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Ive read our reviews here and theyre very good. I have really been wanting an Autoart C-Type Jag. Just looking for a few opinions of owners of this brand. How many of us own them? is anyone considering selling any?

they look amazing and im not a club racer or anything. it would stay stock and run on the home scaly sport track.

It is not a bad car. Just not ready in stock form for my racing.

Autoart is better at making diecasts than slot cars. The slot cars require some work to get them to run well. :)

One of my racing buddies dropped an NC-1 in his and runs it in our Ninco Classics class and it's on par with other Ninco Classics. I've got an MT-1 for mine but haven't made the conversion yet.

It is a great looking car. Beautiful finish. If I were to define British Racing Green I'd use this car as an example. One issue not mentioned yet is the driver is really more 1/43 scale than 1/32.
I realize in real life Jackie Stewart and Dan Gurney are considerably different statures. But this guy is just tiny. It bothered me enough that I swapped in a MRRC replacement. Dart Hobbies has some inexpensive options too. Like Steve said, an NC-1 or MT-1 is an ideal conversion. With reduced speed its still surprising how well the narrow tires hook up on my routed track. In stock form with a magnet I believe I remember it did ok on my old artin plastic track - just too fast for my taste with this vintage.

great stuff fellas. I appreciate the feedback. now im actually looking forward to picking one up. bibbster ill send a you a p.m. bro.

If anyone else has a C Type they would like to off load...then I would be keen to hear from them. Shipping to New Zealand though.
Thanks
John

Don't know about the c type.
But other Auto Art cars I owned had tyres like rocks, odd wheels that no other tyres fitted and VERY tall gearing.
on the plus side they are really well detailed and superb to look at.

On the Lamborghini Muira, A wheel and tyre change and a set of slot it gears transformed the car. It was fantastic in all areas after that - quite a weapon.
Well worth spending a few bucks on

Ted I definitely looked twice at the Muira. but the C-type just stole my heart. even if wheel change is in order that's ok. thats kinda why id like to buy a used car if I can find one.

What I meant is that, Auto Art stuff in general is worth spending a few bucks on to get them to run good. Because they are so nice.
I was just using the little Lambo as an example.

But I would think that the Jag would respond as well to a similar treatment. I agree they certainly are a sweet looking little car. I missed out on an AutoArt D type a while back and ended up buying a Scaley version. Which while nice didn't look as good as the AA version in my book.

AA can often be pretty quick magnet missiles, so running with the magnet on Scalextric track should be no problem. Even with the narrow and kind-of-hard tires, the C-type and D-type are very quick. Beware the light braking. :)

My experience with AutoArt is confined to 3 cars; Jaguar D, Lancia Fulvia and Porsche 911-997, all of them without magnets (I never touch the stuff....). The Jag is too tall and narrow to perform well - it is not much different from the Carrera or Scalextric versions, all which are decent but even with a lot of lead added they're all too prone to tip over to be really enjoyable. The C version should be a lot better.


The Lancia is nice; the tires hook up well on a a Carrera track and the gears are silky smooth and quiet. A great runner (if you enjoy this type of cars) with only very basic adjustment a little lead in the chassis.


The Porsche is a darling; well balanced, even though the motor is in the tail like in the Fly 911's. No lead was added. The gears are silky smooth. The original tires hook up well on a Carrera track. Again with only very basic adjustments it runs really well and is slightly faster than the Ninco 356. I love it and drive it a lot just for fun. These cars go for ridiculously cheap prices in net shops-.

I forgot these two. Both are nice runners with all original parts, minimal adjustments and no magnets or lead. The Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm is faster, with Ninco Classic type performance. The Ford Sierra has very skinny tires for some reason and is hampered by a total absence of braking power. I can enjoy a car that coasts rather than brakes but a change of motor should improve the performance. Both are cars I often run for pleasure.

I think that lack of braking on some models, is down to the really tall gearing some are afflicted with.
That was one of the big improvements that came with a pinion and spur gear swap out. Nice brakes.

my god that GTA is a masterpiece! I love it mate. hard to not be happy with that one.