Howard Cohen Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 I cannot remember what this blue slot car was called in 24th scale. I have the 12th scale static kit but this is not quite the same. Can anyone help me with the name, etc.? Thanks I also have this one from Classic. Both came from a collector who said he never raced them, just put them on a test track to see if they worked and they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 The red one sort of resembles a Bill Thomas Cheetah. It has the basic body shape and proportions. It was probably a knockoff without permission to use the design and was changed just enough to make it legal. As for the blue one, I do not have a clue, does not look familiar at all. I used to race slots in the 60's and the hot ticket then was the Manta Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Cohen Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 17 minutes ago, TarheelRick said: The red one sort of resembles a Bill Thomas Cheetah. It has the basic body shape and proportions. It was probably a knockoff without permission to use the design and was changed just enough to make it legal. As for the blue one, I do not have a clue, does not look familiar at all. I used to race slots in the 60's and the hot ticket then was the Manta Ray. The red one I found listed and called 'Mantaray', slight difference from the Dean Jeffries Manta Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Now that you mention it it does have a resemblance to the Manta Rays I remember, but it also has a bit of the Cheetah influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Cohen Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 1 hour ago, TarheelRick said: Now that you mention it it does have a resemblance to the Manta Rays I remember, but it also has a bit of the Cheetah influence. I found the info so I am deleting this thread, Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokar124 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) For those of you left in suspense, the blue slot car in Howard's post is an MPC Dyno SC100, exclusively made for Sears stores by MPC. Lindberg made a lookalike 1/12 scale model kit originally released as the "GT-200", and other names over the years. Edited October 29, 2019 by jokar124 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell C Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 21 minutes ago, jokar124 said: For those of you left in suspense, the blue slot car in Howard's post is an MPC Dyno SC100, exclusively made for Sears stores by MPC. Lindberg made a lookalike 1/12 scale model kit originally released as the "GT-200", and other names over the years. Thought I'd seen that somewhere before, but couldn't pin a name to it. This guy has a whole page dedicated to it: http://jimsoldtoys.blogspot.com/2011/10/lindberg-gt-200-model-kit.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 14 hours ago, jokar124 said: For those of you left in suspense, the blue slot car in Howard's post is an MPC Dyno SC100, exclusively made for Sears stores by MPC. Lindberg made a lookalike 1/12 scale model kit originally released as the "GT-200", and other names over the years. Thanks! I KNEW I'd seen the thing before but couldn't quite place it. Thought for a while it might have been a Starbird creation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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