Older models you still race?

[HomeRacingWorld]

What older models still see a fair amount of track time for you?

We have several series here that still get prime time action even though some are 10 years+ in age.

I'll bet some of you have some go-to cars that bring back some memories.

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Well, I'm an older model and I race! Sort of.

I suppose the small European cars come out of the box more than anything else. NSU, Minis, Porsche 356, Abarths, VWs, all the little guys.

[AllanI]

We run a class for Johnson motor powered old Scaley cars. This is my Porsche, slightly reworked in the chassis department.





We also run a class for the older Scaley F1s. This is my Renault.





And my Embassy Hill.



Allan

[dreinecke]

Allan - those are fabulous! Nice work on the chassis and repaints!

I still run my old Scaley T/A cars - those are 10 years old and my Ninco Classics. My oldest though are my MRRC GP cars I restored a while ago. I simply love those things!

[MoparGreg]

[waaytoomuchintothis]

I see something interesting developing here. The old heads of the hobby are going back so far in history that the original question is becoming more interesting because the cars are so much older than where the question began. Is there anyone who still races the old Monogram kit cars? How about the insanely fast Garvic, Russkit, or Cox cars from the middle 1960s?

[Nor Cal Mike]

I have a pair of Artin Mercedes DTM's that have been lightly tuned that I still love to play with. They have stock axles, gears, guide, wheels AND tires. I have done all of the usual Artin tuning tricks of trimming & stabilizing the axles and added the old green endbell motors for more power. These cars are a blast to drive and they handle very well on my particle board, oil base stained wood track without magnetic attraction.

[chappyman66]

Huh. I must be really old.......but I don't feel that way :lol:
Yes, I still run my Artin cars. They are a blast and cheap so they are often the cars for new folks to try the track. I also have several old Ninco GT cars (Mclaren short tails, Ferrari F-50, SCX F-40, etc) that I enjoy. And yes, several Monogram and Revell and Strombecker cars with modern silicone tires that get out to play every once in awhile.
I also have several cars with a simple cast resin chassis and NC-1 class motors with old Patto's clear bodies. Cheap and easy to make, and pretty well matched for racing. They are not fast, but I always like even racing more than raw speed.
Then there are the scratchbuilt cars like the Monogram snaptite F-40 with a motor glued into the rear end just for kicks, etc......
I guess I have fewer new cars than I have old cars..... :D

[litng1]

Mine ant old lol.Ninco supra is one of my fav.

litng1 from Bardstown ky.

[DAVE]

Bensenville Bombers still run Ninco Classics at nearly every race night.

[VenturaAlfa]

I have several old Revell cars (Ferrari, Mercedes, Corvette and Aston Martin) that I got in 1965 that still see track time as well as Strombecker Cheetahs and Lola T160's and I also have several Cox magenesium chassis ford GT's and a couple of Cox sidewinder plastic chassis that still see track from time to time.

My track in major part is the original Revell 1965 track that I got for Christmas as a kid although it now uses a pyramid power supply and professor motor or Parma controllers and has had a substantial amount of track added to it to make it a 75 foot track.

[dreinecke]

[Dangermouse]

Ninco NC-1 cars are a favourite especially on the board tracks. We run classics, DTM, GT (McLaren, F-50) and Classic Rally cars. The only trouble with this is new guys can find it hard to get cars - because people think that being old they are rare collectibles and ask silly money for them, thus you have to be patient and astute in your buying. Hence in some cases allow re-motored cars.

cheers
David

[dreinecke]

David - Tell them to check out Pendles - they have the Jags and the 356 cars minus the motors very cheap. Then toss in an M/T-1 and you'd be dead even with the NC powered cars.

[dreinecke]

RM - those are fantastic cars with a little tuning! Great collection!