older flater more smooth sections has more pure contact connection - you can use basically any casting from any maker |
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| webestang64 | Jul 20 2017, 10:19 AM Post #13 |
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Minivan
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Thanks for that video!!!!! I'll set mine up this weekend and test her out. |
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| webestang64 | Jul 20 2017, 10:20 AM Post #14 |
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Minivan
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I can scan that for you. |
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| motorcitysteve | Jul 20 2017, 02:07 PM Post #15 |
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This is sweet! So nice of your boss to give away! |
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| Douglas | Jul 20 2017, 04:06 PM Post #16 |
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SUV
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Congrats on the new playset Scotty, that was quite a raok from the boss, must be a great guy. The set hardly looks used much, even the box is in great shape, and even having the booklet is a real cool thing. I had found a much more used one at a flea market many years back, it was cheap enough but the box is really poor, and the springs are hard to describe, very twisted up, although they still look like they'd work, but I never tried to feed them into track, who knows how that would be.
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| guy64 | Jul 21 2017, 11:53 PM Post #17 |
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Station Wagon
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Woooo-EE! What a racket! I can see (HEAR, actually) why these may not have been all that popular. The noise that spring/cable makes as it slithers around the entire track is quite irritating. It must wear very heavily on the plastic guides, especially on the corners. Very interesting collectible, though. Thanks for the links and info, everyone!
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| SSChevyman | Jul 23 2017, 09:38 AM Post #18 |
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SUV
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Wow such an awesome set in great condition! |
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to your boss being shareful with items such as what I have seen in multi images in the garage today


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